COCKTAIL CABINET: The Jaded Lady

Cocktails are most often ranked by pedigree and age. However, novelty and invention should not be ignored. Some cocktail ingredients have been around so long that we forget their potential for reinvention.

One such ingredient is Advocaat. It is a Dutch version of an ancient posset, a creamily unctuous drink made by frothing or flipping from one bowl to another, fresh egg yolks, honey, cream and, latterly, sugar. Eventually, this results in a crème ...