This is a complex cocktail with notes of coffee, dark chocolate and cherries which evolve into an absinthe finish with a hint of cinnamon.
My inspiration started with the desire to create a coffee cocktail with absinthe. I knew that the two flavors complimented each other. The idea of adding the cherry element stemmed from the fact that the fruit coffee beans come from is called a coffee cherry. I envisioned these flavors blending well together.
Ingredients
Directions
Muddle 2 black cherries in shaker.
Add Mr. Black Coffee Liqueur, Luxardo Maraschino Originale, Absinthe verte and cinnamon simple syrup to a cocktail shaker
Add ice and shake well.
Strain into a martini glass.
Add 2-4 dashes of chocolate bitters.
Garnish with the lemon peel spiraled around the Luxardo cherry on a skewer.
