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Coffee And Doughnut Bourbon Shake (Picture: Beautiful Booze)

Happy International Coffee Day!

Yes, today’s the day to cheer the cappuccino, applaud the Americano and exalt the espresso.

Of course you could raise a cup of your usual favourite coffee to celebrate.

Alternatively, why not mix things up by making one of these cocktails?


These little beauties see coffee and booze combine to fantastic effect.

Here’s 10 iced coffee cocktails that will give you a buzz.

Cherry Coffee Milkshake by Natalie Migliarini on Instagram here

3 scoops vanilla bean ice cream

1/4 cup of cold coffee

30ml Seattle Distilling Coffee Liqueur

30ml Seattle Distilling Vodka

5 pitted cherries

1 tablespoon of chocolate-covered espresso beans and cherries to garnish.



In a blender combine ice cream, coffee, coffee liqueur, vodka, and cherries.

Blend until desired consistency.

Add more ice cream if mixture is too thin or more coffee if it too thick.

Pour blended mixture into serving glass.

Garnish with chocolate covered espresso beans and cherries.

Nutty Espresso by 1907 restaurant at Brooklands Hotel

(Picture: 1907 restaurant at Brooklands Hotel)

20ml hazelnut liqueur

25ml Baileys Cream

25ml Kahlua

Single espresso

Splash of caramel syrup

Handful of ice

Put the ice in a cocktail shaker.

Pour over all of the ingredients and shake for 15-20 seconds.

Strain into a tall glass (keep the ice in the shaker).

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Espresso Beer Martini by Natalie Migliarini on Instagram here

30ml coffee liqueur

15ml Aperol

15ml Frangelico

30ml stout

1/2 cup ice

Coffee beans to garnish

In a shaker combine coffee liqueur, Aperol, Frangelico, and ice.

Shake and strain into serving glass.

Top off with stout beer. Garnish with coffee beans.

The Irish Espresso

(Picture: Avión Espresso)

44ml Avión Espresso Tequila

44ml Jameson Whiskey

Pour ingredients into a rocks glass over ice. Stir.

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Cherries Jubilee Latte

30ml Pusser’s Rum (Gunpowder Proof or 40% ABV)

15ml Cherry Brandy

15ml Butterscotch Schnapps

60ml Fresh Espresso

30ml Half & Half mix (equal parts milk and cream)

15ml Brown Sugar Syrup

Powdered or Grated Chocolate

Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until well chilled.

Strain into a tall glass over fresh ice. Sprinkle with powdered or grated chocolate.

Coffee Stout Ice Cream Float by Natalie Migliarini on Instagram here

60ml Seattle Distilling Coffee Liqueur

4 scoops chocolate chip ice cream

120ml Oakshire Brewing Overcast Espresso Stout

1tsp chocolate sauce for garnish

Chocolate sauce drizzle and stout candy to garnish

In a serving glass add ice cream scoops then add coffee liqueur.

Top off with Oakshire Brewing Overcast Espresso Stout.

Add chocolate sauce and top with stout candy.

Stout candy can be made by reducing stout on the stove and then drizzling the mixture into desired shapes onto parchment paper.

The mixture will harden into a candy.

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Don’t Shoot The Messenger by Robert J Gregory

Picture: Robert J Gregory)

45ml Evan Williams black Bourbon

60ml Pura Vida organic coffee (cold press extraction )

30ml orgeat

5 dashes fees brothers black walnut bitters

30ml Mexican Coke

Shake all ingredients except the coke. Double strain over ice and top with the soda.

Garnish with three coffee beans.

The Double Shot Martini

(Picture: Avión Espresso)

66ml Avión Espresso Tequila

44ml milk or half & half

Add all ingredients to a shaker.

Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass.

Garnish with 1-3 espresso beans.

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Coffee And Doughnut Bourbon Shake by Natalie Migliarini on Instagram here

90ml bourbon

420g vanilla bean gelato

180ml coffee

5 mini doughnuts

Cinnamon and 2 doughnuts to garnish

In a blender combine vanilla bean gelato (except for 2 scoops), coffee, bourbon, and doughnuts.

Blend until desired consistency.

Add more ice cream if mixture is too thin or more coffee if it is too thick.

Pour blended mixture into serving glass. Top with a single scoop of gelato.

Garnish with mini doughnuts and sprinkle of cinnamon.

Espresso Martini by London Cocktail Week

(Picture: London Cocktail Week)

50ml Absolut

25ml Kahlua

25ml Espresso

Add Simple Syrup to taste

Pour all into a Boston shaker with cubed ice. Shake.

Serve in a martini glass and garnish with coffee beans.

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