Advocaat

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This page is about a Dutch liqueur. For the Dutch football manager, see Dick Advocaat.

Advocaat (or Advokatt) is a rich and creamy Dutch liqueur made from a blend of egg yolks, aromatic spirits, sugar (or honey), brandy, vanilla and sometimes cream (or evaporated milk). It has a smooth, somewhat bland taste fairly similar to almonds. In English-speaking countries it generally contains 15% alcohol (proof), but in Continental Europe the typical alcohol content differs from country to country and is generally somewhere between 14% and 20% ABV.

The drink's origins are with Dutch settlers in South America. There they mixed a thick beverage using the whipped flesh of avocados. When they attempted to duplicate the drink in the Netherlands, egg yolk was substituted for the exotic fruit. The name advocaat is derived from Dutch words for the avocado.

There are two varieties of advocaat. Thick advocaat is sold mostly on the Dutch market and often eaten with a spoon, while a more liquid version is sold as an export. Thick advocaat contains egg white, and is used as an ingredient for several kinds of desserts such as ice cream and pastries. It is also served as an apéritif or digestif. The traditional way to serve it is in a wide glass with whipped cream and cocoa powder sprinkled on top.

In the export variety only the pure egg yolks are used, making it particularly well suited for cocktails and long drinks. The best known cocktail using advocaat is the Snowball: a mixture of advocaat, sparkling lemonade and sometimes lime juice, although this is not required for the drink. Another highly popular advocaat-based beverage is the Bombardino, a drink commonly found in Italian skiing settings, made by mixing advocaat, black coffee, and whiskey.

Famous makers of advocaat include Warners, Bols[1], Verpoorten, Warninks and De Kuyper.

Rompope of Puebla, Mexico is a very similar liquor based on egg yolk and vanilla.

[edit] See also

• Eggnog

[edit] References

Walton, Stuart (2004). The Ultimate Book of Cocktails. Hermes House. ISBN 0-681-76881-9. 

Marcus, Lori (2003). Bartending Inside-Out The Guide To Profession Profit & Fun. Cadillac Press. ISBN 0-9642019-8-4.