DUNKAROOS ALEXANDER: With some limited exceptions, my parents kept a pretty junk food-free house when I was growing up in the 90s. Having something like Dunkaroos in my lunchbox would have been an outlandish extravagance that my pre-teen self would only have been able to dream of. Fortunately for me, the year is now 2023, I am firmly in middle age, and can order a case of Dunkaroos to my doorstep whenever I please. When it came time to actually incorporate this cookies-and-frosting dessert snack into a cocktail, my options were limited. My savior was the often-overlooked Brandy Alexander, which seems to have fallen by the wayside in favor of more serious drinks. The classic is a combination of brandy (Cognac), crme de cacao, and heavy creamtopped with nutmeg. If you squint, you can see the resemblance here, as well as the nod to the current drink-of-the moment: the Espresso Martini. The rye whiskey stands in for the cognac, the vermouth, cold brew coffee, and simple syrup take the place of the crme de cacao, and the frosting stands in for heavy cream. ~John deBaryMORE FROM THIS VIDEO:Get the full recipe on Food52.com here: https://f52.co/3Vg8VP5PRODUCTS FEATURED IN THIS VIDEO:ZWILLING Enfinigy Personal Blender: https://f52.co/445gf3VHosteria Stackable Glasses: https://f52.co/3HhTobLMORE ABOUT DRINK WHAT YOU WANT: Every month, Food52 Drinks Resident John deBary guides you through the delicious world of custom cocktails as he breaks down the science of mixology with fun and flair. You can watch more of Drink What You Want here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLucz12o2JWvXjYYMgtTiVNteN3w4TniJwMORE FROM FOOD52:Subscribe here to our YouTube Channel! https://f52.co/2HN7Dp8GET MORE OF FOOD52 BY CONNECTING BELOW:Website: https://food52.comOur Shop: https://food52.com/shop Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/food52Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Food52Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/food52Twitter: https://twitter.com/Food52TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@food52Food52 newsletter: https://f52.co/newsletterRELATED VIDEOS:Brown Sugar Boba: https://youtu.be/a3Uosb__6u8Ballzooka Cocktail: https://youtu.be/AeAB6bMXHW8WATCH MORE VIDEOS WITH JOHN DEBARY:Dark Phoenix: https://youtu.be/umhJCBtZ_OEBlood Orange Radler: https://youtu.be/CldPvmhYu9Y
