Truss & Twine’s White Russian

Name: Truss & Twine’s White Russian
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American

Recipe: Dave Castillo , Truss & Twine , Palm Springs, CA

Photo: Audrey Ma

April 23, 2020

For the White Russian at Palm Springs’ Truss & Twine, bar manager Dave Castillo nixes vodka and doubles down on the coffee flavor with a coffee–infused gin. Castillo uses a Vietnamese coffee blend from Trung Nguyen, but you can substitute your favorite dark-roast coffee.

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz. coffee liqueur
1 oz. coffee-infused gin
1 1/2 oz. heavy cream
1/2 oz. rich simple syrup (2:1)

Tools:shaker, strainer
Glass:double Old Fashioned
Garnish:grated coffee bean

Preparation

Add the coffee liqueur, coffee-infused gin, heavy cream and simple syrup to a shaker with ice. Shake well, then double strain into an ice-filled glass filled, then garnish.

Coffee-Infused GinMix 1 liter of London-dry gin with 2 oz. of ground Vietnamese coffee, let it sit for 20 minutes, then strain and bottle for use.