What spirit or liqueur do you think would go best with Hot Chocolate? 🍫
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You read my mind! I've been watching champurrado videos all day. I love the smoke from mezcal, but there's a tang to it that I find off-putting. Some peaty scotch would be great, and I've had GREAT luck using lapsang souchong smoked teas to flavor dairy (makes incredible ice cream) so I'd think a smokey whipped cream would pair well. Even something like a dark rum-spiked cocoa with cinnamon and cayenne, then topped with the smokey whip would be awesome. Love all of your content! Very creative and thorough, and love your thought process.
Cinnamon, tangerines and honey - that really sounds like a winter combination of flavors! And glad you've found something that helps you get through this season! 😄
Even without alcohol, this hot chocolate recipe looks like my new default! And while I'll keep the three options in mind for sure, I'll surely experiment around. Cheers, Kevin!
Spicy hot chocolate has been a great pairing for centuries. 18th century England loved adding spice to their chocolate. The Aztecs added chili to theirs. Mexico still has spicy hot chocolate. And one of my favorite coffee places has a mocha called the Mexican mocha with chili and cinnamon, so you pairing that one with mezcal makes perfect sense.
So, I did these tonight. First off, the hot chocolate on its own was excellent. Was a hit with my wife. Then, for me I did the funky and the smokey versions as I had both spirits on hand. When I made the hot chocolate recipe it made about 24oz / 720ml. With 8oz / 240ml per serving I decided to double the spirit in each one to 0.5oz / 15ml. It's hard to get tonka bean in the US, so I just used ground vanilla bean for the funky. The chili threads were interesting on the smoky, but got a little soggy in my version. That said I hadn't used these chili threads before and think there are lots of uses for them. Going to try them in a salad. Last note: the hot chocolate reheats well in the microwave. Mine got a little chilly, so I reheated 8oz / 240ml in my 1100W microwave on 40% power for 45 seconds. Stirred it up and it was back to perfect.
Smith and Cross funk would always be my go to boozy hot chocolate, but I'd be really pleased to be offered the minty Fernet Branca Hot Chocolate as well.
So basically "chocolate goes with everything", unsueprisingly :) Each of them is a classic but elevated your way, they all look very tasty. For the basic chocolate I like to put some heavy cream too (one time I tried with mascarpone: good idea but in needed to be blended or wouldn't have mixed) Tonka beans however varies a lot depending on what you find: I've seen some which are like three times others... Not like you can put too much in: it's a wonderful spice, the perfect sweet crossover between nutmeg and vanilla!
I'd personally go mint I think. The one I've been doing for years is fernet branca and a shot of espresso-really gives it a nice rich flavour. That said, I'll have to try that hot chocolate, since I usually do it with the mediocre north american hot chocolate, and that one looks amazing.
Kevin, once again, you’ve convinced me that I need to try all the variations multiple times before I can tell you which one is my favorite. :-) Thank you so much for your videos!
So hard to choose between the three! Guess I'll just have to try them all (and also definitely the booze-free version for friends who don't drink - it looks tremendously delicious!)
Of yours, I'd go for the rum. As others have said I'd do a Green Chartreuse as well. Thanks for the corn starch idea. Will definitely try that. Keep the great content coming!
Cornstarch is clutch. It's a great addition/substitution with egg nog as well. Gives a great mouthfeel and viscosity to the drink without using heavy cream. Yeah, you can make the case that hot chocolate / egg nog should be decadent and rich, but if I load something up with cream, I can only drink a small amount before I feel full. With a cornstarch thickened drink I could knock back a couple of these before I feel full. :)
KEVIN!!! I was awesome!!! I love hot chocolate!! I'm def adding corn starch next time!!! I wonder how Green Chartreuse would taste in this!! The "Funky" version has my name on it!!! CHEERS to you and the crew!!!
Great video, going to try this Slight editing error at the very end though. You show the recipes for the funky and smoky versions in front the wrong cocktail
Oh man, you've got keen eyes! And thank you for watching so carefully all the way to the end, really appreciate that! Let me know how you like the recipe, cheers!
@@KevinKos Leandro has a video about hot chocolate with green chatreause, that's pretty much the same, you can use the ratios or experiment with your own.
I made the hot chocolate last night and found it to be more like hot chocolate pudding. It was so thick that I ended up eating it with a spoon. Not sure if this is from the high chocolate to milk ratio, or the high amount of cornstarch, or both. It was tasty, but not what I'd call a beverage.
@@KevinKos I have a pretty precise scale so I don't think I used more than the recipe called for. I will probably scale back both the chocolate and cornstarch and see if I find a happy medium. Cornstarch is easy to add if I want it to be thicker.
