The Bombardino

Happy Memorial Day! An Italian-American celebration requires libation, so here's a very special fancy drink recipe via Joe DeLucia. That doesn't clear things up, does it? Has anyone counted how many Joe DeLucias there are in the family? Matt and I tried and then just decided on "a lot."

The Bombardino is a relatively new family tradition. For the past few years, Joe has shown up at the annual Pascal Feast of the Seven Fishes Christmas Eve Party with the Bombardino ingredients and fixed everyone this decadent (and quite powerful) treat. Matt once drank too many of these and tried to claim that Joe "ruined" Christmas.

Though The Bombardino contains few ingredients, it does require advance preparations. Not many liquor stores carry Advocaat, so you might have to special order the egg-liquor.

The Ingredients
Bols or Verpoorten brand of Advocaat egg-liquor
VSOP Brandy
Amaretto
Heavy Whipping Cream
Dark Chocolate Shavings
Optional: Vanilla, Sugar

Directions
Joe makes the ratio as 1/3 VSOP brandy to 2/3 advocaat. Mix well in a glass measuring cup, immediately.
Then heat in a microwave for 30 seconds to 2 1/2 minutes, depending on how much you are making - enough to get it almost steaming (do not boil it). You may need to pause the microwave and mix a few times.

Pour hot/warm mixture into espresso demitasses or Irish coffee glasses (or really whatever you have around). To make your own whipped cream, beat heavy cream in a bowl. Add a little amaretto liqueur for sweetness/flavor. You can also a little vanilla and/or a tablespoon or two of sugar. Top the drink with the whipped cream, then  dust with chocolate shavings.

A stronger version is 1/2 VSOP, 1/2 Advocaat. "A little too strong for me," says Joe, "but warms everyone up quickly!"

Cin Dun!