Advocaat

Two theories have been put out on the origins of "advocaat".

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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.{{cite web |url=https://www.verpoorten.de/qualitaet-seit-1876/ |website=Verpoorten_history |title= Verpoorten}}{{cite web |url=http://www.bythedutch.com/about/origins-of-advocaat/ |title= Bythedutch-website}}

Advocaat is also the Dutch word for 'lawyer' in the sense of 'solicitor'. As the name of the drink, it is short for advocatenborrel, or 'lawyers' drink'. Borrel is Dutch for a small alcoholic beverage (liqueur, brandy, etc. but not beer or wine) consumed slowly during a social gathering or an informal occasion where colleagues meet for light conversation with beer and wine. According to the 1882 edition of the Woordenboek der Nederlandsche taal ('Dictionary of the Dutch Language'), it is ''zo genoemd als een goed smeersel voor de keel, en dus bijzonder dienstig geacht voor een advocaat, die in 't openbaar het woord moet voeren" ("so named as a good lubricant for the throat, and thus considered especially useful for a lawyer, who must speak in public").{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EsoCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA827|title=Woordenboek der Nederlandsche taal|year=1882|author=M. De Vries|author2=L. A. Te Winkel|name-list-style=amp|publisher=M. Nijhoff, A.W. Sijthoff, Henri J. Stemberg|volume=1|page=827}}

In 1828, J.G. Cooymans started a distillery in downtown 's-Hertogenbosch. There he developed the egg drink "advocaat."[http://www.cooymans.com/ Bedrijfsgeschiedenis op website Cooymans]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210410143356/http://www.cooymans.com/ Gearchiveerd] op 10 april 2021. In 1876, the Antwerp distiller Eugen Verpoorten established a distillery in Heinsberg near Aachen, Germany, which made an egg liquor (Eierlikör in German) using eggs, sugar, distilled alcohol, and other ingredients.[https://www.verpoorten.de/historie/ Bedrijfsgeschiedenis op Verpoorten.de]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20190601094318/https://www.verpoorten.de/historie/ Gearchiveerd] op 1 juni 2019.{{cite news |url=https://www.aachener-zeitung.de/lokales/region-heinsberg/heinsberg/eierlikor-tritt-seinen-siegeszug-in-heinsberg-an/2910387.html |title=Eierlikör tritt seinen Siegeszug in Heinsberg an |work=Aachener Zeitung |date=December 23, 2003 |access-date=December 26, 2023}} (in German)

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Jars and wide mouth bottles of thick advocaat are sold mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium, though may be available in Germany, Austria, and South Africa. Further exports are of a more liquid version.

In particular the original thick variety, i.e., without albumen, is used as a waffle, pancake or poffertjes topping, as an ingredient in ice cream, custards, pastries and similar desserts, or as an apéritif or digestif. The latter, possibly topped with whipped cream and then occasionally sprinkled with a touch of cocoa powder, is served in a very tiny bowl or small glass from which it is eaten by use of a teaspoon. In Belgian restaurants and taverns, it may be a complementary accompaniment to a coffee.

In the export variety both parts of the eggs are used. A popular cocktail using advocaat is the Snowball: a mixture of advocaat, sparkling lemonade and sometimes (although this is not required) lime juice that is often consumed at Christmas time. Another is the Fluffy duck, made with rum. Another advocaat-based beverage is the Bombardino, a drink commonly found in Italian ski resorts, particularly the Italian Alps, made by mixing advocaat, brandy, and whipped cream.{{cite web |title=Bombardino-Calimero |url=http://12bottlebar.com/2010/12/bombardino-calimero/ |publisher=12 Bottle Bar |date=9 December 2010 |access-date=7 February 2012}}

The Polish equivalent, {{lang|pl|ajerkoniak}} ({{langx|de|links=no|eier}} 'eggs' and {{langx|fr|links=no|cognac}}), is based on vodka instead of brandy, despite what the name may suggest.

{{lang|es|Rompope}} of Mexico and {{lang|es|sabajón}} of Colombia are very similar liqueurs based on egg yolk and vanilla. Some varieties have additional flavourings.

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