Kevin, I've got a request for you (or for your video's editor) :D Could you always end your videos like this, that recipes + nice frame/shoots are without any of your annotations, your channel's link, thumbnails of other videos? You see, in this video these things are earlier, 5:34. That's amazing. I'd be very grateful if you could do that, because I love taking a clear screenshot of your recipies :D Eh, unfortunately there's a mistake at the end :D recipe is for smoky, but funky is on the video :D
You've got keen eyes for spotting that! And thank you for watching all the way to the end, glad you like saving the recipes! We do always try to have all the video cards at the end of the video be gone by the time the recipe shows up and we'll keep that in mind going forward. Cheers, Kacper!
Pretty sure the funky one would be most to my taste. I hate the mint & chocolate combination and also don't like smoke flavor in my food unless its only bacon.
Last year I made Jeffrey Morgenthaller's blender eggnog with Jeffrey Morgenthaller's ice cream Grasshopper alcoholic ingredients. I would highly recommend it if you want a different minty chocolatty winter drink.
What spirit or liqueur do you think would go best with Hot Chocolate? 🍫
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Kevin your B's sound like P's.. Boozy sounds like...
Green Chartreuse is the move
What about port or madeira wine? 🤔
You read my mind! I've been watching champurrado videos all day. I love the smoke from mezcal, but there's a tang to it that I find off-putting. Some peaty scotch would be great, and I've had GREAT luck using lapsang souchong smoked teas to flavor dairy (makes incredible ice cream) so I'd think a smokey whipped cream would pair well. Even something like a dark rum-spiked cocoa with cinnamon and cayenne, then topped with the smokey whip would be awesome. Love all of your content! Very creative and thorough, and love your thought process.
Campari 👏 hot 👏 chocolate 👏😂
That Herbal Hot Chocolate and I are mint to be 😂
Sudden temperature drop. This and a fireplace. Have a nice weekend. :D
Wish you have a lovely weekend too! Cheers!
If you've never tried cayenne and chocolate it is a delightful pair... but my favorite has always been mint liquor
Mint & Chocolate are a hall of fame pairing. 🤩
In college I really liked adding peppermint schnapps to my hot chocolate.
Interesting! Chocolate goes with almost everything 😃🥂
Glayva always does the trick for a high-proof frothy Christmas drink to help me go through all the festivities unpleasantness.
Cinnamon, tangerines and honey - that really sounds like a winter combination of flavors! And glad you've found something that helps you get through this season! 😄
@@KevinKos "... I'm a survivor, I'm gonna make it.." ;)
Even without alcohol, this hot chocolate recipe looks like my new default! And while I'll keep the three options in mind for sure, I'll surely experiment around. Cheers, Kevin!
That's why I love this concept - make a great hot chocolate then add (or don't) what you feel like it! Cheers, Alfonso!
The mezcal one really intrigues me
I know it's not really "hot chocolate season" in Australia, but if you find a chance to make it, make sure to try this smoky combination!
Gotta go with the Funk!
Cheers!
Spicy hot chocolate has been a great pairing for centuries. 18th century England loved adding spice to their chocolate. The Aztecs added chili to theirs. Mexico still has spicy hot chocolate. And one of my favorite coffee places has a mocha called the Mexican mocha with chili and cinnamon, so you pairing that one with mezcal makes perfect sense.
Delicious! 🍫🌶️
@@KevinKos There’s very few pairings that can beat it
Hot chocolate warms the heart in this cold weather. Thx for the episode.
True! You are welcome! Cheers!
I would go funky drink
Cheers!
Those all look exceptional. Boozy hot chocolates, ciders, and hot butter rums are my jam during the holiday season.
That's what makes it the best season, right! Cheers!
That smoky hot chocolate blew my mind! Cayenne and chocolate really are a surprising pairing! 🤩
It really works so well and pairs beautifully with the smoky mezcal. Now I want a boozy hot chocolate again!
So, I did these tonight. First off, the hot chocolate on its own was excellent. Was a hit with my wife. Then, for me I did the funky and the smokey versions as I had both spirits on hand. When I made the hot chocolate recipe it made about 24oz / 720ml. With 8oz / 240ml per serving I decided to double the spirit in each one to 0.5oz / 15ml. It's hard to get tonka bean in the US, so I just used ground vanilla bean for the funky. The chili threads were interesting on the smoky, but got a little soggy in my version. That said I hadn't used these chili threads before and think there are lots of uses for them. Going to try them in a salad. Last note: the hot chocolate reheats well in the microwave. Mine got a little chilly, so I reheated 8oz / 240ml in my 1100W microwave on 40% power for 45 seconds. Stirred it up and it was back to perfect.
Thank you for your feedback and the idea for reheating it! Glad you like it! Cheers!
Here in spain we dont use cornstarch, we only use chocolate, increasing the amoung increase the viscosity and density of the hot chocolate
Thank you for sharing!
