Tag: Coffee Drinks

Make A Delicious, Sweet-Cinnamon Coffee Cocktail This Holiday Season!

The Holidays are here!  The days are speeding by and I still have so much to do!  Shopping, baking, gift wrapping, decorating… this is such a (wonderfully) busy time of the year!

I love coffee, period. But in December – with its short days and full calendar – I need an extra afternoon jolt to help get me through the day.  But it’s DECEMBER!  The HOLIDAY SEASON!  It can’t be just a regular coffee!  I want something special, with a holiday twist! 

The Cinnamon Dulce Café – is the perfect coffee (cocktail) for all of your December needs!  A Christmas or New Year Brunch – An afternoon of gift wrapping – Tree decorating – Card writing – Cookie making – and so much more! 

This cocktail is a favorite of mine and I’m sure you’ll love it too!  Remember that a recipe is just a guide – if you don’t like bourbon, use vodka!  If you’re not a coffee fan, you can use hot chocolate!  If you prefer real cream instead of oat milk creamer, do it!  So, without further ado, let’s get to the good part!

Cinnamon Dulce Café

  • 1.5oz Cincinnati Distilling Bourbon
  • .5oz Disaronna  (amaretto)
  • 2oz Coffee (cold brew, or strong brewed hot coffee cooled to room temp)
  • .75oz Cinnamon Syrup*
  • 1.5oz Oat Milk Coffee Cream
  • .5oz Maple Syrup
  1. In a cocktail shaker (mason jar, Tupperware with tight fitting lid) add your Bourbon, Disaronna, Coffee, and Cinnamon Syrup. 
  2. Add some ice and shake it up. 
  3. Strain it into a martini glass. 
  4. In a small pitcher add your Oat Milk Creamer and Maple Syrup, using a Milk Frother or Immersion blender, blend until it has doubled in volume (or use a clean shaker/mason jar/etc, and shake shake shake until doubled in volume). 
  5. Gently pour over the top of your cocktail. 
  6. Garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon.  And enjoy!

Option 2 –

Serve it over ice!

Follow step 1, but add a little more coffee.  Shake it up, strain into a glass filled with ice.  Follow steps 4-6 and enjoy!

Option 3 –

Some Like it Hot!

In your favorite coffee mug, add Bourbon, Cinnamon Syrup, and Disaronna.  Top with hot Coffee (or Hot Chocolate), and give it a stir.  Follow steps 4-6 and enjoy!

*Cinnamon Syrup – it’s super easy to make – 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, 1 cinnamon stick.  Bring to a boil stirring often to fully dissolve sugar.  Once a boil is reached, remove from heat and let cool.  Remove cinnamon stick, and store in a sealable container in the refrigerator. 

Or…. Go to the grocery store, Monin makes a very nice Cinnamon Syrup.  You can usually find it in the coffee section.

Make Mother’s Day Great Again!

Mother’s Day is here!  And after weeks of lockdowns, quarantines, homeschooling, working from home, and more, the Mother’s in your life deserve something extra special.  I’m going to walk you through mixing up two very special cocktails that mom is sure to love!

When I was growing up my mom didn’t necessarily want gifts.  Don’t get me wrong, if we didn’t get her a card and something special to open, she would not have been happy.  But more than THINGS she wanted to make MEMORIES with us.  I don’t remember ever going to brunch or making breakfast in bed.  What I do remember is when my brother and I were little we would go to Kings Island, our local amusement park.  It was usually our first visit of the year and because it was Mother’s Day the park would be almost empty. 

When we got a little older my mom decided that she wanted to go to the horse track and bet on the ponies.  I remember perfect, warm spring days sitting the sunshine while watching the races all day.  And other years, we would go for just one or two races because of the cool, rainy spring days we can have.  We make $2 bets and have nachos and popcorn.  It is fun and silly.  And that is a tradition that we’ve carried through to this day. 

Well, not this day, technically.  See we’re still in lockdown, stay-at-home, social distancing, and whatever else you want to call it.  The racetrack isn’t open.  Restaurants aren’t open.  We’re still not allowed to gather together to celebrate.  Like so many of our celebrations, Mother’s Day is looking a little bit different this year.

One thing that I (and you) can do, is drop a gift, a meal, a treat, and (of course) a cocktail off to mom.  Do what you can to make this an extra special day.  Really celebrate HER and all the hard work she has done. 

Let’s start with the perfect brunch/breakfast in bed cocktail.  If you want to keep this drink alcohol free, just sub her favorite coffee creamer for the Bailey’s.  And if you don’t have Hot Chocolate Mix, you can substitute Chocolate Syrup or even Fudge topping for ice cream!

Mother’s Day Mocha

  • 1.5oz Bailey’s Irish Cream
  • 1tbsp Hot Chocolate Mix
  • A few drops of Vanilla Extract
  • Fresh Brewed Coffee
  • Whipped Cream
  • Chocolate Shavings, optional

In her favorite coffee mug combine Bailey’s, Hot Chocolate mix, and Vanilla.  Stir well to combine.  Add Coffee to an inch from top of mug.  Stir again, make sure everything is combined.  Top with Whipped Cream and Chocolate Shavings. 

*Tastes best served in bed. 

This cocktail is one of my favorites because it is super customizable!  It works beautifully with Vodka, Gin, Bourbon, Tequila, of Rum (but I would stick to white rum, like Bacardi).  So, grab a bottle of mom’s favorite spirit, a handful of her favorite berries, and her favorite mixer and let’s make this

Mother’s Day Smash

  • 1.5 oz Hendrick’s Gin Midsummer Solstice (or her favorite Spirit)
  • 2-3 Strawberries (and/or blueberries, blackberries, raspberries)
  • 2-3 Basil Leaves
  • .25-.5oz Honey (sweeten to taste)
  • Half a Lemon (more or less to taste)
  • Club Soda, Tonic, or Sparkling Wine

In a Mason Jar add berries, honey, and squeeze in the juice from the lemon.  Muddle to release juices and to combine ingredients.  Add Gin and ice.  Put on the lid and shake to combine.  Add a more ice to fill and top with Club Soda, Tonic, or Sparkling Wine.  Garnish with a lemon wheel, fresh berry, and basil leaf. 

*Best enjoyed with her feet up, in the sunshine, while someone else is preparing dinner.