Description
Boozy orange coffee blends rich espresso with zesty orange liqueur, creating a sophisticated cocktail that dances between bitter and sweet. Silky smooth flavors mingle in this elegant drink, offering a luxurious escape for those craving a spirited coffee experience.
Ingredients
Scale
Alcoholic Ingredient:
- 25 milliliters (1 fluid ounce) Cointreau
Liquid Ingredients:
- 150 milliliters (5 fluid ounces) freshly brewed black coffee
Sweetener and Garnish:
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 50 milliliters (1.7 fluid ounces) chilled double cream
Instructions
- Warm a heatproof glass to prepare for the cocktail, ensuring optimal temperature for mixing.
- Pour Cointreau into the preheated glass, creating a fragrant orange liqueur base.
- Brew a robust black coffee, selecting high-quality beans for maximum flavor intensity.
- Gently combine the freshly brewed coffee with Cointreau, stirring smoothly to blend the liquids.
- Taste the mixture and adjust sweetness by incorporating brown sugar, incrementally adding until desired flavor profile is achieved.
- In a separate bowl, delicately whip double cream until it reaches a soft, slightly thickened consistency.
- Position a teaspoon facing downward just above the coffee’s surface to create a strategic pouring technique.
- Carefully and slowly cascade the whipped cream over the back of the spoon, allowing it to gently layer atop the coffee without fully mixing.
- Observe the cream gracefully floating on the coffee’s surface, creating an elegant visual separation between the liquids.
- Serve immediately to enjoy the optimal temperature and layered presentation of this sophisticated boozy coffee cocktail.
Notes
- Elevate your coffee experience with this sophisticated, grown-up cocktail that blends rich coffee with smooth orange liqueur.
- Warm your heatproof glass beforehand to maintain the optimal temperature and enhance the drink’s overall flavor profile.
- Use freshly brewed, high-quality black coffee for the best taste and aroma that complements the Cointreau.
- Gently layer the whipped cream by pouring it over the back of a teaspoon to create a beautiful, Instagram-worthy presentation.
- Customize the sweetness by adding brown sugar to taste, allowing you to control the drink’s intensity and richness.
- Serve immediately to enjoy the perfect balance of warm coffee, orange liqueur, and delicate cream layer.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Drinks, Breakfast
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 10mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg