crème de cacao

Brown velvet; triple sec, brown crème de cacao; chocolate cookie 8.

Fifth Avenue; apricot brandy, brown crème de cacao; chocolate cookie 13.

Ingredients: Amaretto liqueur, dark crème de cacao, vodka, and Irish cream.

Pink squirrel; crème de almond, white crème de cacao; graham cracker 7.

Raspberry Alexander; 3 ounces raspberry brandy, 1 ounce white crème de cacao; graham cracker 14.

Banana chocolate cream; crème de banana, white crème de cacao; chocolate cookie 16.

It is usually made from crème de cacao and peppermint schnapps, although crème de menthe is a popular substitute.

Pour over the crème de cacao and vodka, cover with a tea towel or lid, and shake well – unless your preference is for a stirred martini.

The Rheingold Express (Bols Genever, house cardamom and vanilla syrup, fresh lemon juice and crème de cacao) is worth the visit on its own.

Crème de cacao may be either clear or a dark caramel color, which is often labeled "dark crème de cacao."

The Cafe Con Piernas (or coffee with legs) mixes Calvados, the French apple brandy, with crème de cacao, Grand Marnier and French-press coffee.

In particular, it adds a vital finishing touch to the creamy digestivo known as Brandy Alexander (two parts brandy, one part double cream, one part dark crème de cacao, shake with ice and strain).

The original recipe called for Vodka, Kahlua, Dark Crème de Cacao, Coco Lopez (cream of coconut), a splash of Triple sec and milk that's spun in a blender with ice and topped with a fresh grating of nutmeg.

COOL VANILLA LATTE Adapted from Lamu 2 ounces cool espresso 2 ounces milk foam 1 1/2 ounces Bacardi Vaníla 1/2 ounce white crème de cacao 1 ounce skim milk Dash nutmeg.

If they're looking for thrills, they might want to stumble a block south to the new Bowery Poetry Club, opened in June, where the next generation of wanna-Beats is trip-hopping on poetry and drinking the Allen Ginsberg, a "delicious alcoholic egg cream" made with crème de cacao, gin, seltzer and half-and-half.