Leaf & Bean [Cocktail Recipe]

The Leaf & Bean (Photo by Jeff Harris)

Leaf & Bean [Cocktail Recipe]

May 28, 2019 –––––– Whisky Advocate

This cocktail was created by Adam Henry, manager of Hidden Harbor in Pittsburgh. Henry combines Hawaiian coffee, Caribbean spice, and rye whiskey for Hidden Harbor's tiki-fied Old-Fashioned.

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INGREDIENTS

  • 2 oz. Rittenhouse bottled in bond rye (or other bonded rye whiskey)
  • ¼-⅜ oz. Adam’s Spices #1 (recipe below)
  • 2-3 dashes Angostura bitters
  • Orange twist and Ceylon cinnamon stick singed with a butane torch for garnish

DIRECTIONS

Stir all ingredients over large ice rock in a double Old Fashioned glass. Garnish with orange twist and torched Ceylon cinnamon stick.

How to Make Adam’s Spices #1

  • ½ cup brewed Kona or other robust coffee
  • ½ cup demerara sugar
  • 4 tsp. whole allspice
  • ¾ cup Tempus Fugit (or other crème de cacao)

Combine coffee, sugar, and allspice in a pot and cook on medium-low for 20 minutes. Strain into an airtight glass container. Add crème de cacao and mix to incorporate. Keep refrigerated for up to 3 months.

FROM THE SUMMER 2018 ISSUE.