Coffee Grog From Three Dots and a Dash

Name: Coffee Grog From Three Dots and a Dash
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American

Recipe: Kevin Beary , Three Dots and a Dash , Chicago

Photo: Lindsay Eberly

February 19, 2024

This cocktail from Three Dots and a Dash reimagines the classic Coffee Grog as an Espresso Martini. At the award-winning Chicago bar, they make an extra-strength cold-brew concentrate from a dark-roast whole-bean coffee. The cold brew’s bitterness is then balanced by the creaminess of the coconut cream and sweetness of the cinnamon syrup.

Ingredients

1 oz. aged Jamaican rum
1/2 oz. 151-proof demerara rum
1/2 oz. orange curaçao
3 oz. strong cold-brew coffee
1 oz. coconut cream
1/2 oz. cinnamon syrup
1 dash absinthe
2 dashes Angostura bitters

Tools:shaker, strainer
Glass:large coupe
Garnish:3 coffee beans

Preparation

Add all of the ingredients to a shaker with a large cube of ice and shake hard. Strain into a chilled glass. Garnish.

Note: Shaking with a 2×2 ice cube allows for less dilution, and the large size helps to froth the cocktail, allowing for a thick head. After straining into the coupe, allow the cocktail to rest until a sturdy head has formed before placing the coffee beans as garnish.