Spiked coffee
Whiskey, rum and liqueur. Irish coffee and its relatives.
Alexander Espresso
A Brandy Alexander with a shot of espresso shaken into it: creamy, chocolatey and cold, with a fine foam and a…
Alpine Carnival
A tall glass of light, sweet coffee with a generous splash of clear fruit brandy, the kind of drink passed…
Amaretto Coffee
Hot coffee with amaretto stirred through, under lightly whipped cream and a scatter of toasted almonds. It…
Boston Caribbean Coffee
Hot coffee with dark rum and chocolate liqueur, sweetened with a spoon of brown sugar and finished with whipped…
Cafe Brulot
Brandy, orange liqueur, sugar, cloves, cinnamon and citrus peel set alight in a bowl, then quenched with strong…
Cafe Diablo
A dark, sweet, fiercely spiced coffee, flamed with brandy and two liqueurs and served in small cups after…
Caffe Corretto
A single espresso with a small splash of spirit in it, usually grappa or sambuca, drunk standing at the bar…
Canadian Coffee
Hot coffee sweetened with maple syrup, a measure of smooth Canadian whisky, and lightly whipped cream with a…
Coffee Negroni
A negroni with a dark roasted edge, bitter, sweet and herbal as usual, with coffee arriving in the finish. The…
Coffee Old Fashioned
A bourbon old fashioned with a quiet coffee note running through it, dark, slightly bitter and warming. It is…
Cold Kahlua Coffee Punch
A big bowl of cold, creamy, sweet coffee punch, with scoops of vanilla ice cream melting into it and whipped…
Espresso Martini
A cold, dark, bittersweet cocktail under a thick tan foam, with three coffee beans floating on top. The foam is…
Hot Baja Coffee
A big mug of half coffee, half hot chocolate, with coffee liqueur and chocolate liqueur stirred in and whipped…
Irish Coffee
Four ingredients, one of which people usually get wrong: the cream is lightly whipped, not squirted from a can,…
Kahlua Coffee
Hot coffee with a measure of coffee liqueur and a float of lightly whipped cream. It is two ingredients plus…
Keoke Coffee
A mug of hot coffee with brandy, coffee liqueur and chocolate liqueur stirred through, under a thick cap of…
Mexican Coffee
Hot coffee spiked with tequila and coffee liqueur in a cinnamon-sugar rimmed glass, finished with whipped…
Pluto Coffee
A short, dark after-dinner coffee: sambuca warmed and flamed with three roasting coffee beans, then put out…
Spanish Coffee
A stemmed glass with a crackling caramelised sugar rim, rum and orange liqueur, hot coffee and a float of…