All Starry Night Long

Name: All Starry Night Long
Ingredients: 1.5 oz Van Gogh Double Espresso Vodka; 0.5 oz Absinthe; 0.5 oz Kahlua Coffee Liqueur; 0.5 oz Irish Cream Liqueur; 0.75 oz Heavy Cream; 0.5 oz Blackberry-Rosemary Syrup; 0.5 oz Blood Orange Guava; 1 tsp Edible Gold Glitter

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By Cody Sullivan

Submitted on: December 8, 2022

Spirit Forward

Themed

Continuing our Artist Cocktail Series with Vincent Van Gogh. Famous for Post-Impressionism, Starry Night depicts van Gogh’s view from the window of his asylum room at Saint-Remy-de-Province, just before sunrise, with the addition of an imaginary village. Not sure how Vinny stayed up all night but I like to think he was mixing up some espresso martinis. Perhaps he washed the glass prior with some absinthe, loosening up his imagination. This riff on an espresso martini is my attempt at tying it ...

Ingredients

1.5 oz
Van Gogh Double Espresso Vodka

0.5 oz
Absinthe

0.5 oz
Kahlua Coffee Liqueur

0.5 oz
Irish Cream Liqueur

0.75 oz
Heavy Cream

0.5 oz
Blackberry-Rosemary Syrup

0.5 oz
Blood Orange Guava

1 tsp
Edible Gold Glitter

Instructions

Garnish

Cinnamon, Edible Gold Glitter

Build

Shake & Strain

Glass

Coupe

Estimated strength

About 18% ABV (estimate)

By Cody Sullivan

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Lifting spirits by mixing spirits halfway through the work week. Amateur mixologist. High-spirited pun enthusiast. Learning one libation at a time.

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Add absinthe to chilled coupe glass, swirl and discard. Add ingredients to shaker with ice. Shake. Strain into chilled coupe glass. Garnish with edible gold glitter and cinnamon. Swirl top layer of foam.

Editor's Note

A decadent, dessert-forward riff on the Espresso Martini. Blackberry-rosemary syrup and an absinthe rinse add a complex, aromatic twist to the classic coffee base.