Turkish Coffee Cocktail

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (18 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
5 whole Green cardamom pods
1 12 oz Ketel One Vodka
1 12 oz Espresso coffee (freshly brewed & hot)
12 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Float 3 coffee beans

How to make:

MUDDLE cardamom pods in base of shaker. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10

Review:

Turkish and Arabic coffee is made with lightly roasted coffee beans that are very finely ground and boiled in water, usually with a little sugar, in a special pot called cezve in Turkey or ibrik elsewhere. It is sometimes flavoured with some cardamom and this vodka-based coffee cocktail harnesses the aromatic eucalyptus and citrus notes of this spice.

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History:

Created in 2003 by yours truly.

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2nd August 2023 at 09:15
If you have lots of time, crush the cardamom and allow to infuse in the hot coffee for 1-2 minutes.
Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
22nd April at 05:21
Yes, however we steep the pods in the vodka. And yes also, we give the pods a bit of a working over in a mortar and pestle initially. A delightfully aromatic and gentle espresso martini.
RAHUL  Kumar’s Avatar RAHUL Kumar
23rd December 2020 at 19:20
I didn't try like this but I definitely do it