Banana Cow Drink: a creamy cocktail

If you’re looking for a creamy delicious cocktail try out the banana cow drink. This cocktail is festive, fun and sweet and perfect for sipping at most any occasion.

What is a Banana Cow Drink?

A banana cow drink is a combination of light rum, creme de banana or banana liqueur, heavy cream, grenadine and is garnished with nutmeg and a slice of banana. The resulting cocktail is reminiscent of banana laffy Taffy with a strong kick of rum.

Light rum is made by distilling sugarcane. It is a clear liquor. It tends to have a very light almost neutral taste that is slightly sweet and sometimes slightly spicy. It is typically unaged.

Creme de banana or banana liqueur is a type of liquor typically made from a neutral spirit. It then is infused with a strong banana flavor and sweetened with sugar or another sweetener. The alcohol by volume or percent alcohol can vary dependent on the brand, but it’s typically a lower percentage around 15%.

Grenadine is a bright red sugary syrup. It is a very sweet syrup that is made with pomegranates. Though some people like in its flavor to cherries.

When to Make This Drink:

This easy four ingredient cocktail is appropriate to serve at a variety of different occasions such as:

• after dinner drinks
• holiday celebrations
• birthday parties
• afternoon cocktails

Variations:

There are a few ways you can change this drink up such as:

• Substitute banana liqueur. If you don’t have banana liqueur, or perhaps you like a thicker drink, you can substitute banana liqueur for an actual banana and some sugar or simple syrup. You will need to blend the drink in a blender if you choose this route. But, it will still have the same sweet banana flavor.
• Substitute the heavy cream. You can use milk or even half and half instead of the heavy cream if you desire. Just be aware, that heavy cream is a little sweeter and thicker than milk or half and half.
• Go dairy-free. To go dairy-free you would need to use a whole banana and sugar in replacement of the banana liqueur as mentioned above. You would also need to replace the heavy cream with a dairy-free alternative such as oat milk or almond milk.

A few other creamy drinks in martini glasses include, the fluffy duck cocktail, chocolate raspberry martini, and brandy alexander

How to make this drink:

This drink is super easy to make with only four ingredients and a super simple garnish. You should be able to shake this one up in 5 minutes or less.

Equipment:

• Martini glasses or Coupe Glasses
• jigger
• cocktail shaker
• Hawthorne strainer

Ingredients:

• 1 oz Light rum
• 1 oz Creme de banana
• 1.5 oz heavy cream
• a few dashes of grenadine
• optional garnish: banana slice
• optional garnish: nutmeg
• Ice

Instructions:

Step one

Start out by making sure you have everything you need in order to make this drink including a cocktail shaker, Hawthorne strainer, Martini glass, banana liqueur, white rum, grenadine, heavy cream, ice, a slice of banana, a jigger and nutmeg.

Step two

Grab a couple handfuls of ice and toss them into your cocktail shaker. The shaker should be filled almost to the top with ice.

Step three

Use your jigger and measure out 1 oz of banana liqueur. Dump your banana liqueur into the cocktail shaker with the ice.

Step four

Use your jigger and measure out 1 oz of white rum. Dump the rum into the cocktail shaker with the banana liqueur and ice.

Step Five

Use your jigger and measure at 1.5 oz of heavy cream. Dump the heavy cream into the cocktail shaker with the rum, banana liqueur and ice.

Step Six

Pick up your grenadine and add a few splashes of it straight into the cocktail shaker.

Step Seven

Grab the top of the cocktail shaker and shake it well. It should take about 15 to 20 seconds and the outside of the shaker should be cold to the touch.

Remove the shaker top and replace it with your Hawthorne strainer.

Step Eight

Pour the drink from the shaker into the glass. Then, add your garnishes.

Peel a banana and cut a slice of it. Cut a small notch on the side of the slice to about the middle of the slice. Pop the banana slice on the rim of the glass. Add a few shakes of nutmeg to the top of the drink.

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