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Coffee Old Fashioned recipe
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The Coffee Old Fashioned is a stirred whiskey cocktail, made with bourbon, coffee liqueur, Demerara syrup and more, served in a rocks glass over a large cube. It is coffee-rich.
Coffee Old Fashioned ingredients
| Bourbon | 50 ml (1¾ oz) |
| Coffee liqueur | 10 ml (¼ oz) |
| Demerara syrup | 5 ml (¼ oz) |
| Coffee bitters | 2 dashes |
How to make a Coffee Old Fashioned
- Add everything to a mixing glass with plenty of ice.
- Stir until very cold, about 30 seconds.
- Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass.
- Garnish with an orange peel and coffee beans.
- Glass
- Rocks glass
- Ice
- Large cube
- Garnish
- Orange peel and coffee beans
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Coffee Old Fashioned: quick answers
- How strong is a Coffee Old Fashioned?
- About 30% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 20 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Coffee Old Fashioned?
- About 180 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
- What glass is a Coffee Old Fashioned served in?
- A rocks glass, over one large ice cube.
- How many ingredients does a Coffee Old Fashioned have?
- 4 in total: bourbon, coffee liqueur, Demerara syrup and coffee bitters. Simple enough to make at home.
