Anyone who loves coffee and bourbon should put the two together immediately - here's how
You only need two things to make coffee-infused bourbon: half a cup of espresso beans and a 750 ml bottle of bourbon.
Combine the beans and bourbon in a plastic container to infuse for six hours at room temperature. You definitely want to use espresso beans for this — they have a darker roast and are less bitter. The Clocktower head bartender Luis Hernandez uses beans from Ecuador.
Once the bourbon has been strained, it's ready to serve. If you don't feel like fussing with a cocktail, it's absolutely fantastic on its own. The earthy coffee flavor is so perfectly balanced by the spicy bourbon, and the infusing process gives it a creamier mouthfeel.
However, if you have some amaro, fernet, Demerara simple syrup, and bitters, you can make The Clocktower's bittersweet Cold-Fashioned, which was created by world-renowned mixologist Gareth Evans.
Throw one-and-a-half ounces coffee-infused bourbon, a half-ounce amaro, three dashes fernet, and two dashes bitters into a mixing glass with ice and stir for about 30 seconds. You can also build the drink right in the rocks glass.
A twist of orange completes the drink.
Now go forth and infuse. Hernandez recommends spicier bourbons like Bulleit for the upcoming fall season. There's no way you won't love this.
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