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Rosie Schaap
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Hummer
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Ingredients
Yield:1 drink
- 1½ounces white rum, preferably Bacardi
- 1½ounces Kahlúa or another coffee liqueur
- 2scoops vanilla ice cream
- ½cup crushed ice
- Maraschino cherries, for garnish (optional)
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Nutritional analysis per serving (1 servings)
310 calories; 4 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 1 gram monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 28 grams carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 23 grams sugars; 1 gram protein; 35 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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- Step 1
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until the ice is broken down. Serve in a chilled rocks glass, and garnish with a cherry if you like.
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Lil Sal
Delicious and simple; I would expect nothing less from a man who tended bar for 50 years after his own death.
Grammar snobs are great big meanies
I also noticed that, Lil Sal, and it totally cracked me up! This is my kind of dessert!
Maurya Kay, Detroit
We serve Hummers after our holiday meal every year. This Detroit classic is usually garnished with ground nutmeg, not a cherry.
HK
I'm from metro Detroit and my mother made these by the pitcher every summer and served them to people at their 4th of July party who thought they "didn't like the taste of hard liquor" and ended up getting drunker than they expected drinking these special milkshakes. So good!
adp
I grew up going to Bayview Yacht Club. I knew Jerome well, he was the nicest man. I love seeing him credited for his delicious signature drink here in the NYTimes.
mosaic
An Easter Hummer….. A hollow chocolate bunny, use a heated metal skewer to make a hole at the top of the neck or the top of the head big enough to fit a straw, cozy a funnel up to that hole and fill with hummer.
saul
really delicious summer drink using a locally(Seattle) brewed coffee liquor it is even better!
JN
The article that the Hummer recipe is referenced in says the drink is made with vodka, not rum. Which is it?
adp
I grew up going to Bayview Yacht Club. I knew Jerome well, he was the nicest man. I love seeing him credited for his delicious signature drink here in the NYTimes.
Grammar snobs are great big meanies
I also noticed that, Lil Sal, and it totally cracked me up! This is my kind of dessert!
Day Drinker
Tracey, I once had this drink’s cousin in St. Petersburg, FL. They called it a Razzle Dazzle and used chocolate ice cream and chambord. It is one of the best memories of my entire life.
Lil Sal
Delicious and simple; I would expect nothing less from a man who tended bar for 50 years after his own death.
Linda
Lil Sal, his more famous contributions to the cocktail world are the Zombie and the Corpse Reviver
AP from A2
My family has lived in southeast Michigan for four generations and hummers are a holiday staple. No Thanksgiving or Christmas is complete without a hummer to end the meal. Even the kiddos get a sip!
greg in san diego
If you use chambord instead of kahlua, then it’s a different drink. It’s like saying you’d use tequila instead of rum and lime instead of the ice cream.
GR Dog
I lived in Michigan for 10 years, hung out with cocktail sippers, and have never heard of this thing.
Maurya Kay, Detroit
We serve Hummers after our holiday meal every year. This Detroit classic is usually garnished with ground nutmeg, not a cherry.
HK
I'm from metro Detroit and my mother made these by the pitcher every summer and served them to people at their 4th of July party who thought they "didn't like the taste of hard liquor" and ended up getting drunker than they expected drinking these special milkshakes. So good!
Tracey
I hate coffee, but I bet this would be delicious (and oh-so-pretty pink!) with Chambord instead of Kahlua...
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