Tesla Coil — Cinnamon whiskey and coffee liqueur, stirred over one block

Tesla Coil

Cinnamon whiskey and coffee liqueur, stirred over one block

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Ingredients

  • 2 ozCinnamon Whiskey
    The base, and already sweetened
  • 3 dashesStrongwater Aromatic Bitters
    Turmeric, cinnamon and cardamom; a chai-leaning aromatic
    Substitute: Any chai-leaning aromatic bitters
  • 3 dashesBlack Walnut Bitters
    The source names Strongwater's; this catalog stocks Fee Brothers'
    Substitute: Any black walnut bitters
  • 1 1/2 ozCoffee Liqueur
    Nearly as much again as the whiskey
  • 1/2 ozMaple Syrup
    On top of two ingredients that are sweet already

Instructions

  1. Add 2 oz cinnamon whiskey, 1 1/2 oz coffee liqueur, 1/2 oz maple syrup, 3 dashes Strongwater aromatic bitters and 3 dashes black walnut bitters to a mixing glass
  2. Fill with ice and stir until cold
  3. Strain over one large block in a rocks glass

    One block; cubes dilute a heavy drink too fast

  4. Express an orange peel over the surface, drop it in and add a cherry

Technique Notes

One large block rather than cubes. Maple syrup and coffee liqueur together make this a heavy drink, and a block gives it the slowest dilution available, so the last mouthful is close to the first rather than watered down past recognition.

Why the Tesla Coil Works

Cinnamon, coffee and maple all sit in the same toasted register, so nothing here is contrasting with anything. The black walnut is what stops it becoming a dessert: it is tannic and dry where everything else is round.

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