The Pithy Bar

Heavy cream

Cream with 36% milk fat or more. Thick enough to float on a hot coffee, to hold a light whipping without turning stiff, and to shake into the texture a Ramos Gin Fizz is made of.

Sold as heavy whipping cream too - the longer label is the same thing. The British equivalent is double cream, which is richer still at around 48%. This is what a cocktail recipe means when it says cream.

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Used in

  • Brandy Alexander

    Cognac, cacao and cream, dusted with nutmeg

  • Grasshopper

    Mint and chocolate cream, green and unashamed

  • Hot Shot

    Sweden's answer to Irish coffee, in three layers you drink in one go

  • Irish Coffee

    Hot sweetened coffee and whiskey under a float of cold cream

  • Ramos Gin Fizz

    A well shaken cloud of gin and cream

  • White Russian

    A Black Russian with cream poured over the back of a spoon