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Jeffrey Morgenthaler, Portland, Oregon

Keoke Coffee cocktail recipe

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What goes in it

Method · Built

  1. 1Add the brandy, crème de cacao and brown sugar syrup to a preheated Irish coffee glass.
  2. 2Top with hot coffee, leaving room for a thick float of lightly whipped cream, then dust with ground cinnamon.
Glass
Irish coffee glass
Serve
Hot
Garnish
Whipped cream and ground cinnamon

Prep ahead

House prep

Brown Sugar Syrup (2:1)

Keeps
1 month
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 2 partsbrown sugar (by weight)
  • 1 partwater (by weight)

Method

  1. 1Stir the sugar into warm water until fully dissolved. Let cool and bottle.

About the Keoke Coffee

Keoke Coffee is a cocktail made with bonded brandy, dark crème de cacao and brown sugar syrup (2:1), created by Jeffrey Morgenthaler at Portland.

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