245 West Indies Special recipe
White rum, Kahlúa, chocolate sauce and milk, stirred over ice in a highball glass.
By Kris Barton · Updated - 2 mins total
- 4 ingredients
- Highball glass
What Ingredients do you need to make a 245 West Indies Special?
White Rum
All Rum is made from fermenting and then distilling sugar cane molasses or sugar cane juice, but White Rum has an ageing process that makes the liquor clear.
Rum is usually aged, and the container it’s aged in has a big say in its colour.
In bourbon or other wooden casks, the rum turns a dark brown colour, but in stainless steel tanks it stays colourless. Rum that’s been aged in wood can also be filtered to take the colour out.
White Rum is clear because it’s aged in stainless steel, or filtered after ageing.
Pretty cool, huh?
Coffee Liqueur
There are a number of Coffee Liqueur brands on the market at the moment, but the one we always come back to is Kahlúa.
And that’s a great choice as far as we’re concerned.
Kahlúa is our recommended Coffee Liqueur too (see our White Russian recipe).
What Equipment do you need to make a 245 West Indies Special?
Highball Glass
Highball Glasses are the most common glasses in the cocktail world. You can put most cocktails in there from the Long Island Iced Tea to a Bay Breeze.
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Recipe card
245 West Indies Special
- Prep
- 1 min
- Making
- 1 min
- Total
- 2 mins
- Serves
- 1
- Glass
- Highball glass
Ingredients
Makes 1 drink.
Method
- Add ice, white rum, Kahlúa, chocolate sauce, and milk to a highball glass.
- Gently stir.
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245 West Indies Special FAQs
What Ingredients do you need to make a 245 West Indies Special?
To make a 245 West Indies Special, you need 30ml / 1oz white rum, 30ml / 1oz Kahlúa, 30ml / 1oz chocolate sauce and 100ml / 3.4oz milk. There’s more about white rum and coffee liqueur above.
What Equipment do you need to make a 245 West Indies Special?
You’ll need a highball glass.
What alcohol is in a 245 West Indies Special?
A 245 West Indies Special contains 30ml / 1oz white rum and 30ml / 1oz Kahlúa.
Is a 245 West Indies Special shaken or stirred?
A 245 West Indies Special is stirred, not shaken. It’s made straight in a highball glass: add the ingredients over ice and stir.
What glass is a 245 West Indies Special served in?
Serve a 245 West Indies Special in a highball glass.
How do I make a 245 West Indies Special for a group?
The recipe makes one drink. Multiply every measure by the number of drinks you want: for 4, you’d need 120ml white rum, 120ml Kahlúa, 120ml chocolate sauce and 400ml milk.
