I have been really getting into mixing cocktails over the last few months, and came up with this for a cocktail night with some friends (where we all come up with riffs on a theme). This particular night was supposed to be Martini riffs.
I wanted to come up with something that evoked memories of the breakfast of coffee and a cigarette that I regularly had near the end of grad school. I call it the “ABD”.
Recipe:
1.5 oz. Coffee infused gin
1.5 oz. Sweet Vermouth
1/4 oz. Islay Scotch
2 dashes of tobacco bitters
2 dashes of orange bitters
Stirred over ice, served in a coupe, and garnished with a twist of orange peel (also expressed over the drink).
I infused the gin at home. I used 25g of cracked beans, 25g of whole beans, 750 mL Bombay Sapphire gin, infused for ~24h at room temp. These were a medium roast Yirgacheffe beans.
Carpano Antica seems to work best for this drink, a previous version with the Martini rosso was good but I think the more robust vanilla-y flavors of the Antica work better here (plus the Martini vermouth has a bit of an oregano flavor to it which was not ideal).
I like Ardbeg for the peated scotch.
Makes for a great night cap. Definitely need a bolder vermouth to go well with the coffee and peat. Wish I had a better picture with a less wilted orange twist haha.
Would love to hear thoughts and suggestions for improvement!