Improved Iced Coffee Recipe

[Photo: Lizz Schumer]
Mike Treffehn of The Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co. in Philadelphia created this delicious bourbon-spiked coffee to give the staff some zing during a long shift.
Notes: To make demerara syrup, combine 1 cup demerara sugar and 1/2 cup water in a saucepan and stir. Bring to a simmer, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves. Demerara syrup will keep refrigerated for one week.
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- Yield:makes 1 cocktail
- Active time: 5 minutes
- Total time:5 minutes
Ingredients
- 6 ounces brewed coffee, cooled
- 1 ounce Old Grandad Bonded Bourbon
- 1/2 ounce Luxardo Maraschino
- 1/2 ounce cream
- 1/2 ounce demerara syrup (see note)
- 3 dashes absinthe
- 3 dashes orange bitters
- Garnish: nutmeg (optional)
Directions
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1.
Add coffee, bourbon, Maraschino, cream, demerara syrup, absinthe, and bitters to a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice and shake until cold, about 15 seconds.
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2.
Strain into a goblet filled with crushed ice. Garnish with fresh nutmeg if desired.
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