Market Watch, January 2020

JANUARY FEBRUARY 2020 MARKETWATCHMAG COM MARKET WATCH 67JANUARY 67style drink Coquito Called the Jona thans Coquito the drink comprises Amarula Maggies Farm Coffee liqueur Saint James rhum agricole Perfect Purée Coconut purée condensed milk and a blend of ground ginger nutmeg clove and cinnamon Additional ApplicationsOutside of coffee and coffee flavored liqueurs theres a wide world of ingredients and drink styles to explore that work well with cream liqueurs Tropical flavors pair exceptionally well with cream liqueurs as do red and dark fruit ingredients Pogash says His Jack Rabbit Punch which he created for the cream liqueurs company Creamy Creation comprises Creamy Creation Melon Coco Breeze liqueur Lairds Straight Apple brandy apple cider and homemade grenadine At Money gun Mitchems Elephantiasis 12 mixes Plantation Pine apple Hamilton Jamaican Gold and Brinley Gold Shipwreck Coconut rums with Amarula and house made pineapple gomme syrup Cream liqueurs are popping up outside of traditional cock tails its not just Mudslides anymore not that theres anything wrong with them says Andy Mullins retail and beverage direc tor for New York City based OddFellows Ice Cream Co Theres more interest in how cream liqueurs can integrate with flavors beyond wood toast and chocolate Both spirits manufacturers and bartenders seem to be more interested in mixing fruit and cream flavors Though an ice cream shop the new OddFellows location in Chestnut Hills Massachusetts has a full liquor license and cream liqueurs come into play in fun interesting ways The shop serves a Limoncello Affogato 10 which is olive oil and strawberry ice cream topped with Fabrizia Crema di Limoncello liqueur and candied lemon and orange The fruit and cream combination comes naturally to those of us in the ice cream world and crema di limoncello is a personal favor ite at the moment and is surprisingly versatile Mullins adds It can be good with clear spirits like gin and dark spirits like rum and richer styles of Sherry like Amontillado or Palo Cortado can also add some depth and interest Fabrizia Crema di Limoncello is fresh and fruit forward while still creamy You can play with the sweet ness and acid or amplify the citrus pith tone and take it in a bitter direction Cream liqueurs are indeed a natural pairing for all types of fruit flavors and ingredients Chicago restaurant chain Furious Spoon offers the Dream Sicko Mode 850 created by Danny Williamson director of operations at all locations The drink features Somrus Mango cream liqueur and Greenbar Distillery Fruitlab Orange liqueur topped with whipped cream and a Filthy Black amarena cherry At The Skylark Swets Jelly Donut 14 blends Havana Club rum RumChata and Chambord raspberry liqueur Right now RumChata is my favorite cream liqueur the flavor notes of cinnamon and vanilla work well with a mixology program because they add depth to the flavor profile as well as a nice viscosity to cocktails that are served up Swet says In general balance is crucial to any cocktail and since cream liqueurs are sweet they require a stronger base spirit to add that balance Cream liqueurs enhance the base spirit while also giving a fuller body and flavor to cocktails His Smoke Over The City 19 features Banhez mezcal Mozart Chocolate Cream liqueur house made cinnamon syrup and Regans No 6 Orange bitters Cream liqueur based cocktails will always see a big follow ing in fall and winter but I think the biggest trend well see in the future is more niche artisanal brands cropping up kind of the way craft brews took a foothold years ago Swet notes Mullins is also hopeful that more micro distillers will get into the category Theres such a diversity of small batch distillers in the U S and around the world he says It would be great to see more experimentation in cream liqueurs by the little guys mwPHOTOS BY CENTER FRONT OF HOUSE RIGHT THE DENVER DISHleft to right The Sanka Ya Dead from Chicagos Moneygun the Smoke Over the City from The Skylark in New York City and the Chocolate Peanut Butter Irish Coffee from Denvers Olivia showcase how traditional coffee and cream liqueur pairings still drive the category