One with rummmm! 🤤
Cheers!
Get down and funky all day 😎
I often use Minttu instead of fernet. A classic when skiing.
Personally I would like the rum chocolate 😍😍
Nice! Cheers!
Smith and Cross funk would always be my go to boozy hot chocolate, but I'd be really pleased to be offered the minty Fernet Branca Hot Chocolate as well.
It's soo good!
I love a good shot of Plantation OFTD ovenproof rum in my Mexican hot chocolate. With marshmallows, of course.
Cheers!
I’d try them all! But I’d go for the herbal mint first. ;)
YESSSSSS!!! First in!!! (Even before the Phantom Hand!!!)
That was fast!!
I would go for all of them
These look fabulous. I love peanut butter whiskey or liqueur in hot chocolate!
They all look delicious
Thank you:
So basically "chocolate goes with everything", unsueprisingly :) Each of them is a classic but elevated your way, they all look very tasty. For the basic chocolate I like to put some heavy cream too (one time I tried with mascarpone: good idea but in needed to be blended or wouldn't have mixed)
Tonka beans however varies a lot depending on what you find: I've seen some which are like three times others... Not like you can put too much in: it's a wonderful spice, the perfect sweet crossover between nutmeg and vanilla!
I love using tonka bean, especially in combination with rum. Delicious spice. And indeed' chocolate basically goes with almost everything. Cheers!
I like fernet, and I’ve been making the odd hot chocolate & crème de menthe for years, so seems like a new recipe to try lol
I'd personally go mint I think.
The one I've been doing for years is fernet branca and a shot of espresso-really gives it a nice rich flavour.
That said, I'll have to try that hot chocolate, since I usually do it with the mediocre north american hot chocolate, and that one looks amazing.
Chocolate, coffee and fernet sounds great as well! Let me know how you like this hot chocolate recipe when you try it, cheers!
Kevin, once again, you’ve convinced me that I need to try all the variations multiple times before I can tell you which one is my favorite. :-) Thank you so much for your videos!
Enjoy! Thank you:
The chili mezcal one sounds amazing. Might have to figure out if I can get dried chili strings anywhere.
So hard to choose between the three! Guess I'll just have to try them all (and also definitely the booze-free version for friends who don't drink - it looks tremendously delicious!)
Awesome! Cheers!
Of yours, I'd go for the rum. As others have said I'd do a Green Chartreuse as well. Thanks for the corn starch idea. Will definitely try that. Keep the great content coming!
Thanks, Brian! Yeah, GC is a great idea!
Cornstarch is clutch. It's a great addition/substitution with egg nog as well. Gives a great mouthfeel and viscosity to the drink without using heavy cream. Yeah, you can make the case that hot chocolate / egg nog should be decadent and rich, but if I load something up with cream, I can only drink a small amount before I feel full. With a cornstarch thickened drink I could knock back a couple of these before I feel full. :)
KEVIN!!! I was awesome!!! I love hot chocolate!! I'm def adding corn starch next time!!! I wonder how Green Chartreuse would taste in this!! The "Funky" version has my name on it!!! CHEERS to you and the crew!!!
Green Chartreuse is my go to for boozy hot chocolate. It’s fantastic
For sure, it would taste delicious! Cheers, Tim!
Throw on some whipped cream with almond extraxt in it and some smoked salt and its fucking wonderful
First the funky and then minty. 😋
Regards from Sweden
👌🥂 Cheers to Sweden!
@@KevinKos Earlier today I was craving Minttu choco in hot chocolate. That was before you posted your video. 😃🤤
Sigh. This is delicious. Just made this and served it, while decorating our Christmas tree. Perfect. World Peace, let's go!!!- Thank you!
That's the perfect way to enjoy boozy hot chocolates! Cheers and have a wonderful holiday season!
chocolate mint is always my favourite combo, so I will choose fernet minty one 😅
Can't go wrong with mint&chocolate! 🤩
I'll have to try the one with Rum :)
I'm sure you'll love it, Neil. Cheers!
Man i love your vids xD
Thank you!
Those look great Kevin. I could drink all of these right now.
I'm sure you'd love them all too, David! Cheers.
I prefer the funky version.
Smith&cross has this flavour of sweet old banana that i do like.
Cheers!
I've been meaning to pick up some branca menta, now I have a reason!
Winter could be long, so we have to keep warm somehow. It's a perfect reason to buy it 🥂 Cheers!
Chocolate must be in season. Great minds think alike. Cheers
Awesome! I have to check out your episode 🤩 Cheers!
Love your content. Got some batched pre-mades already !
Thanks! Cheers!
I recommend replacing the corn starch with a decent amount of heavy cream. It thickens it without adding the floury taste.
