Cocktails with coffee=cafe?

[vicv]

Just made a drink called "The Revolver"

2oz barrel proof bourbon (I used wild turkey 101)
0.5oz coffee liqueur. (Mr black preferred but kalhua is fine too)
2 dashes of orange bitters
Expressed oil from peel of orange
Stirred with ice.

This is a very fine drink on a Christmas Eve

 

[Guitar Guy]

Sounds pretty good. Merry Christmas.

 

[vicv]

Thanks. You too

 

[IMA SOL MAN]

Happy hangover.

 

[Kestrel]

Am literally drinking eggnog w/ The Kraken, Black Spiced Rum this very moment.

 

[vicv]

Ya. I moved over to homemade eggnog with brandy and Jamaican rum after. Sol man was correct in his assessment, though.

 

[Dave_H]

Some places you can buy small bottles of concentrate for some famous liquers, and some more generic ones e.g. hazelnut cream. Here they cost about $6 each. For example, hazelnut cream (similar to name brands) mix concentrate with vodka, fresh cream (suggested 18% but some recommend higher, up to whipping cream 35%!), and some sugar. Proportions can be varied to suit your taste e.g. less sugar. Results are great for what I have tried so far.

Dave

 

[Dave_H]

Some places you can buy small bottles of concentrate for some famous liquers, and some more generic ones e.g. hazelnut cream. Here they cost about $6 each. For example, hazelnut cream (similar to name brands) mix concentrate with vodka, fresh cream (suggested 18% but some recommend higher, up to whipping cream 35%!), and some sugar. Proportions can be varied to suit your taste e.g. less sugar. Results are great for what I have tried so far.

Dave

So nobody's tried this...I guess not.

Dave

 

[vicv]

So nobody's tried this...I guess not.

Dave

Nah I make all my own syrups and everything. Not into premade flavorings

 

[Dave_H]

Nah I make all my own syrups and everything. Not into premade flavorings

Bonus that you make your own concentrates....any suggestions/hints on making simple ones for coffee or hazelnut cream etc. type? The OTC ones used to be $4 each which was not bad, but getting a bit steep for my liking.

They even have an extract for Sambuca...wondering why, it's easy enough just to buy it.

Dave

 

[vicv]

Bonus that you make your own concentrates....any suggestions/hints on making simple ones for coffee or hazelnut cream etc. type? The OTC ones used to be $4 each which was not bad, but getting a bit steep for my liking.

They even have an extract for Sambuca...wondering why, it's easy enough just to buy it.

Dave

I don't make a hazelnut cream one that's not really a flavour that I would probably just buy it if I needed it. Irish, I make my own Irish coffee. I make my own coffee liqueur with coffee concentrate, sugar, and moonshine basically. I'm more into classic cocktails and distilling. David Wonderich and Jeffery Morganthaler are both good sources. The book "imbibe" is excellent.

But I make my own grenadine. simple syrup. Demerara syrup. I have a red current syrup that's very good. All spice dram. Oleo saccarim, falernum, cream of coconut, orgeat, lime cordial. Plus I make some of my own bitters.