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Coffee Old Fashioned

A measured amount of coffee liqueur brings roasted depth without turning the drink into dessert.

5 minutes 1 servingEasy
A dark coffee Old Fashioned finished with dark chocolate and a coffee bean

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces bourbon or rye whiskey
  • 1/2 ounce coffee liqueur
  • 2 dashes aromatic bitters
  • 1 strip of orange peel
  • add dark chocolate shavings for garnish

Instructions

  1. Add whiskey, coffee liqueur and bitters to a mixing glass filled with ice.
  2. Stir for 20 seconds, then strain over a large cube.
  3. Express the orange peel over the surface and add it to the glass.

Make it yours

For less sweetness, use 1/4 ounce coffee liqueur. For more aromatic lift, add one dash of orange bitters.

Suggested occasion

After dinner, after a concert or whenever coffee sounds right but sleep still matters.