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Be it a hot summer day, a chilly winter morning, or a rain-soaked evening, coffee is the beloved brew for many, regardless of the occasion or time. So why not make it a part of the cocktail hour too?
You thought Irish Coffee was the only coffee-based cocktail out there? Our International Coffee Day 2021 compilation will make you think again.
1. Espresso Martini
Ingredients:
1. 45ml Vodka
2. 15ml Coffee liqueur or Kahlua
3. 15ml Espresso
4. 10ml Sugar Syrup
5. 3 Coffee beans (Garnish)
Method:
• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
• Pour vodka, kahlua, espresso and sugar syrup. Shake vigorously, until frothy.
• Strain in pre-chilled martini or coupe glass.
• Garnish with 3 coffee beans.
Recipe courtesy: Arvin Nazareth, Beverage Manager, Gustoso, Mumbai
2. Spiked Iced Latte
Ingredients:
1. 40 ml Belvedere Vodka
2. 15 ml Your Choice of Milk
3. 20 ml Cold Brew / Espresso
4. 15 ml Natural Maple Syrup
5. A Few Cubes of Ice
6. A Pinch of Sea Salt (optional)
Method:
• Add ingredients to a shaker.
• Shake well and serve in a highball over ice.
• Garnish with a coffee bean.
Recipe courtesy: Belvedere Vodka
3. Social Cinema
Ingredients:
1. 60 ml Vodka
2. 30ml Popcorn Syrup
3. 60ml Cold Brew
Method:
• Put all the ingredients in the shaker and give it a gentle shake.
• Strain into a glass over fresh ice.
• Don’t shake the drink too much as it may lose its character.
Recipe courtesy: Social, Chembur
4. Johnnie Caffeine Highball
Glass: Highball glass
Ingredients:
1. 60ml Johnnie Walker Black Label
2. 15ml Espresso shot or instant coffee (1 tsp coffee with 15ml hot water)
3. 60ml fresh orange juice
4. 15ml cinnamon syrup
Garnish: Orange peel
Method:
• Take a cocktail shaker or a jar and add ice cubes
• Add 60ml Johnnie Walker Black Label, 15ml Espresso shot or instant coffee (1 tsp coffee with 15ml hot water), 60ml fresh orange juice and 15ml cinnamon syrup.
• Shake hard and strain using a strainer in a highball glass filled with ice.
• Top the glass with soda.
• Squeeze orange peel to spray oils on top of the drink and drop the peel as garnish.
Recipe courtesy: Diageo India
5. Kaapi Rituals
Glass: Filter Coffee service ware
Ingredients:
1. Oaksmith® Gold 50ML
2. Coconut Milk 50ML
3. Filter Coffee Decoction 30ML
4. Dark Jaggery Syrup 45ML
5. Ice
Method:
• Add all the ingredients together in a shaker with ice and pass the liquid between the two shakers to mix.
• Just like how a professional coffee maker would ‘throw’ filter kaapi between two mugs.
Recipe courtesy: Beam Suntory
6. Single-Coffee-Ton
Glass: Rocks
Ingredients:
1. 60ml Singleton of Glendullan 12 years
2. 10ml Espresso shot or instant coffee (3/4 tsp coffee with 10ml hot water)
3. Tonic, chilled
Garnish: Orange slice
Method:
• Take a rocks glass filled with cube ice.
• Add 60ml Singleton of Glendullan 12 years old, 10ml Espresso shot or instant coffee (3/4 tsp coffee with 10ml hot water) and top with chilled tonic.
• Stir gently and garnish.
Recipe courtesy: Diageo India
7. Ballantine Morning Coffee
Glass – Martini
Ingredients:
1. 60 ml Ballantine Finest
2. 50 ml Espresso Coffee
3. 25ml Kahlua
4. 5ml Sugar Syrup
5. 1 scoop Vanilla Ice Cream
Method:
• Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
• Pour into a martini glass and garnish with ground coffee beans.
Recipe courtesy: Bengaluru Marriott Hotel, Whitefield
8. Filter Coffee Martini
Ingredients:
1. 30 ml South Indian Filter Coffee concoction
2. 45 ml Full Cream Milk
3. 60 ml Vodka
4. 20 ml Sugar Syrup
Method:
• Add ingredients, into a shaker.
• Shake well and serve.
• Garnish with freshly roasted coffee beans.
Recipe courtesy: Mr Manoj Jangid, Director Food & Beverage , JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar
9. Mantuano Coffee Negroni
Ingredients:
1. 25 ml Diplomatico Mantuano
2. 25 ml Vermuth Cocchi Torino
3. 12.5 ml Cold brew
4. 12.5 ml Campari
Method:
• In a mixing glass with ice, combine 25 ml Diplomatico Mantuano, 25 ml Vermuth Cocchi Torino, 12.5 ml cold brew, and 12.5 ml campari.
• Pour over fresh ice in a chilled glass and garnish with orange zest.
Recipe courtesy: Monika Enterprise
10. Sette Mara Berrycano
Ingredients:
1. 15 ml Maraschino Liqueur
2. 15 ml Turkish Coffee
3. 45 ml El Jimador Blanco
4. 10 ml Blueberry Syrup
Method:
• Add all ingredients into a shaker.
• Give it a dry shake, add ice, and shake again.
• Pour into a martini glass and garnish with gold-dusted coffee beans and cocoa powder.
Recipe courtesy: Prakhar Agarwal, Mixologist, Sette Mara, The St. Regis Mumbai
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