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Coffee Cocktail
A classic flip of brandy, port, sugar, and egg—coffee-colored, no coffee.
Base spirit
Brandy
Style
Dessert
Glassware
Coupe
Technique
Shake
The Coffee Cocktail is an IBA Unforgettable that contains no coffee: brandy and ruby port shaken with sugar and a whole egg into a frothy, mahogany flip. Nutmeg finishes the drink. The name comes from its coffee-like color and after-dinner role, not from espresso.
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Did you know?
“Jerry Thomas listed a Coffee Cocktail that looks like coffee but uses brandy, port, and egg—no coffee bean required.”
Source:Jerry Thomas; IBA Unforgettables
Bartender's Note
Dry-shake first for foam, then shake with ice. Ruby port keeps the color deep; tawny reads browner.
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How to make the Coffee Cocktail
- 1 all ingredients without ice
- 2Shake hard with ice
- 3 into a chilled coupe
- 4Dust with nutmeg
