PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o sugar o 1 ounce 1800 Añejo tequila o 1 ounce Patrón XO Cafe or Kahlúa. o 6 ounces strong hot coffee Garnish o 2 ounces whipped cream o chocolate shavings Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a glass mug and invert it into a shallow dish of sugar to coat the rim of the mug. 2. Combine remaining cocktail ingredients in the prepared mug. 3. Top with whipped cream. 4. Garnish with chocolate shavings. Comments: This

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ ounce Crown Royal Canadian Blended whiskey o ½ ounce Crown Royal Black Blended whiskey o ½ ounce Crown Royal Northern Harvest Blended whiskey o ½ ounce Licor 43 (Cuarenta Y Tres) o ¼ ounce Grand Marnier o 4 ounces strong hot coffee Garnish o lightly whipped cream o cinnamon stick o orange zest Method: 1. Combine cocktail ingredients in a heated cup or mug. 2. Top with whipped cream. 3. Garnish with or

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Tullamore DEW Irish whiskey o 6 ounces strong hot coffee o 1 ounce Demerara Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o whipped cream flavored with a dash of orange extract o grated nutmeg o grated orange zest Method: 1. Combine cocktail ingredients in a warmed mug. 2. Top with whipped cream. 3. Garnish with orange zest and grated nutmeg. Comments: The orange flavor and aroma make such a difference that it is

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Hennessy VS cognac o 8 ounces hot Italian roast coffee Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Combine cocktail ingredients in a heated cup. 2. Garnish with lemon peel. Remarks: This is the “Boilermaker” of caffeinated cocktails. Like the Boilermaker it is both easy and potent. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ tablespoons sweetened condensed milk o 3 tablespoons coconut milk o 4 ounces cold Vietnamese coffee (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 pinch sea salt o 1 ½ teaspoons sugar Method: 1. Blend 4 or 5 ice cubes to a sno-cone like consistency. 2. Add milks and briefly pulse to combine. 3. Pour into a highball glass. 4. Stir salt and sugar into the Vietnamese coffee. 5. Pour coffee mixture around the sides of the ice mi

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Cointreau o 4 ounces of chilled Italian roast coffee o 1 ounce heavy cream Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients vigorously over ice. 2. Strain into whatever glass, cup, or mug you have handy. Remarks: If this is what you need to wake up, who are we to quibble about what you drink it from? . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ ounce Finlandia vodka o ¾ ounce Sambuca Romano o 3 ounces hot coffee or espresso Garnish o sweetened whipped cream Method: 1. Combine cocktail ingredients in a warmed cup. 2. Top with whipped cream. Remarks: This is an excellent caffeinated cocktail. It is also robust without the whipped cream. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Crown Royal Northern Harvest o 4 ounces hot coffee or espresso o ½ ounce maple syrup Garnish o lightly whipped cream Method: 1. Combine in a warmed mug. 2. Top with whipped cream. Comments: In a Netflix Original movie Polar, Mads Mikkelsen stops in a diner each morning for a winter coffee. In the movie he doesn't order it with whipped cream. What paid assassin would? Having no such constraints, we thought wh

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Goslings Black Seal rum (151 proof) o 2 ounces Sandeman Tawny Porto 20 Year Old o orange bitters to taste o 2 ounces cold coffee or espresso Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a chilled martini glass. 3. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: Above average coffee martini in terms of strength. The 151 rum probably has something to do with that. . .