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Let's say you meticulously planned and executed the perfect dinner party menu, complete with batched cocktails, dips and spreads to get the night going, and a few mains and sides for everyone to share. While your guests expect and look forward to dessert, baking a centerpiece bundt cake or cheesecake can feel like a step too far. And, after all that delicious savory food, a traditional dessert might leave everyone feeling uncomfortably stuffed. That's when knowing how to make a dessert cocktail comes in handy. Our ideal version of a cocktail to end the night with can involve a little coffee, some frozen elements, and warming spirits like whiskey and bourbon. No matter what you're looking for with a nightcap, these nine cocktails are sure to satisfy your sweet tooth.
Affogato Martini
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Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Lucy Simon
With this glitzed-up version of an Espresso Martini, vodka haters will be delighted and surprised to know that rum is the spirit in the spotlight.
Bushwacker
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Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling Lucy Simon
This chocolaty, caffeinated cocktail might look like an average milkshake, but it packs a deliciously boozy punch.
Miami Vice
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Frozen canned pineapple and bitters-infused strawberries take this daiquiri-piña colada mash-up to the next level.
Indulgent Hot Chocolate
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Christopher Testani / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Christine Keely
The ultimate chocolate lover’s hot chocolate, this recipe yields a drink that’s thick and rich in flavor and texture and topped with an airy chocolate-infused whipped cream.
Whiskey Chai
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This Whiskey Chai makes for a warming, boozy nightcap in a teacup.
Frozmopolitan
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Fruity and citrusy, Toby Cecchini's "froze-mopolitan" (a portmanteau of "Frozen" and "Cosmopolitan'') tastes so much like a delicious fruit punch that you might not notice there's alcohol in it.
Mudslide
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Created in the 1970s at Grand Cayman's Wreck Bar at Rum Point, this potent blend of vodka, Kahlúa, and Baileys Original Irish Cream might taste like a milkshake, but it can't be ordered virgin because all you'd get is a cup of crushed ice! The trio of alcohol blends into a smooth and velvety cocktail just sweet and chocolaty enough without being cloying. A generous drizzle of chocolate syrup and a bright red maraschino cherry with a dusting of ground cinnamon top off each glass.
Espresso Martini
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Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Oset Babür-Winter
This recipe from Simon Sebbah, beverage director at NYC's American Bar, gets you a perfectly frothy, caffeinated cocktail every time.
White Russian
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Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Lucy Simon
While a White Russian can be made with milk or half and half, heavy cream adds unmatched flavor and texture to this simple cocktail.