When the Lights Go Out

Name: When the Lights Go Out
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients: 1.5 oz Potato vodka; 0.5 oz Coffee liqueur; 0.5 oz Cold brew coffee; 0.5 oz Aperol; 1 oz Heavy cream, to float

When the Lights Go Out is a cocktail made with potato vodka, coffee liqueur and cold brew coffee, created by Kevin Baird at Celestine in 2016.

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Vodka Shaken Creamy Bitter Sweet Coffee Aperol Cream

Method · Shaken

Shake everything except the cream with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe, float the cream on top and garnish with nutmeg.

Glass: Coupe
Ice: Up
Garnish: Grated nutmeg

What goes in it

1.5 oz
Potato vodka
0.5 oz
Coffee liqueur
Bottle · Coffee Liqueur
0.5 oz
Cold brew coffee
Mixer · Cold Brew Coffee
0.5 oz
Aperol
Bottle · Aperol
1 oz
Heavy cream, to float

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