Coffee Cocktail Recipes to Celebrate National Coffee Day

National Coffee Day is Monday, 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. 

Coffee cocktails also continue to trend, led by the continued dominance of espresso martinis. If you want a twist on this classic, check out the recipe below from Kerry Foodservice:

Chai Espresso Martini

Ingredients:

1 oz. Tequila
2 oz. Espresso Cold Brew
2 oz. Oregon Chai Salted Caramel Chai Tea Latte
¾ oz. DaVinci Gourmet Brown Sugar Syrup

Directions:

1. Combine all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Shake to chill and combine the ingredients.
3. Strain into a coupe glass with a ½ salt rim using DaVinci Caramel Sauce as “glue.”
4. Garnish with a star anise, three coffee beans, and grated cinnamon.

How about a classic combination for your coffee cocktail menus? You can't go wrong with Baileys and coffee! Check out the dairy-free recipe below from Baileys.

Baileys Cinnamon Toast Oat Milk Latte

Ingredients:

Directions:

1. Blend all ingredients together until smooth​.
2. Pour in a glass over ice and garnish with cereal.

Looking for even more coffee cocktail inspiration? We've rounded up some recipes, below, including a recipe for the carajillo cocktail, which has grown 40% in menu offerings nationwide over the past year according to Datassential.

Witches Familiar

Ingredients:

1.5 oz Irish whiskey
1 oz espresso
.75 oz demerara
5 dashes Skidmore Alchemy Tobacco bitters
Atomized absinthe
Heavy cream cold foam
Garnish with dehydrated lime zests and a star anise

Directions:

1. Combine espresso, Irish whiskey, demerara, and Skidmore Alchemy Tobacco Bitters.
2. Shake and double strain.
3. Atomize absinthe before the foam; this helps with the separation to create that clean line profile between the espresso and cream.
4. Next, top the espresso with the heavy cream cold foam. Use a milk frother to create the cold foam and a bar spoon to pour it
   over to create that classic Irish coffee look in an espresso martini format.

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.

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.

The Cortado

Ingredients:

1.5 oz Bib & Tucker Gold Roast Bourbon

0.5 shot Espresso or Cold Brew

0.25 oz Simple Syrup

0.75 oz Madeira Wine

2 dashes Angostura Bitters

Garnish: Lemon peel

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients into a shaker tin half full of ice.
2. Shake well and strain into glass.
3. Garnish with lemon peel.

Pumpkin Spice Lebowski

Ingredients:

2 parts Reyka Vodka

1 part Coffee Liqueur 

1 part Heavy Cream

1/2 tsp. of Pumpkin Pie Spice 

Garnish: Pumpkin pie spice dust 

Directions: 

1. Combine all ingredients into cocktail shaker with ice and shake.
2. Serve on the rocks.
3. Garnish with pumpkin pie spice dust.

Carajillo 43

Ingredients:

1.5 oz (1 part) Licor 43 Original

1.5 oz. (1 part) Espresso (or Dark Roast Cold Brew)

Grated Cinnamon (optional)

Directions:

1. Combine equal parts Licor 43 and Espresso or Dark Roast Cold Brew.
2. Shake and strain into a rocks glass.
3. Optional: Garnish with grated cinnamon.

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