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December 12, 2014 By Lucy 10 Comments

Lumumba aka Boozy Hot or Cold Chocolate

Lumumba Recipe

Our family have been holidaying in Mallorca since I was 9 years old. It’s such a wonderful place, with the most fantastic memories for us all, some I could share with you, some not so much. We have so many traditions which have stayed with us from these mediterranean sojourns. Dates wrapped in bacon, Bacardi and Cokes, peppers Padron and their Laccao brand of chocolate milk being just a few. My sister, Kate, and I would drink the chocolate milk by the pint when we were little, then as we grew up we discovered the delights of drinking it with Brandy. And herein lies my love of the Lumumba.

The Lumumba is simply chocolate milk and brandy. In Summer it is served over ice, in Winter, it becomes a boozy hot chocolate drink. When hot it’s sweet, warming and perfect on a cold Winter’s evening. When chilled the Lumumba becomes the ideal after dinner drink, think Chocolate Baileys, but with Brandy. I am sharing this tradition with you now, as with Christmas only 13 more sleeps away, the Lumumba would make a brilliant festive cocktail to enjoy with your family and friends.

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Two ingredients, not including the ice – deep joy. I have the traditional Spanish brandy we drink in Mallorca, 103, however, do use any brandy you have to hand. It’s not Laccao chocolate milk as they don’t sell it in Waitrose, but this ready made variety is perfect here. However, do fashion your own favourite chocolate milk or hot chocolate blend where necessary.

For the winter hot version, take a small mug of chocolate milk and heat until just starting to simmer. Use either a saucepan or microwave for this.

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Add a good shot, around 50ml, of Brandy and stir. Serve, holding tightly, to warm your chilled hands.

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For the summer chilled version, pour a 50ml shot of Brandy over ice.

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Then top up the glass with chilled chocolate milk, stir then sip through a straw, imagining you are looking out over a starlit beach on a warm August night.

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So, however you enjoy my Lumumba recipe, hot or cold, may it be a Happy Cocktail Friday for you all.

Lucy x

Lumumba Recipe

Serves 1

You will need a glass or a mug

Ready made chocolate milk or milk mixed with hot chocolate powder, around 200ml to 300ml per glass

25ml to 50ml Brandy, your call

Ice for the chilled method

For the chilled Lumumba add ice to a tall glass. Add a shot of Brandy and top up with cold chocolate milk, stir and enjoy.

For the hot Lumumba, pour chocolate milk into a small mug and heat in a microwave or saucepan until just simmering. Add a shot of brandy and stir. Enjoy while hot, using your mug as a hand warmer where necessary.

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  1. Emily Hawkings says

    April 27, 2015 at 4:46 pm

    I first had it in Majorca, lovely drink,

    Reply
    • Lucy says

      April 27, 2015 at 4:52 pm

      It brings back great holiday memories. Lucy x

      Reply
  2. Henrik Rasmussen says

    June 22, 2017 at 7:13 pm

    My first lumumba memories are Majorca 1965, and I have loved it ever since.

    I use it as after dinner drink/desert, substituting ice with ice-cream 

    Having it to-night in Palm Springs cause it’s over a 100

    Reply
    • Lucy says

      June 22, 2017 at 9:39 pm

      That’s a great idea and I love the idea of you sipping one in Palm Springs! Thanks for commenting. Lucy x

      Reply
  3. Henrik Rasmussen says

    June 22, 2017 at 7:15 pm

    i just wrote it?

    Reply
  4. BritCrit says

    August 4, 2017 at 2:25 am

    I lived in Mallorca in the 80’s and as a Brit living in Canada I still love my lumumba! Cheers! Actually drinking one right now

    Reply
    • Lucy says

      August 4, 2017 at 10:48 am

      Thanks so much, I love hearing everyones Lumumba stories. I did wonder if it was just me and my family who loved them, am so glad it’s not. Lucy x

      Reply
  5. forty says

    December 25, 2018 at 11:04 am

    I saw lumumba advertised in Abona, Tenerife a couple of days ago and wondered what it was. Thanks to you I now know what it is and how to make it 🙂

    Reply
    • Lucy says

      December 26, 2018 at 11:49 pm

      Thanks so much. This is such a favourite of mine, so glad you agree. Lucy x

      Reply

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