Classics
Coffee Cocktail
The name is an old visual joke: the finished drink resembles milky coffee while tasting of fruit, spice, and grape.
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Reference: Jerry Thomas · 1887 · Open source page ↗ · Scale it, save it, or twist it below.
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Method shakeGlass coupeFinish Fresh nutmeg
Ingredients
Port, Cognac, and egg shaken into a tawny, coffee-like silk—with no coffee at all.
Taste: red fruit · warm grape · soft baking spice
Ruby port
60ml
Cognac
30ml
Demerara syrup
7.5ml
Pasteurized whole egg
1 medium egg
45ml
How to make it
Dry shake all ingredients without ice to build an even foam.
Add cold ice, shake again until fully chilled, then fine strain into a coupe.
Grate a light veil of nutmeg on top; use pasteurized egg, keep it chilled, and serve immediately.
Source: Jerry Thomas, Bar-Tender's Guide (1887), LOC 07000656 p. 22, image 26 · A trusted classic — make it as-is, scale it, or twist it.
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