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Dessert 2 · Candy Cane Lane
Santa's Night Shift
Santa has one night to do it all. This is how.
Serves1
Glass8 oz coupe, frozen and chocolate-lined
Difficulty2 of 3
Sweet / Strong3 / 3
CostMid
Make-aheadLine and freeze glasses up to 2 days ahead; chill espresso the morning of
Ingredients
- 1 oz coffee liqueur
- 1 oz vanilla vodka
- 1 oz RumChata
- 3 oz real espresso, chilled
- Glass: chocolate syrup
- Garnish: small dollop of whipped cream, dark chocolate curls and shavings, one curl on the rim
Build
- Add all four ingredients to a shaker with plenty of ice.
- Shake very hard, 15 seconds, for a thick crema.
- Double-strain into the frozen chocolate-lined coupe.
- Add a small dollop of whipped cream in the center.
- Shave dark chocolate over the cream with a peeler: long curls plus fine shavings, one curl resting on the rim.
Zero-proof twin
3 oz chilled espresso (or decaf), 1.5 oz horchata, 0.5 oz vanilla syrup, 0.25 oz chocolate syrup. Same glass, same garnish.Prep. pipe chocolate syrup inside each coupe in thin, even diagonal stripes, rim to base, then freeze at least 1 hour. Use the same stripe pattern every time so the drink is recognizable on camera.
Batch for 8. 8 oz coffee liqueur, 8 oz vanilla vodka, 8 oz RumChata, 24 oz chilled espresso. Keep cold; shake 6 oz per drink to order (crema needs a fresh shake).