Advocaat

Advocaat ( , ) or advocatenborrel is a traditional Dutch alcoholic beverage made from eggs, sugar, and brandy. The rich and creamy drink has a smooth, custard-like consistency. The typical alcohol content is generally between 14% and 20% ABV. Its contents may be a blend of egg yolks, aromatic spirits, sugar or honey, brandy, vanilla, and sometimes cream (or condensed milk). Notable makers of advocaat include the Belgian and Dutch Filliers, Warninks, Bols, DeKuyper (in two varieties), Verpoorten and Croatian Darna Ovo Liker.

==Etymology== Two theories have been put out on the origins of "advocaat". thumb|Poster 'Advokaat' for Distillery Vliegen in Hasselt, collection in Jenevermuseum Hasselt According to several makers, such as Verpoorten and Bols, and the Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets, its origins can be traced back to "abacate", an alcoholic beverage of the indigenous people in Brazil, which was made with avocado. Dutch colonials of northern Brazil introduced this beverage to Europe as "advocat/advocaat". As avocados could not grow in northern Europe, they were replaced with egg yolk, thought to have a similar taste and consistency, and the name derived from the avocado stuck, although the drink no longer contains any.