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Hello, Old Friend

Hello, Old Friend by shea needham
  • Bartender: shea needham
  • Bar: LARK Chicago, Chicago, United States

Serve in a

Nick & Nora glass

Garnish:

Flame an orange peel over the surface of the drink to express the citrus oils, then discard the peel.

How to make:

In a shaker tin add the following:
2 dashes of Turkish Tobacco Bitters
1/4 fl oz 1:1 Brown Sugar Syrup
1 fl oz Cooled Fresh Espresso
3/4 fl oz Drambuie Liqueur
2 fl oz Lustau Solera Reserva Brandy de Jerez
Fill shaker with quality ice & shake hard until thoroughly chilled and a rich espresso foam has developed.
Fine strain into Nick & Nora glass

2 fl oz Lustau Solera Reserva Brandy de Jerez
1 fl oz Espresso coffee (cold/chilled)
3/4 fl oz Drambuie liqueur
2 dash Tobacco bitters (not homemade!)
1/4 fl oz Demerara/Muscovado/brown sugar syrup (1 sugar : 1 water)
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