Smoked Coffee Old Fashion
Smoked bourbon meets coffee in this twist on the classic old fashion cocktail.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 1 serving 1x
- Category: Beverages
Ingredients
Scale
- 1-2 tsp of brown sugar simple syrup (½ cup of brown sugar: 1 cup of water)
- 2 shots of quality bourbon
- 3 tsp of coffee liquor
- 3 dashes of Angostura bitters
- 1 peeled orange skin
- 4 espresso or coffee whole beans
- Large round ice sphere
Instructions
- To begin, make your brown sugar simple syrup. I love making this ahead of time and keeping a batch in my fridge for other recipes. Combine your brown sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Set aside.
- Using a silicone sphere mold, freeze your ice for later.
- Once your ice has frozen, set your ice sphere in a glass. Add 2 shots of quality bourbon.
- Add in simple syrup, coffee liquor, and bitters. Stir to combine.
- Take your cocktail smoker. Fill your smoker using your desired choice of wood- I recommend cherry wood for this drink.
- Using your kitchen torch, light the cocktail smoker. Allow the smoke to encompass your drink for 2 minutes and then remove your smoker.
- Add the orange peel and 4 coffee beans as garnish.
Notes
If you like to have a real smoky flavor, you can allow your smoker to sit longer than 2 minutes. The longer the smoke sits, the more infused the taste will become.
Always be careful when using a kitchen torch. You should have a fire extinguisher nearby in the event of any accident.