COFFEE MARTINI
4 ounces cold coffee
1 ounce Crème de Cocoa
1 ounce Vodka
1/2 ounce half & half
Place all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 30 seconds. Rim a martini glass with cocoa powder and strain the cocktail into the glass. Garnish with shaved chocolate.
On a warm summer evening, there can be few things more re-freshing than coffee blended with cordials to make an after dinner cocktail like our Chocolate Raspberry Torte.
CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY TORTE
3-4 ounces cold coffee
1 ounce Crème de Cocoa liqueur
1 ounce Chambord black raspberry liqueur
Place all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 20 seconds. Rim a martini glass with sugar and strain the cocktail into the glass. Garnish with fresh raspberries if desired.
For those supermuggy summer evenings, we decided we needed a cocktail that could refresh and cool you down with south of the border flavor This cocktail promises to do just that.
3 ounces cold coffee
1 1/2 ounces Herradura
Reposado tequila
1 ounce Cointreau
1/2 ounce simple syrup
Place all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with crushed ice. Shake for 30 seconds. Pour into a tall glass. Garnish with an orange twist.
Another variation on a coffee martini adds a little elegance to the finish product, as shown in the Tennessee-Tini.
TENNESSEE-TINI
3 ounces cold coffee
1 1/2 ounces Jack Daniels
Tennessee Honey
1 ounce hazelnut liqueur
Place all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 20 seconds. Rim a martini honey and dip into crushed nuts. Strain the cocktail into the glass.
by David Lange