Welcome! This site is here to give you some fresh ideas on mixing coffee with cocktails. Everyone has different tastes and what one person might like another person will not. Use this site as a guide to come up with some new ideas of your own.

Coffee can be brewed in many different ways, providing different flavor profiles even from the same beans. Make sure to brew the best beans that you can and if you find a way of brewing that works for you, keep on brewing the same way.

There are many different types of spirits and liqueurs out there. The recipes on this site have used the generic term where possible. Please feel free to substitute your favorite brand.

Gimlet Brew
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Gimlet Brew

  • 2 oz Cold Coffee

  • 2 oz Gin

  • ½ oz Lime Juice

  • ½ oz Simple Syrup

Add coffee, gin, lime juice, and simple syrup to cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into chilled coupe glass. Garnish with lime wedge.

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Dad’s Coffee
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Dad’s Coffee

  • 3 oz Cold Coffee

  • 1 oz Drambuie

  • 1 oz Scotch

Pour ingredients into old fashioned glass and stir. Add 1 large ice cube.

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Coffee Rooster
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Coffee Rooster

  • 4 oz Cold Coffee

  • 4 oz Eggnog

  • 1 oz Rum

  • 1 oz Coffee Liqueur

Shake ingredients together with ice and strain into snifter. Garnish with ground nutmeg and cinnamon. Add cinnamon stick and mint leaves.

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Sour Sour
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Sour Sour

  • 1 oz Cold Coffee

  • 1 oz Coffee Liqueur

  • 1 oz Tequila

  • 1 oz Lime Juice

Pour ingredients into shaker with ice. Shake and strain into sour glass. Garnish with lime wedge.

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Piglet
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Piglet

  • 5 oz Cold Coffee

  • 3 oz Cranberry Juice

  • 1 oz Milk

Pour coffee and cranberry juice into cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into ice filled Collins glass. Top up with milk. Garnish with orange peel ears and marshmallow nose.

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Louisiana Coffee
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Louisiana Coffee

This recipe is courtesy of mrbostondrinks.com

  • Hot Coffee

  • ½ oz Crème de Cacao

  • ½ oz Dark Rum

  • ½ oz Southern Comfort

Sugar rim Irish coffee glass. Pour crème de cacao, Southern Comfort, and rum into glass. Fill with freshly brewed coffee. Top with whipped cream and sprinkle with cinnamon. Garnish with a cinnamon stick as a stirrer.

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Mudslide
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Mudslide

  • 2 oz Cold Coffee

  • 1 oz Vodka

  • 1 oz Coffee Liqueur

  • 1 oz Irish Cream Liqueur

  • Chocolate Syrup

Pour ingredients into blender with ice. Blend and pour into ground coffee rimmed hurricane glass. Garnish with orange peel.

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Fritz
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Fritz

  • 3 oz Cold Coffee

  • 1 oz Rum

  • 1 oz Jägermeister

  • ½ oz Lemon Juice

  • 3 peeled ginger slices

  • 4 drops bitters

Place 3 peeled ginger slices in cocktail shaker and muddle. Add ice, coffee, rum, Jägermeister, lemon juice, and bitters. Shake and strain into an old-fashioned glass with a ball of ice. Garnish with lemon peel.

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Boston Iced Coffee
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Boston Iced Coffee

This recipe is courtesy of mrbostondrinks.com

  • 6 oz Cold Brew

  • 1 oz Crème de Menthe

  • 1 oz Crème de Cacao

  • 1 oz Brandy

Pour ingredients into an ice filled highball glass and stir. Garnish with lemon twist.

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Coffee Tonic Kick
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Coffee Tonic Kick

  • 4 oz Cold Coffee

  • 1 oz Gin

  • 1 oz Orange Liqueur

  • 4 oz Tonic Water

Half fill a Collins glass with ice and pour in the gin, orange liqueur, and tonic water. Stir, and then layer the coffee on top. Garnish with lemon slice.

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Frozen Cappuccino
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Frozen Cappuccino

  • 4 oz Cold Coffee

  • 1 oz Irish Cream Liqueur

  • 1 oz Coffee Liqueur

  • 1 scoop Vanilla Ice Cream

Mix ingredients in blender. Pour into cinnamon/sugar rimmed hurricane glass. Garnish with orange peel.

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Pure Summer
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Pure Summer

  • 2 oz Cold Brew

  • 1 oz Gin

  • ½ oz Ginger Syrup

  • ½ oz Simple Syrup

  • ½ oz Fresh Lemon Juice

Add ingredients into cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into sour glass. Garnish with lemon slice.

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Nerano
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Nerano

  • 2 oz Cold Coffee

  • 1 oz Limoncello

  • 1 oz Campari

Add large ice cube in old-fashioned glass. Pour in coffee, Limoncello, and Campari and stir. Garnish with lemon peel.

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Mexitaly Coffee
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Mexitaly Coffee

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  • 4 ½ oz Hot Coffee

  • ¾ oz Coffee Liqueur

  • ¾ oz Almond Liqueur

Rim preheated Irish coffee glass with cherry juice and blend of sugar and cinnamon. Pour liqueurs into glass. Fill with coffee and stir. Top with whipped cream and chocolate.

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Saffron Breve
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Saffron Breve

  • 3 oz Cold Coffee

  • 3 oz Saffron Milk

Prepare saffron milk ahead of time by adding in a saucepan 2 cups whole milk, 2 pinches of saffron, and 2 teaspoons of sugar. Simmer on low heat for 10 minutes and stir. Do not let the milk boil. Pour into a container and place in fridge. Once fully cooled pour 3 oz of saffron milk in coupe glass and float 3 oz of coffee on top. Garnish with orange slice.

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Espresso Romano
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Espresso Romano

  • 2 oz Espresso

  • 1 oz Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice

Add Espresso and lemon juice to shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into Sour Glass. Garnish with lemon peel.

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Affogato Martini
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Affogato Martini

  • 1 oz Espresso

  • 1 oz Coffee Liqueur

  • 1 oz Rum

  • 1 Scoop Vanilla Ice Cream

Scoop ice cream into martini glass. Pour espresso, coffee liqueur, and rum into cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain over ice cream.

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Boston Caribbean Coffee
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Boston Caribbean Coffee

This recipe is courtesy of mrbostondrinks.com

  • Hot Coffee

  • 1 oz Crème de Cacao (Brown)

  • 1 oz Dark Rum

Sugar rim Irish Coffee glass then pour the rum and crème de cacao into the glass. Fill glass with freshly brewed hot coffee. Top with whipped cream and sprinkle with cinnamon. Garnish with a cinnamon stick as a stirrer.

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Not A Good Idea
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Not A Good Idea

  • 2 oz Cold Coffee

  • 2 oz Jägermeister

  • ½ oz lemon juice

Combine ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into ice filled brandy snifter. Garnish with lemon slice. Sip and enjoy.

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Mississippi Mud
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Mississippi Mud

  • 2 oz Cold Coffee

  • 1 oz Tennessee Whiskey

  • 1 oz Coffee Liqueur

  • 1 scoop Chocolate Ice Cream

Blend coffee, Tennessee whiskey, coffee liqueur, and ice cream in blender. Pour into ground coffee rimmed hurricane glass and top with chocolate shavings.

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