Ranked by flavor math

The best sweet cocktails
that own it.

Sweet gets a bad rap from people drinking bad versions. These are the cellar's highest-scoring pours on the sweetness and richness axes — drinks that chose dessert and committed.

01

Grasshopper

Crème de menthe, crème de cacao, cream — a mint-chocolate milkshake with a wink.

Sweetness 9/10, richness 9/10 — dessert, decided.

02

Alexander

Cognac, crème de cacao, cream, nutmeg — velvet's drinkable form.

Sweetness 8/10, richness 10/10 — dessert, decided.

03

Piña Colada

Rum, coconut, pineapple — a vacation with no return flight.

Sweetness 9/10, richness 6/10 — dessert, decided.

04

White Russian

Vodka, coffee liqueur, cream — the Dude's drink, and the dessert cart's rival.

Sweetness 7/10, richness 10/10 — dessert, decided.

05

Carajillo

Espresso over Licor 43 — Mexico City's favorite way to end dinner and restart the night.

Sweetness 7/10, richness 9/10 — dessert, decided.

06

Amaretto Sour

Almond, lemon, and silk — the sour that traded whiskey for dessert.

Sweetness 8/10, richness 6/10 — dessert, decided.

07

Painkiller

Dark rum, pineapple, orange, coconut, nutmeg — the British Virgin Islands' prescription.

Sweetness 8/10, richness 6/10 — dessert, decided.

08

Ramos Gin Fizz

Gin, citrus, cream, egg white, orange flower water — a cloud you drink through a straw.

Sweetness 6/10, richness 10/10 — dessert, decided.

09

Irish Coffee

Hot coffee, Irish whiskey, brown sugar, cold cream — weather insurance in a glass.

Sweetness 6/10, richness 9/10 — dessert, decided.

10

Hurricane

Two rums and passion fruit in a glass shaped like a storm lamp. Bourbon Street's siren.

Sweetness 8/10, richness 3/10 — dessert, decided.

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