SPECIALTY INSTANT COFFEE
We strive to make mind-blowing instant coffee that tastes amazing on its own, but we believe our instant coffee can improve upon more than just your next camping trip. It’s also a surefire way to get *good* coffee flavor into your favorite coffee cocktails. So we had Dan, our in-house Instant Wizard, develop some recipes to show off just what it can do. We also decided to feature three co-fermented coffees from some of our favorite producers who are doing even more magic at the frontier of coffee flavor. So ditch that bottle of cheap coffee liqueur and get ready to up your cocktail game!
Coffees |
- Rodrigo Sanchez Kumquat Caturra
- Esteban Zamora Cinnamon Anaerobic
- Jairo Arcila Passion Fruit
Citrus Espresso Martini |
Your typical espresso martini has two major flaws: it’s too sweet, and it tastes like bad coffee. By using our instant coffee, we remedy both of these problems. Vodka, simple syrup, and a pack of our instant coffee essentially becomes a ready-to-go coffee liqueur better than anything you can find on the shelf. Crème de Cacao brings some chocolate depth that adds to the interplay of sweet and bitter. Finally, using our favorite kumquat co-fermented coffee from Rodrigo Sanchez, together with some orange bitters, we add complex citrus notes that elevate this sweet standard to become a truly sophisticated classic.
Recipe (Watch The Recipe Video)
2 oz Vodka
1 oz Crème de Cacao
1 oz Simple Syrup
2 dashes Orange Bitters
1 packet Rodrigo Sanchez Kumquat Instant Coffee
Add all of the ingredients to the base of a cocktail shaker and stir vigorously until the instant has dissolved completely. Add ice and shake for ten seconds. Double strain into a coup glass and garnish with an orange twist.
Horchata Borracha Toasted Almond |
Our instant coffee can help class up a struggling espresso martini, but that doesn’t mean we don’t enjoy a sweet coffee drink done right. A Toasted Almond is essentially a White Russian with Amaretto instead of Vodka, but subbing out our instant for the coffee liquor allows us to bring back the vodka without sacrificing flavor. Then our cinnamon instant from Esteban Zamora takes it to another level. Almond, cream, and cinnamon come together in this sweet drink that reminds us of horchata, and that is definitely dangerous in the wrong hands.
Recipe ( Watch The Recipe Video)
2 oz Vodka
2 oz Amaretto
1 oz Simple Syrup
1 packet Esteban Zamora Cinnamon Instant Coffee
2 oz Heavy Cream
Rim a rocks glass with cinnamon sugar and set aside. Add all but the heavy cream to the base of a cocktail shaker and stir vigorously until the instant has dissolved completely. Then add the heavy cream and ice, shaking for ten seconds. Double strain into the rocks glass, garnishing with an additional cinnamon stick, if desired.
Passion Fruit Coffee Grog |
We here at Black and White are no strangers to the tropical and fruity notes that coffee can bring, but that side of coffee hasn’t ventured its way to the bar scene yet. So let’s change that. The Navy Grog is a tiki drink that plays on layering different types of citrus juices and rums to create a tropical complexity that’s more than the sum of its parts. So here we layered two rum drinks, one citrus forward, and one using our Passion Fruit instant coffee from Jairo Arcila, in order to create a complex coffee cocktail that highlights the brighter side of coffee that we hope everyone comes to know and love.
Recipe ( Watch The Recipe Video)
Part 1)
.75 oz Lime Juice
.75 oz Grapefruit Juice
1 oz White Rum
.75 oz Simple Syrup
Part 2)
2 oz Golden Rum
1 oz Coconut Syrup*
1 Packet Jairo Arcila Passion Fruit Instant Coffee
Fill a 16 oz Collins glass with ice, preferably crushed. Add all of the ingredients of list (a) to the base of a cocktail shaker, and shake for ten seconds. Double strain into the Collins glass. Dump the ice from the shaker and then add the ingredients of list (b) to the base of the cocktail shaker, stirring vigorously to dissolve the instant coffee. Add ice, and continue stirring for ten seconds. Strain the liquid into the glass on top of the first mixture. Serve with a straw, grapefruit wedge, and lime ring.