PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Mount Gay XO rum o 4 ounces strong hot coffee o 1 teaspoon sugar o 1 pinch...

PH factor:  10 Recipe (Serves 2) Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ cup Finlandia vodka o ½ cup Kahlúa o 2 ½ cups strong hot coffee Garnish o ½ cup lightly whipped cream Method: 1. Bring cocktail ingredients to a simmer in a saucepan. 2. Divide into heated mugs. 3. Top each with whipped cream. Remarks: At the end of a winter’s day, it just doesn’t get any better than this. . . .

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Licor 43 (Cuarenta Y Tres) o 1 ounce Tia Maria o ½ ounce cream Garnish o 1 Café con Leche Ice Cube (see: Syrups etc.) Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve in an Old Fashioned glass with the Café con Leche ice cube. Remarks: Despite the rating, there is one big problem with this cocktail. You have to sip it. Allowing the Café con Leche ice cube to melt takes t

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Ilegal mezcal o ½ ounce agave nectar o 2 ounces cold coffee or espresso Garnish o lightly whipped vanilla cream* o 3 coffee beans Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into a martini glass. 3. Pour cream over the back of a spoon to float it on top of the drink. 4. Garnish with coffee beans. Remarks: It pays to plan ahead. So make and chill your coffee first. To s

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Bombay Sapphire gin o ½ ounce Chambord o ½ ounce Kahlúa o 1 teaspoon grenadine o 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice o 2 ounces cold coffee or espresso Garnish o orange peel Method 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: This one took some work. First, we switched to Sapphire gin. We also reduced the Chambord and added Kahlúa. The resul

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Tullamore DEW Irish whiskey o ¾ ounce Kahlúa o 1 teaspoon brown sugar o 4 ounces coffee or espresso Garnish o lightly whipped cream Method: 1. Stir to combine cocktail ingredients in a glass. 2. Slowly pour cream over a spoon. Comments: This is what an Irish coffee or any caffeinated cocktail should be like. Not too sweet and not too bitter. With enough caffeine to perk you up but not enough to get you

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o sugar o 1 ounce J. Wray Silver Jamaican rum o 1 ounce Tia Maria o 4 ounces hot coffee or espresso Garnish o whipped cream o grated allspice Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a cup or mug and invert it into a shallow dish of sugar to coat the rim of the cup or mug. 2. Add the remaining cocktail ingredients to the prepared cup. 3. Top with whipped cream. 4. Garnish with allspice. Comments: This is what any forti

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces J. Wray Silver rum o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o ¾ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 2 ounces cold coffee or espresso Garnish o lime wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve over ice in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a lime wheel. Comments: We found it to be a refreshing caffeinated cocktail. The rating reflects our decision to make it with espresso. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe (Serves Two) Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 ounces Mount Gay XO rum o 1 ounce Kahlúa o 8 ounces cold strong coffee o 3 ounces coconut milk Garnish o whipped cream o cocoa powder Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in glass mugs or large cocktail glasses. 3. Top with whipped cream and garnish with cocoa powder. Remarks: Light but not sweet. Coconutty though not in a crazy way. We used Lavazza Gran Selezione coffee.

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Jim Beam Bonded bourbon o ½ ounce Grand Marnier o ¼ ounce maple syrup o 4 ounces hot coffee or espresso Garnish o lightly whipped cream o orange peel Method: 1. Combine cocktail ingredients in a cup or mug. 2. Top with whipped cream. 3. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: We used a Vienna Roast coffee and found the resultant flavor to have a tobacco note. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Old Forrester bourbon o 2 sugar cubes o 6 ounces strong hot coffee Garnish o whipped cream Method: 1. Add bourbon and sugar to a cup or mug and stir to dissolve the sugar. 2. Add hot coffee. 3. Top with whipped cream. Remarks: We didn’t know what to expect from this simple combination of ingredients. We tried it. It’s a keeper. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Mount Gay XO rum o 2 ounces Modelo Negra cerveza o 2 ounces cold coffee or espresso o ¾ ounce agave nectar Garnish o lightly whipped cream o your choice of crackers. Method: 1. Combine cocktail ingredients in a mug. 2. Pour into a mixing glass and back into the mug. 3. Top with whipped cream. 4. Garnish with cookies or crackers. Remarks: Tired of the same old cup of coffee? Well, this is definitely

