Coffee Cocktails

Thai Iced Coffee

Serves | 4 |

• 3 cardamom pods
• 8 oz half and half
• 8 oz heavy cream
• 3 Tbsp sugar
• ¼ tsp almond extract
• 32 oz double-strength brewed coffee
• 6 oz Jameson Irish Whiskey

| Preparation | Smash the cardamom pods until cracked. In a saucepot, combine dairy, sugar, almond extract and cardamom. Bring to a simmer, remove from heat and steep, 15 min. After steeping, remove the cardamom pods and cream mixture cool. Fill 4 highball glasses with ice. Evenly divide cream mixture between the four glasses. Add Irish whiskey to coffee and top off each glass until full.

Vietnamese Iced Coffee Martini 

Serves | 1 |

• 1½ oz sweetened condensed milk
• 4 oz French-press brewed coffee
• 1½ oz cognac

| Preparation | In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine all ingredients. Shake vigorously for 30 seconds and strain into a Martini glass.

Cafe de la Olla

Serves | 4 |

• ⅔ cup dark-roasted, medium-grind coffee
• 1 quart water
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 cup dark brown sugar or piloncillo
• 6 oz Patron Blanco tequila

| Preparation | In a large saucepot, combine all ingredients except tequila. Bring to a slow boil over medium heat, stirring to combine and dissolve sugar. Once brought to a boil, remove from heat and let steep, 5 minutes. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh strainer or coffee filter. Add tequila and serve warm or cold.