Boozy Milkshake Recipe: The Frankie Valli

On August 27th, a conversation erupted on Twitter between Josh Feldman (@TheCooperedTot), Johanne McInnis (@Whiskylassie), @ScotchBlog, @AaronMKrouse, Susannah Skiver Barton (@WhatTastesGood), Las Vegas Whisky (@LVWhisky), and myself. It all started with my tweet about Josh Feldman’s most recent blog post which was a review of Rob Gard’s (@WhiskyGuyRob) self published memoir “Distilling Rob“. From there, the conversation went off on all kinds of tangents. The discussion went from Whoopie Pies to Poutine to Unibroue beer to cheese soaked in Whisky, and eventually ended just before midnight with a list of boozy milkshake concoctions (click here to read a big chunk of the conversation).

Although the conversation pretty much ended that night, I couldn’t get the thought of a boozy milkshake out of my head, so the last time I went to the supermarket, I decided to pick up a pint of Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia ice cream so that I could experiment a bit with one of the boozy milkshake recipes that we discussed.

Here’s what I came up with…

The Frankie Valli

• 8 ounces of Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia Ice Cream
• 3 ounces of milk
• 3 ounces of Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Directions: Put all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour it into your favorite glass.

While I have seen the boozy milkshake popping up on cocktail and dessert menus in several Philly restaurants, this is the first time that I am actually having one.  So how was The Frankie Valli? I absolutely loved it! While the creamy coldness of the ice cream and milk definitely toned down the alcohol punch of the Bunnahabhain 12, the chocolate fudge and cherry flavors paired perfectly with the Sherry cask influence of this whisky. It was as if the ice cream was made with booze filled chocolate covered cherries. I will definitely make this again!

Of course one question remains: Why do I call this The Frankie Valli? Here’s why…