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Mount Gay XO rum o ½ ounce Pierre Farrand Dry Curaçao o 8 ounces strong hot coffee Garnish o cream, lightly whipped with a dash of orange extract o orange bitters and allspice. Method: 1. Combine cocktail ingredients in a cup or mug. 2. Gently top with whipped cream. 3. Garnish with bitters and ground allspice. Remarks: Not as sweet as you’d expect, thanks to the bitters and spice. The combination of

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Añejo tequila o 2 ounces cold coffee or espresso o 2 ounces almond milk o 2-3 drops Bittermens Xocolatl Mole bitters or to taste Garnish o grated Ibarra chocolate Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into a martini glass. 3. Garnish with grated chocolate. Comments: This is a tribute to a Latin America before it became either Latin or American. A caffeinated cocktail that see

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 teaspoon of brown sugar o ¾ ounce Calvados o ¾ ounce Campari o splash grenadine o 5 ounces cold strong coffee Garnish o grapefruit peel Method: 1. Put sugar into cocktail glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice. 3. Pour into the prepared glass. 4. Garnish with grapefruit peel. Remarks: This demonstrates how acidity, as in coffee, acts to tame the inherent bitterness of Campari. . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Chivas Regal scotch o 1 ounce Grand Marnier o 4 ounces strong hot coffee Garnish o whipped cream o grated chocolate Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients in a cup or mug. 2. Top with whipped cream. 3. Garnish with chocolate. Comments: This is the fortified coffee other fortified coffees want to be like. Too tired to whip cream? Don’t let that stop you. Float a little cream on top and promise you will whi

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe (Serves Two) Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Mount Gay XO rum o 4 ounces cold espresso or coffee o 8 ounces ice water o 1 ½ tablespoons Demerara sugar Garnish o 2 thick slices of lemon halved Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass to dissolve the sugar and to chill the mixture. 2. Serve over ice in glasses or mugs. 3. Garnish with lemon slices equitably divided. Remarks: This can also be made by the pitcher

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o cinnamon o sugar o 1 ounce Mount Gay XO rum o 1 ounce Licor 43 (Cuarenta Y Tres) o ¾ ounce heavy cream o 1 ½ tablespoons coconut cream o 1 splash agave syrup o ½ cup cold strong coffee Garnish o 3 coffee beans o ground cinnamon Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a cocktail glass and invert it into a shallow dish containing a mixture of cinnamon and sugar to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake remaining cockta

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Lazzaroni amaretto o ¼ ounce Drambuie o ¼ ounce Tia Maria or Kahlúa o 4 ounces coffee or espresso Garnish o whipped cream (optional) Method: 1. Combine cocktail ingredients in mug or cup. 2. Top with whipped cream if using. Remarks: An unusual mix of flavors. We used Tia Maria but feel free to use your favorite coffee liqueur. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Tullamore DEW Irish whiskey o 1 dash Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o ¼ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 4 ounces coffee or espresso Garnish o 2 ounces milk frothed o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Method: 1. Combine cocktail ingredients in a warmed Old Fashioned glass. 2. Top with frothed milk. 3. Garnish with bitters. Remarks: The Limerick Latte is a frothy and sweet caffeinated cocktail. J

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Hennessy VS cognac o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o ¼ ounce Galliano o 4 ounces strong hot coffee Method: 1. Combine in a warmed mug. 2. Stir gently. Remarks: This is well balanced with just the small amount of Galliano. More would change the flavor of this cocktail drastically. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o brown sugar o 1 scoop Dulce de Leche Caramel ice cream o 1 ounce 1800 Silver tequila o 1 ounce Kahlúa o 4 ounces strong hot coffee Garnish o whipped cream o ground cinnamon Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a glass or mug and invert it into a shallow dish of brown sugar to coat the rim of either one. 2. Caramelize the sugar using a kitchen torch. 3. Add ice cream to the prepared glass. 4. Add remaining cockt

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce 1800 Añejo tequila o 1 ounce Drambuie o 1 ounce cold coffee or espresso o 1 ounce grapefruit juice Garnish o grapefruit peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients in an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 2. Garnish with the grapefruit peel. Remarks: It's not an intuitive combination of spirits, but the grapefruit and coffee dominate the flavor to the point that it might seem a like a drink you'd want to have w

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Añejo tequila o 1 ounce Kahlúa o 1 ounce cream o 1 teaspoon brown...