What isn't there to love about a formal occasion? This drink combines all my favorites into a rich aromatic cocktail in which notes of toasted caramel and the sweetness of aged rum lie beneath a smooth cream layer, mingling delightfully with the bold Mr. Black cold brew coffee liqueur and finished with the lingering not-so-subtle spicy Thai bitters.
Ingredients
Directions
Combine both liquors, syrup, and bitters into a dry mixing glass.
Add ice and stir until the glass is cold.
Strain liquid into a chilled coupe glass.
In a clean shaker, shake 1 fl oz heavy cream until thickened, but not stiff. It should still be easy to pour. Pour the cream over a spoon to float on top of the cocktail.
Finish cocktail with a grated coffee bean
1. Toast 2 tbsp fennel seed in a cast iron pan until fragrant.
2. Mix 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup sugar and toasted fennel seeds in a saucepan and heat until the sugar is dissolved and the syrup just begins to boil.
3. Cool enough to strain out fennel seeds. Bottle prepared syrup and chill.
