Coffee Cocktail Recipes to Celebrate National Coffee Day

National Coffee Day is Sunday, September 29. With coffee ranking in second for daily consumed beverages according to Datassential's 2024 Coffee Trends Report, the beverage continues to reign supreme. 

For types of coffee consumed away from home, Datassential's report found that Nitro coffee is growing, with 21% of consumers ordering it, up 2% over the last four years. Iced specialty coffee also ranks high in coffee ordered away from home at 29%, although the category has declined 2% in the last four years.

Coffee cocktails also continue to trend led by espresso martinis, with 25% of people choosing to sip on the cocktail, a 79% increase from 2022, according to a report from Drive Research.

We've rounded up a variety of caffeinated options for you to add to your coffee cocktail menus!

Peanut Butter Bacon & Java Martini

Ingredients:

1 oz Skrewball Whiskey

1 oz Espresso

3/4 oz Bacon Infused Rye Whiskey

1/2 oz Coffee Liqueur

1/2 oz Orgeat Syrup

4 dashes Blueberry Bitters

Garnish: 3 Espresso Beans and Bacon Blueberry Skewer

Directions:

Bacon Infused Whiskey: 

1. Cook 50 grams of applewood smoked bacon until done and pat dry. 
2. Let it cool, then dice into half-inch pieces. 
3. Add these to a container with 10 oz of Rye whiskey, seal and shake. 
4. Refrigerate for 24 hours, then filter using a wet coffee filter to remove residual bacon and fat.

Cocktail: 

1. Combine all the ingredients (excluding garnish) in a mixing tin and add ice. 
2. Shake firmly until the tin feels cold. 
3. Strain your cocktail into a coupe using a fine mesh strainer.
4. Garnish: Sprinkle with 3 espresso beans and add a skewer of bacon and blueberry.

Espresso + Prosecco

Ingredients:

1 oz Good Guys Amaro Blend #1

1 oz Fresh Orange Juice

0.5 oz Vanilla Syrup

1 oz Espresso

Prosecco, to taste

Garnish: Orange slide, sprig of mint and espresso beans

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients into a Bodega glass and build.
2. Add cracked ice to the top.
3. Splash of Prosecco to taste. 
4. Garnish with an orange slice, sprig of mint + espresso beans.

Drambuie Coffee Paloma 

Ingredients:

1 part Drambuie

1 part Tequila

1 part Coffee

1 part Grapefruit juice

Dierctions: 

1. Pour all the ingredients over ice in a rocks glass or slim highball and stir. 
2. Garnish with a grapefruit twist.

Nobu Mexican Coffee 

Ingredients:

2 oz. of robust pot coffee

1.5 oz. of crystal-clear Komos tequila

Directions:

1. Mix ingredients.
2. Top with yogurt foam drizzled with caramel sauce.
3. Garnish with charming cherry and flower brochette garnish.

Grand Brulot Carajillo

Ingredients:

1.5 oz Grand Brulot

1 shot of espresso

1.5 oz orange liquor

.5 oz vanilla syrup

Orange twist

Directions: 

1. Mix ingredients and shake together in a circular motion to create foam. 
2. Pour in a coupe glass.
3. Garnish with an orange twist.

Humble Baron’s Dear Fawn

Ingredients:

1.5 oz Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey

1 oz cold brew concentrate

0.75 oz Mr Black Coffee Liqueur

0.25 oz demerara syrup

Directions:

1. Shake and strain into a coupe glass. 
2. Garnish with three coffee beans

Coffee Fizz Mocktail

Ingredients:

1 oz. Monin Black Sugar Syrup

1 oz. Monin Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate

2 oz. half & half

2 tbsp. tapioca bobas

4 oz. club soda

Garnish: Mint, Cinnamon stick, Powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Fill serving glass full of ice.
2. Pour ingredients into serving glass in order listed.
3. Pour mixture into mixing tin and back into serving glass to mix.
4. Add garnish and serve.

