(2 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5)
Photography by: Antonis Achilleos
Yield: 1 drink
From: “Spice & Ice – 60 tongue-tingling cocktails,” Kara Newman
This excerpt from her book describes her drink: “On a spicy scale of 1 to 10, the heat in this dessert-like drink rates….a big fat zero. Until you add the chipotle-cocoa rim. With this one easy but impressive touch, the spice level soars anywhere from a 7 up to a sizzling 10! I recommend using a two-to-one cocoa powder to chipotle ratio, but use the chipotle solo if you dare.”
1 Tablespoon cocoa powder
1/2 Tablespoon chipotle powder
¾ ounces amaretto
1/2 ounce Kahlua (coffee liqueur)
1 ounce light cream
To rim the glass: moisten the rim with amaretto. Combine cocoa and chipotle powders in a small dish or shallow bowl. Carefully dip the rim of the glass into the powder mix to coat.
Shake together amaretto and Kahlua over ice; strain into an old-fashioned glass half-filled with ice. Gently pour cream over the back of a spoon to create a cream “float” on top without disturbing the rest of the drink.
We had the pleasure of tasting this drink at the Cook.Eat.Drink.Live 2009 event and loved it! Thanks for posting this online Kara – will have to try this one at home soon =)
Glad you enjoyed this recipe Amanda! Kara and other mixologists submitted recipes for the fall 09 issue of our magazine “in the Mix”. You can view the magazine here: http://www.imidrinks.com. Judging from your gravatar you might enjoy one of our recipes featuring strawberries coming up in our winter 09 issue, check back here in a week or 2 and we should have it up.
Hey there Amanda, I’m glad you liked it! If you make it at home, I’d love to hear how it turns out for you.
Hey Kara, I finally made this! It’s horribly messy and we took some liberties with the recipe so I hope you’re not offended…but at the same time it was so delicious and tasty. Our post is here: http://www.yumyumpanda.com/2009/12/13/the-fiery-almond-by-kara-newman/ Thanks again for a wonderful recipe =)
Happy holidays,
-Amanda