Cold-Brew Cocktails

Floral, earthy, and slightly acidic with the suggestion of sweetness, cold-brew coffee is a dream candidate for mixing into cocktails. Building upon the long canon of classic coffee cocktails like the Irish Coffee and the Espresso Martini, drinks utilizing cold brew aim more refreshing than their predecessors while still capturing coffee’s bold flavors. Here are some of our favorites showing off cold-brew coffee’s range as both the star and the sidekick.

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Irish whiskey shows off its natural affinity for the flavors of coffee, banana, and stout in this Irish coffee recipe from Sláinte Oakland.

All Father’s Eye

A medley of warm spices defines this cold-brew cocktail.

Black Mountain

This cold-brew cocktail from Roosevelt Room highlights the fruity, nutty, and herbal notes found in many coffee varieties.

Broad Street Irish Coffee

A cold update on the hot drink.

Carajillo From True Laurel

True Laurel in San Francisco devised a coffee cocktail where the beloved Carajillo meets the ubiquitous Espresso Martini.

Coffee Grog From Three Dots and a Dash

This cocktail from Chicago’s Three Dots and a Dash reimagines the classic Coffee Grog as an Espresso Martini.

Cold-Brew Martini

A cool take on the Espresso Martini.

Créme de Funk

This cold-brew bourbon cocktail takes about 24 hours to create, but it’s worth the wait for its over-the-top decadence.

Daily Rituals

Amaro adds much-needed depth to this mash-up of the Espresso Martini and Carajillo by San Diego’s Polite Provisions.

Damn Fine Coffee Martini

In Cane & Table’s coffee Martini recipe, bold flavors come together to create a complex but delicate java cocktail.

Irish Breakfast Stout

This Irish Breakfast Stout is the Irish coffee amplified with dark roasted beer and a crown of salted chocolate cream.

Jitterbug Café

Cynar and toasted pecan syrup enhance the roasted coffee notes in this shaken variation of an Irish coffee.

Koffie & Tonic

Genever warms up this cold-brew and tonic from Singapore.

Kold Brew Americano

Cold-brew and Campari blend seamlessly in this take on the Americano. 

Mont Blanc Cocktail

A spirited take on a viral coffeehouse drink.

Oat Milk & Honey

A combo of bourbon, crème de cacao, cold-brew coffee, oat milk and honey. 

Strato Dessert Cocktail

A drink that is equal parts pick-me-up and tuck-me-in, made with amaro.

Tipsy Jitters

Infusing the cream with Angostura bitters amps up the warm fall flavors of this coffee cocktail by Nashville’s Martha My Dear.

True Brew

True Laurel’s coffee cocktail mixes Caffe Amaro and PX sherry with cold brew and tops it off with whipped cream for a light daytime drink.

Wipeout

Cold brew brings a bittersweet acidity to this tropical highball.