Coffee Cocktail

Written By Daniel Zajic

COFFEE COCKTAIL

  • 1½ oz. / 45 ml. Ruby or Tawny Port

  • 1½ oz. / 45 ml. Cognac

  • ½ oz. / 15 ml. simple syrup

  • 1 whole egg

  • nutmeg to garnish

METHOD
add all ingredients to shaker tin / shake with ice until chilled / fine strain into coupe or Nick and Nora / garnish with fresh nutmeg

ABOUT
Despite its name, this cocktail contains no coffee at all. This rich, velvety classic dates back to the 19th century and was first recorded in Bartender’s Guide by Jerry Thomas (1862). With a base of port and cognac, a whole egg for texture, and a dusting of nutmeg, it drinks like a decadent flip, and looks like coffee. Cheers y’all!

Daniel Zajic
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