FROM SAMANTHA'S BAR
Cold Brew Velvet
Cold brew, maple and vanilla shaken into a silky coffee mocktail with soft foam.
MOCKTAIL
1 DRINK
COUPE
ABOUT THE DRINK
Cold Brew Velvet is a coffee mocktail that feels like it belongs in a coupe, not a takeaway cup. The cold brew gives it depth, maple and vanilla bring warmth, and a tiny pinch of salt keeps the whole thing balanced rather than sweet and flat.
THE POUR
Ingredients
75 ml cold brew, or cooled espresso
20 ml maple syrup
5 ml vanilla syrup
1 egg white
Pinch fine sea salt
Ice, for shaking
Coffee beans, grated chocolate or a light dusting of cocoa, to garnish
Method
1.
Chill a coupe glass.
2.
Add the cold brew, maple syrup, vanilla syrup, egg white, and salt to a cocktail shaker.
3.
Dry shake without ice for 15 seconds to build the foam.
4.
Add ice to the shaker.
5.
Shake again for 12 to 15 seconds, until well chilled and silky.
6.
Fine strain into the chilled coupe.
7.
Garnish if desired and serve immediately.
SAMANTHA'S NOTES
Use strong coffee
Dry shake first
Cold brew or cooled espresso should have enough depth to carry the drink. Weak coffee will make the mocktail taste thin.
Shake without ice first to build the foam, then shake again with ice until cold and silky.
Do not skip salt
A tiny pinch of fine sea salt balances the maple and vanilla. It keeps the drink rounded instead of sweet and flat.
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