About
This cocktail was created by Jarrett Sabatini (@jarrettsabatini) at Intermezzo Coffee & Cocktails in St. Petersburg, Florida, where it has been a menu favorite since 2022. I recently saw Liber & Co. share this one and had to give it a try. Sabatini originally set out to create the bar’s take on an iced Irish Coffee, eventually building it around reposado tequila and coffee. The tequila brings some oak and agave character, while Averna, coffee liqueur, and cold brew give it plenty of darker coffee and bittersweet notes. Vanilla rounds everything out, and the salted whipped cream gives you that familiar Irish Coffee contrast between cold coffee underneath and rich cream on top.Cheers y’all!
Ingredients
- 1¼ oz · 37.5 mltequila reposado
- ½ oz · 15 mlAverna
- ¼ oz · 7.5 mldry curaçao
- ¼ oz · 7.5 mlcoffee liqueur
- 2 oz · 60 mlcold brew coffee
- ¾ oz · 22.5 mlvanilla syrup
- salted vanilla whipped cream, to top
- freshly grated nutmeg, to garnish
Method
- 1
Add all ingredients a shaker tin.
- 2
Add ice and shake briefly.
- 3
Dirty dump into a Collins glass.
- 4
Top with salted vanilla whipped cream.
- 5
Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.
SALTED VANILLA WHIPPED CREAM
- 5 oz · 150 ml heavy cream
- ½ oz · 15 ml vanilla syrup
- 1 pinch salt (or dropper of saline solution)
- 1
Combine all ingredients in shaker tin.
- 2
Shake until thickened and aerated but still pourable (or use milk frother).
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