Coffee Hour
Curated by Bitters Guide
Coffee and the bitter bottle, from a hard-shaken Espresso Martini to the after-dinner caffè corretto. Espresso pulled long under Licor 43, a coffee-and-cocoa amaro stirred into the cup, Riga Black Balsam warmed into black coffee, and a cream-topped Irish Coffee — the coffee cocktails that carry an evening from dinner through to a nightcap.
Collection Recipes (5 recipes)
Espresso Martini
A modern classic — vodka, coffee liqueur and fresh espresso shaken to a silky foam, deepened with a few dashes of cacao bitters
Curator Notes
The modern classic — vodka, coffee liqueur and fresh espresso shaken cold to a crema foam, deepened with cacao bitters
Irish Coffee
The 1943 original — hot coffee, Irish whiskey and brown sugar under a collar of lightly whipped cream, lifted with cocoa bitters
Curator Notes
Hot coffee, Irish whiskey and brown sugar under a collar of cream — the after-dinner standard
Carajillo
The classic Spanish carajillo — hot espresso cut with Licor 43, served over ice or warm
Curator Notes
Spain's espresso cut with vanilla-and-citrus Licor 43, over ice or warm
Caffè Corretto
Espresso "corrected" with a shot of Concerto, Don Ciccio's coffee-and-cocoa amaro
Curator Notes
An Italian espresso "corrected" with Concerto, a coffee-and-cocoa amaro
Black Balsam Coffee
The Latvian way with Riga Black Balsam — a measure stirred into hot black coffee, bittersweet and warming
Curator Notes
Latvia's Riga Black Balsam stirred into strong black coffee, bittersweet and warming