Name: Revolver
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Bourbon whiskey; 15 ml Coffee liqueur; 2.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 3 dash Orange bitters

Revolver
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Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe 1920 7.75oz

Ingredients:
2 oz	Bourbon whiskey
¹⁄₂ oz	Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
¹⁄₁₂ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) optional
3 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of coin-sized orange zest twist (flamed).
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS flamed orange zest twist over cocktail, then use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

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Dry/sour

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Review:

Depending on your coffee liqueur, this can be a tad on the dry side so I've added a splash of sugar. Hence, according to your own tastes, you may want to omit/or increase the sugar, and if adding sugar then also consider using muscovado or demerara sugar rather than white sugar syrup.

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Variant:

Coffee Old Fashioned

History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2004 by Jon Santer at Bruno's in San Francisco, USA and named after Revolver by the Beatles due to an argument as to the group's best track with a musician at the bar. The name is also appropriate, as this cocktail was originally made with Bulleit Bourbon.

The Revolver became popular after Jon turned his attention across town to Bourbon & Branch.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Revolver contains 206 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
31.89% alc./vol. (31.89° proof)
25 grams of pure alcohol

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Mookie

25th May at 19:44

I made mine with St George Nola (and Wild Turkey 101) and it was so good, nothing overly complex but felt like a good showcase for the liqueur. Will be trying it with Bardstown Wheated next

Mookie

29th May at 03:21

update: Bardstown wheated was a great choice

Werd Bmocsil

13th February at 01:18

:shrug: maybe a different coffee liqueur? My DW & I both tasted only bourbon. Mine had McAfee's Benchmark 'Old No.8' , Fee Brothers West Indian Orange Bitters, and Kahlua.

Michael Cronin

22nd September 2024 at 20:05

Can I aks what the purpose of the flamed organge zest twist is? Is it for show or does it add something to the cocktail's flavor? I'm as much about the presentation as I am about the flavor. Many thanks.

Simon Difford

23rd September 2024 at 05:35

Toasting citrus zest does impact flavour while also adding theatre.

Michael Cronin

22nd September 2024 at 19:24

Great color for an Autumnal Equinox afternoon cocktail. Well balanced with te Kahlua. Used Buffalo Trace this first time, but will try with a variety of others. Keeper.

Wayne Dorothy

17th June 2024 at 01:30

My favorite cocktail for May! My version: 2 Wild Turkey 101, .5 Kahlua, 2 dashes orange bitters. Easy and tasty.

Andrew Anderson

10th April 2024 at 07:16

Excuse the but so subtle plug, but this cocktail was my choice for the latest episode of 'Cocktail Mode', my podcast where I pair drinks with retro video games.
I used fairly budget ingredients (as that's what I had to hand) and still enjoyed it a great deal, certainly didn't need the syrup when using Kahlua.

Mary Bellamy

12th January 2024 at 01:08

Pretty good. I used Mr Black and subbed in maple syrup for the simple. It's a strong, rich cocktail.

Collin Westgate

7th September 2023 at 03:09

Delicious, love it as a nightcap. Used Mr. Black and cinnamon syrup, the almost smoky mix of coffee and the flamed orange with the bourbon makes it feel like the wild west distilled into a drink. Absolute delight if you're in that sort of mood.