Thank you for the idea!
Great video, going to try this
Slight editing error at the very end though. You show the recipes for the funky and smoky versions in front the wrong cocktail
Oh man, you've got keen eyes! And thank you for watching so carefully all the way to the end, really appreciate that! Let me know how you like the recipe, cheers!
I remember giving shots of that fernet to my friends just to see there reactions! Now I have a reason to actually buy another bottle!
I'm sure you'll get some excited reactions if you serve it to your friends with hot chocolate! 🤩 Cheers!
green chartruse is also amazing
amazing video as always.
True. Thank you!
Ohhh I'm excited to try this hot chocolate recipe alone! However the one with the Fernet Branca Menta sounded quite good!
Cheers!
They all sound so so good. But I think the funk would have to be made first 🍌🍌
🥂🥂
The one with Branca sounds tasty. In Germany we like hot chocolate with Jägermeister.
Nice. I have to try this out. Cheers!
@@KevinKos Leandro has a video about hot chocolate with green chatreause, that's pretty much the same, you can use the ratios or experiment with your own.
@@KevinKos I guess it works with any herbal liqueur, like Amari, Chatreause and so on.
I'd go with the Herbal one first but want to try all three
ELLYAM!!!!!
@@TheSpiritoftheCocktail Tim! How is it going?
@@ellyam991 Everything is good!!! I'm about to leave work and see if I can mix some stuff up!!!
Happy mixing Tim! 🤩🥂😉
@@KevinKos Thanks Kevin!!!
When I saw the thumbnail I was like, "ain't no way they threw a whole heap of saffron on top of this drink" xD
That would be a 500$ hot chocolate, for sure 😅
Ima use this hot chocolate recipe for a Kentucky Hot Tub. Some traverse city bourbon, dont know what to garnish it in though.
Some flamed cinnamon powder maybe? Be careful though and let me know how you like it!
Well done Kevin they all look delicious.
Thank you!
I think I'd go minty, and thanks for the recipe
You are welcome! Cheers!
I want to try them all!!
Maybe this a rookie question, but can these be pre-batched? These drinks sound like great gifts for the holidays!
When will you make a video of tiki cocktails and how to make falernum, dram pepper and other secrets?
It might be done next year during the summer. I'll so my best. Thank you!
Love your videos Kevin. Funky for me please thanks
Coming right up! 😄
I made the hot chocolate last night and found it to be more like hot chocolate pudding. It was so thick that I ended up eating it with a spoon. Not sure if this is from the high chocolate to milk ratio, or the high amount of cornstarch, or both. It was tasty, but not what I'd call a beverage.
Did you maybe add to much starch? Although this one is supposed to be a bit thicker but still drinkable.
@@KevinKos I have a pretty precise scale so I don't think I used more than the recipe called for. I will probably scale back both the chocolate and cornstarch and see if I find a happy medium. Cornstarch is easy to add if I want it to be thicker.
@@mdbbox5660 Ok, Let me know how you like the second batch of hot chocolate. Enjoy!
Kevin, I've got a request for you (or for your video's editor) :D Could you always end your videos like this, that recipes + nice frame/shoots are without any of your annotations, your channel's link, thumbnails of other videos? You see, in this video these things are earlier, 5:34. That's amazing. I'd be very grateful if you could do that, because I love taking a clear screenshot of your recipies :D
Eh, unfortunately there's a mistake at the end :D recipe is for smoky, but funky is on the video :D
You've got keen eyes for spotting that! And thank you for watching all the way to the end, glad you like saving the recipes! We do always try to have all the video cards at the end of the video be gone by the time the recipe shows up and we'll keep that in mind going forward. Cheers, Kacper!
If you skip the sugar in the recipe, 0.5 oz of disaronno amaretto is the best hot chocolate combo!
Chocolate and almond, bring it on. Cheers!
hmm corn starch in chocolate would change it in sort of pudding (budyń) if somebody will go too far ;)
Yes, you have to be careful with this ingredient.
Is There any Different Option for Fernet Menta ?
You can use Fernet Branca too.
Sorry, for me nothing beats a nice amaretto coco
Can't go wrong with a little almond!
Pretty sure the funky one would be most to my taste. I hate the mint & chocolate combination and also don't like smoke flavor in my food unless its only bacon.
Then the funky one is right for you 🥂
@@KevinKos I was afraid you'd say "challenge accepted" to the bacon - hot chocolate combination 🙆♂🤣
Last year I made Jeffrey Morgenthaller's blender eggnog with Jeffrey Morgenthaller's ice cream Grasshopper alcoholic ingredients. I would highly recommend it if you want a different minty chocolatty winter drink.
Thank you! I have to try this out. Cheers!
Funky or smokey.
Both? Both. 🤩