Clarified Wide-A-Waco

Name: Clarified Wide-A-Waco
Ingredients: 2 oz Avua Cachaça Balsomo; 1/2 oz Cruzan Single Barrel Rum; 2 oz Chilled Lavazza Espresso; 1/2 oz Liber & Co. Toaster Coconut Syrup; 1/4 oz Liber & Co. Orgeat; 1 1/4 oz Whole Milk; 5 drop(s) Citric Acid; 1/2 oz Optional: Simple Syrup

By Mike Vander Horn

Submitted on: June 27, 2022

Communal

Seasonal

It was supposed to be a quick stop for food before journeying into New York City for the real cocktail experience, but at South House in Jersey City I had one of my favorite drinks of the trip: Wide-A-Waco! I think I spec’d this similarly (subbing espresso for cold brew) but I went in a clarified direction to get this incredibly smooth final product. The tannins stripped out really helps to meld the flavors together, bringing the funk of the cachaça forward while the bite of the coffee disappear...

Ingredients

2 oz
Avua Cachaça Balsomo

1/2 oz
Cruzan Single Barrel Rum

2 oz
Chilled Lavazza Espresso

1/2 oz
Liber & Co. Toaster Coconut Syrup

1/4 oz
Liber & Co. Orgeat

1 1/4 oz
Whole Milk

5 drop(s)
Citric Acid

1/2 oz
Optional: Simple Syrup

Instructions

Garnish

Coconut flakes

Build

Build In Glass

Glass

By Mike Vander Horn

Mixologist

I hope to see my creations out in the wild!

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Double recipe for batch Add milk to a bowl. Add remaining ingredients to a mixing tin and stir to combine. Slowly pour cocktail overtop the milk, allowing small curds to form. Let sit overnight in the fridge. Strain through the curds in a nut milk bag twice, then through a coffee filter as needed until no particles remain. Pour into a highball glass over two clear ice spears. Garnish with shredded coconut.

Editor's Note

Milk-washing transforms this coffee-cachaça blend into a silky, clarified masterpiece. The woodsy funk of the Balsamo cachaça shines through the mellowed coffee and toasted coconut notes.