Name: Coffee Cocktail
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktails
Ingredients: 1 ½ oz tawny port; 1 ½ oz brandy; 1 oz sugar; 1 whole egg

A Victorian flip from Jerry Thomas's 1887 bar guide containing neither coffee nor a cocktail in the traditional sense — it gets its name from its dark color. Port, brandy, and whole egg produce a rich, custard-like drink.

shake with ice and strain

cocktail glass

tawny port

brandy

sugar

whole egg

nutmeg

Coffee Cocktail

Cocktails with a dense, syrupy, or full-bodied texture, often from sugar, amaro, or aged spirits. Rich drinks feel weighty on the palate.

Rich

Cocktails with a rich, velvety mouthfeel from cream, coconut cream, eggs, or dairy liqueurs. Creamy drinks feel indulgent and often serve as dessert.

Creamy

Sweet, rich cocktails that stand in for dessert — cream-based, chocolate-forward, or built around sugar-forward liqueurs.

Dessert

Cocktails with layered flavors that reveal themselves over multiple sips, often built from many modifiers or aged components.

Coffee Cocktail

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