Name: Death By Morning
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Absinthe; 15 ml Mint fernet amaro; 15 ml Coffee liqueur; 45 ml Espresso coffee (hot); 5 ml Brown sugar syrup; 1 dash Aromatic bitters; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Death By Morning
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
³⁄₄ oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
¹⁄₂ oz	Brancamenta
¹⁄₂ oz	Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Espresso coffee (freshly brewed & hot)
¹⁄₆ oz	Demerara/Muscovado/brown sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
2 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare orange zest and mint leaf for garnish.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
Garnish with a mint leaf either floated on cocktail or pegged to rim.

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

With a whopping ¾oz absinthe and ½oz of minty fernet, coupled with 1½oz wake-up call of espresso coffee, this cocktail is assertive but in a surprisingly alluring way. The Vindaloo of Espresso Martinis.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2021 by Dzu Nguyen, General Manager at Horsefeather bar in San Francisco, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Death By Morning contains 217 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
17.47% alc./vol. (17.47° proof)
18 grams of pure alcohol

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Matt

23rd November 2024 at 00:56

Mainly sweetish espresso, with a kiss of mint and some smooth anise. Very good!

Gary Thompson

9th September 2023 at 21:34

Oh, that’s rather good!

Stephan Gröhn

21st April 2023 at 16:38

With a bit less of absinthe and an additional splash of Nardini Fernet this a positive surprise!

Dee Stump

3rd November 2022 at 01:46

No caffeine needed. This palate is sure to wake you up. It’s like a fight to the death as toasty chocolate caramels compete against deep bracing anise. Neither win as Branca Menta sneaks up for a cool finish. Perhaps this will finish my next plate of Vindaloo!

G Atabek

5th July 2022 at 16:29

After making this drink with Pernod Absinthe I have to say I am not a fan, neither am I offended. There is just too much anise in it, maybe I'd dial the absinthe down a bit. The see that the proposed absinthe is a different brand but then again absinthe doesn't get much more 'parisian' than Pernod.

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