Ketel One Pumpkin Spice Espresso Martini

Ingredients:

1.5 Ketel One Vodka

.5 Coffee Liqueur

.75 Pumpkin Allspice Syrup*

1 oz Coffee Concentrate**

Garnish: Pumpkin Spice and Espresso Powder

Directions:

For the Pumpkin Allspice Syrup:

1. Boil 2 cups of water with 1 tbsp pumpkin spice on high for 5 - 7 minutes. 
2. Watch for any boil-up or overflow and stir while boiling. 
3. Reduce to a simmer for 5 minutes and remove from the stovetop.
4. In a jar or bowl, measure out the reduced liquid, it will be less than 2 cups because of evaporation during the boiling process, then measure out the same quantity in sugar for a 1:1 ratio and add the sugar to the pumpkin spice liquid. 
5. Mix until dissolved and keep in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.

For the Coffee concentrate:

1. Mix 1 cup of cold brew or store purchased iced coffee.
2. Mix with 1 tbsp instant espresso powder.

For the cocktail:

1. Combine ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 7 -10 seconds.
2. Strain up into a chilled martini glass and garnish half of the cocktail with pumpkin spice and espresso powder

Krakaccino

Ingredients:

2 oz Kraken® Gold Spiced Rum

.05 oz Irish Cream

1 oz Espresso

Whipped Cream

Garnish: Cinnamon Stencil of The Beast

Directions: 

1. Combine all ingredients in a glass rimmed with chocolate sauce. 
2. Top with whipped cream and garnish with a cinnamon stencil of The Beast.

Super Smash Bros.

Ingredients:

3/4 oz Old Grandad Bourbon
3/4 oz ODVI Armagnac
1/2 oz Hamilton Pot Still Black Rum
3/4 oz Accompani Coffee Liqueur
1/2 oz Espresso
1/2 2:1 Demerara Syrup

Directions:

1. Shake with ice and double strain into a chilled rocks glass. 
2. Float with 1 oz condensed milk whip (1 part cond milk, 10 part heavy cream) and a caramel tuile cookie.

Night Owl

Ingredients:

.5oz Licor 43 Original
1,5oz. Dark Rum
1oz Cold Brew Espresso Concentrate
.5oz. Ginger Syrup
.5oz Lime Juice

Directions:

1. Preparation instructions In a shaker tin, combine all ingredients.
2. Add ice to shaker tin and shake for 10 seconds.
3. Strain into Tiki glass.
4. Add ice and garnish with candied ginger.
5. Serve with short straw.

Fernet, Spice, & Everything Nice

Ingredients:

3/4 oz Koloa Kaua'i Spice Hawaiian Rum
3/4 oz Fernet Branca
1/2 oz Caffè Borghetti
1 oz Fresh Espresso (Lavazza 100% Arabica Espresso)
1/2 oz Pumpkin Spice Syrup
Garnish: Pumpkin Spice Tuile, Chocolate Espresso Salt, 3 Espresso Beans

Directions:

For the Pumpkin Spice Syrup:
1 can pumpkin pie
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup water
Heat contents in saucepan to incorporate. Once incorporated, let cool,
bottle and store.

For the cocktail:

1. Measure all ingredients into a shaker tin, add ice and shake vigorously. 
2. Double strain contents into chilled Nick and Nora glass.
3. Garnish and Serve.

Hazelnut Espresso Martini 

Ingredients:

2 oz Duke & Dame Whiskey

1/2 oz coffee liqueur

1/4 oz Frangelico hazelnut liqueur 

1 oz espresso

2 dashes of chocolate bitters 

Directions:

1. Dip rim in dark chocolate then cover with chopped hazelnut. 
2. Add all ingredients to the shaker with ice, shake well then strain into prepared glass. 
3. Garnish with a Ferrero Rocher ball through a cocktail skewer.  

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