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The Brandy Alexander is a retro cocktail found on many restaurant menus across the Midwest. Decadent and creamy with notes of warming brandy and sweet cacao it’s a great after dinner cocktail recipe that is as easy to enjoy as it is to make!

An overhead view of a glass filled with brandy alexander.

Three ingredients and a cocktail shaker (or mason jar!) are all you need to feel like a Supper Club opened right in your own kitchen!

A hand pours brandy alexander from a cocktail shaker into a coupe glass.

We love a brandy cocktail around these parts. Around all of Wisconsin, actually! If you do too, be sure to check out my guide to the Wisconsin Brandy Old Fashioned and my grandma’s Brandy Slush Recipe that we’ve been enjoying in my family for decades!

An overhead view of two coupe glasses of brandy alexander sitting on a silver tray.

Ingredients for a brandy alexander

A Brandy Alexander shares a lot of qualities with a Pink Squirrel including the use of crème de cacao, heavy cream, and a garnish of nutmeg. So, if you enjoy this delightful drink be sure to check out its rosy-hued friend!

A coupe glass with brandy alexander inside. The glass sits on a white marble coaster on a silver tray. In the background you can see a second glass filled with a brandy alexander and a small jar of heavy cream.

Brandy Alexander Recipe

This is just a brief overview, more detailed instructions are provided in the recipe card below!

Add the brandy to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.

Converting ounces to tablespoons

Here’s a very easy conversion to remember when it comes to making cocktails at home: 1 fluid ounce = 2 tablespoons

A glass filled with brandy alexander. The glass is sitting on a white marble coaster on a silver tray.

Making a cocktail in a mason jar

Not everyone has a cocktail shaker. Or, the shaker might leak, or break, or any number of things. So what’s the solution to this common cocktail problem?

Use a mason jar and a leakproof lid as a makeshift cocktail shaker!

A hand places the lid on a mason jar cocktail shaker filled with brandy alexander.

We have a lot of mason jars from all the canning we do and leakproof lids can be found on Amazon or stores like Target.

When straining the cocktail you can either use a small fine mesh sieve set over the glass or a regular cocktail strainer set into the jar. It really works!

A hand pours brandy alexander out of a cocktail shaker into a coupe glass. The glass rests on a white marble coaster on a silver tray.

Watch the recipe video!

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