Thursday, September 29 is National Coffee Day. It’s a bit of a stretch of a holiday, but it’s a way to celebrate what seems to be the national drink of most people in the US. However, some people out there (mostly mixologists) got very creative in creating some cocktails that use coffee as an ingredient and not just an afterthought. Take a look at the coffee-infused spirits in a couple of these cocktails. Get the flavor and none of the caffeine! I thought these were something special and I am sharing them with you.
What am I drinking?
I would like the UPSIDE DOWN cocktail below. No photo since it really doesn’t use a glass but a can of expresso. (My kind of recipe!). I would juice it up a bit beyond the Frangelico.. either with a nice cognac or a great whiskey. (Ping me if you want recommendations for either)
Espresso Martini
Ingredients:
2 Parts elit Vodka
1 Part Galliano Ristretto
½ Part Fresh Coffee
Gomme Syrup (Optional)
Method:
Shake all ingredients and double strain into a chilled martini glass.
Doppia Bevande from The Aviary
Created by Micah Melton
The drink is actually two drinks served side-by-side; you can enjoy them separately or combine them.
Suggested Method:
I usually add the carbonated milk punch to the cold brew/amaro glass little by little.
Here’s what’s in each glass:
Aviary Doppia Bevande #1:(Chicago)
Ingredients:
Cold Brewed Coffee,
Cynar 70,
Averna,
Egg,
Soda Water,
Oregano,
Spices
Aviary Doppia Bevande #2: (Chicago).
Ingredients:
Clarified Cognac Milk Punch,
Vanilla,
Bay Leaf;
Carbonated (water? or soda?)
Café Americano
Created by Leo Robitschek (The NoMad)
Ingredients:
1 oz. Campari
1.5 oz. Cinzano Bianco
1.5 oz. Fever Tree Tonic
1.5 oz. Fever Tree Club Soda
0.5 oz. Coffee-Infused Cinzano Extra Dry
2 dashes Pernod Absinthe
Method:
Stir Campari, Cinzano Bianco, Coffee-Infused Cinzano Extra Dry and Absinthe with ice in a mixing glass.
Strain into an ice-filled Collins glass,
Top with club soda and tonic,
Garnish with a grapefruit twist.
Cold Brew Negroni
Ingredients:
1 oz cold brew-infused Campari
1 oz gin
1 oz sweet vermouth
Strong ground coffee
Method:
First: fill a mason jar or similar vessel halfway with coffee grounds and pour in the Campari. Allow it to steep for as little as ten minutes or as long as overnight, depending on how intense a coffee flavor you want.
Strain the coffee out with a standard coffee filter,
Add equal amounts of gin and sweet vermouth,
Stir with ice, and strain into an old-fashioned glass with more ice
Garnish with a slice of orange.
Upside Down
Ingredients:
1 can espresso (such as Starbucks Doubleshot)
1 mini Frangelico bottle
1 oz rum
.5 oz simple syrup
Method:
Toss about a third of that can of espresso (drink or pour out the rest), the rum, and the orgeat into a shaker with ice.
Shake it around and carefully pour the mixture back into the can the espresso came in. Stick a straw into the can,
Insert the mini Frangelico upside down into the mouth of the can, which should just fit if you give it a good shove.
Gran Paradiso
Created by Josh Mazza, Trademark
Ingredients:
1 oz Frangelico
1 oz Mezcal
1 oz espresso
Method:
Freeze mixture. Do a very short shake to aerate.
Serve in espresso cups.
Cappuccello
Ingredients:
1.75 oz Patrón XO Café
1 OZ Fresh lemon juice
.5 oz Simple syrup
.5 oz Espresso or cold brewed coffee concentrate
Sugar rim
Lemon zest for garnish
Method:
Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake with ice to chill and achieve a frothy texture.
Strain into a sugar-rimmed cocktail coupe,
Garnish with a wide strip of lemon zest.
Any of these cocktails would be a great sip. The coffee adds a bit of unusual taste. Choose your coffee variety carefully so that you get a flavor that works well for you!
Enjoy the day!!
If you order any of these at a bar or lounge or you get super ambitious to create one or two, please circle back here to this blog and tell me what you did. Or you can hit me up on Twitter.com/lastory
Stevie Wilson,
LA-Story.com
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