The Barback's Revenge Recipe

An original cocktail from our founder: Anders Erickson. While it may sound menacing on the surface, this cocktail will be your cold-brew coffee's new best friend. With herbal sweetness from the rum + benedictine to savory elements from the sherry, you get a full profile of flavors to compliment your Bartender's Coffee.

Prep Work Notes

For this recipe you will need cold brew concentrate. Follow these steps a day or two before you plan on creating this cocktail to ensure freshness. You can scale up or down based on how many cocktails you plan on making.

Cold Brew Concentrate Recipe

1. Begin with one part coarsely ground Bartender's Blend Coffee

2. Add eight parts cold water

3. Seal in an airtight container and place in fridge for twelve hours

4. Strain off the grounds and you'll have the coffee concentrate!

*Any leftover concentrate makes for a great quick cup of coffee in the morning

Barback's Revenge Cocktail Recipe

First, add the following to a mixing glass:

• 1 oz. (30 ml) El Dorado 8 Year Rum

• 1 oz. (30 ml) Bénédictine DOM

• 1/2 oz. (15 ml) Lustau Los Arcos Amontillado Sherry

• 1 oz. (30 ml) cold brew concentrate of Bartender's Blend Coffee

Second, add ice and stir to mix and dilute.

Third, strain over a large ice cube in your favorite lowball glass.

Lastly, express lemon oil across the top.

Enjoy one of our favorite rum and coffee cocktails!