This delightful concoction consists of two ounces of bourbon, an ounce of creme de cacao (brown) and 1-2 vanilla beans. Mix the ingredients together with ice and then refrigerate for one hour.
I really like this drink as well. You can still taste the bourbon, but the cocoa and vanilla flavors also add to the palate. Every liquid ingredient is alcoholic, yet it does not have the overpowering alcohol taste of straight alcohol.
On a side note, this was my first experience with vanilla beans. They are about 6 inches long and really hard to find. I had to go to a specialty spice shop in Reading Terminal Market to find them and they cost $4.00 each. That makes this drink, by far the most expensive.
If you decide to try this one at home, leaving the drink in the fridge for an hour is really important. It takes a while for the vanilla flavor to permeate, if you drink it right away you will have wasted your expenditure on the vanilla beans. Also, even in the fridge some of the ice will melt. This helps if you are using low-grade bourbon.
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