Cocktail recipe
Coffee Cocktail
A shaken cocktail featuring Tawny Port, Cognac, Simple Syrup.
Ingredients
- 45 ml Tawny Port
- 30 ml Cognac
- 7.5 ml Simple Syrup
- 1 Egg
- 1 Nutmeg
Method
- Add Tawny Port, Cognac, Simple Syrup and Egg to a shaker.
- Shake without ice until foamy.
- Add ice and shake until cold.
- Double-strain through a cocktail strainer and a fine sieve into a chilled coupe.
- Optional garnish: some freshly grated nutmeg.
Story
From Jerry Thomas's 1887 guide, and it contains no coffee: port, cognac and a whole egg, shaken until it looks like a cup of coffee with cream. The name was a joke that stuck.