What ingredients are in a Chocolate Milk?

1/2 shot Chocolate Liqueur, 1/2 shot Milk, 1 dash Amaretto

What glass do you use for a Chocolate Milk?

A Chocolate Milk is traditionally served in a Shot glass.

How strong is a Chocolate Milk?

A Chocolate Milk has an estimated ABV of 9,20%.

How many calories are in a Chocolate Milk?

A Chocolate Milk contains approximately 99 calories per serving.

Chocolate Milk

Glas Shot glass

Schwierigkeitsgrad Easy

Kalorien ~99 kcal

ABV 9,20%

Zutaten

Chocolate Liqueur 1/2 shot
Milk 1/2 shot
Amaretto 1 dash

Anweisungen

Put the milk in the bottom, pour the Liquer on top and add the dash of amaretto. Do not mix. SLAM IT!

Creamy Sweet

Chocolate Milk shot is a sweet, dessert-style shooter that layers chocolate liqueur and fresh milk with a dash of Amaretto on top, creating a layered mini-drink that tastes remarkably similar to chocolate milk with an almond accent. At 9.2% ABV, it is a very approachable, low-intensity shot designed for the sweet-tooth drinker rather than the spirit enthusiast. The instruction to drink it as a slam emphasizes its casual, party shot character.

History & Origins

The Chocolate Milk shot is a modern bar creation with disputed origins, typical of the dessert-flavored layered shots that became popular in American bars in the 1980s and 1990s. It reflects the era's enthusiasm for sweet, accessible shooters that evoked familiar comfort-food flavors. No single credited inventor exists, and the recipe circulates in numerous variations.

Tasting Notes

Aroma: Sweet chocolate liqueur and neutral milk, with the distinctive almond-marzipan note of Amaretto on top. Palate: Creamy and sweet from the chocolate and milk combination, with the Amaretto's almond flavor providing a distinctive accent; the effect is genuinely reminiscent of chocolate almond milk. Finish: Short and sweet, with lingering almond.

chocolate almond creamy sweet dessert

Pro Tip

Pour the milk first for the palest base, then layer the chocolate liqueur, and finally add the Amaretto gently on top to create the intended sequence of flavors.

Data verified September 2017

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