The Coffee Cocktail

Name: The Coffee Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 oz Metaxa 7 Star; 1 ea Whole Egg; 2 oz Ruby Port; 1 tsp Bar Sugar

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By Patrick Muldowney

Submitted on: June 27, 2024

Non-Alcoholic

After Dinner

Hello friends! Tonight, I have a fun little dessert cocktail that neither tastes nor looks like its namesake coffee, but it does look a bit like a cappuccino. This Coffee Cocktail was intended to be served after a cup of coffee, and I can see where it would be quite delicious. It is quite delicious in its own right and is a simplified version of yesterday's Chatham Hotel Special, although with an egg and sugar instead of cream and crème de cacao. Here the egg gives a velvety mouthfeel, and the f...

Ingredients

1 oz
Metaxa 7 Star

1 ea
Whole Egg

2 oz
Ruby Port

1 tsp
Bar Sugar

Tools

Boston Shaker
Hawthorne Strainer

Instructions

Garnish

Grated Nutmeg

Build

Shake & Strain

Glass

Copper Mug

By Patrick Muldowney

Home Cocktail Enthusiast

Amateur home mixologist working through vintage and contemporary cocktail books, one drink at a time

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Combine brandy, egg, port, and sugar in a cocktail shaker. Dry shake without ice, then add ice and shake again until chilled. Strain into a small espresso mug and garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.

Editor's Note

Metaxa 7 Star and ruby port create a velvety, dessert-forward flip. The nutmeg garnish provides an aromatic lift to this classic nightcap.

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Crafted Pour

3 November 2026

This sounds like a wonderful, classic nightcap! The use of an espresso mug is such a fun touch for this style of drink.