Best Coffee Cocktail Recipes

Alcohol and coffee may sound odd together, but it’s just the opposite. You may be surprised by the amount of drinks which contain coffee and caffeine. If you want to try something new or want to just kick things up a notch, this list of cocktails with coffee are for you. Adding coffee, espresso, cream or even Kahlua makes your drink more creamy and rich in flavor. Coffee beans like green tea leaves naturally have caffeine. In short, alcohol and caffeine simply go well together. Not to mention, coffee and caffeine have their health benefits when taken in moderation.

For the best coffee cocktail results, you might want to get medium roast and bold, high-quality coffee or espresso from reliable sellers or stores.

List of the Best Coffee Cocktail Recipes

6-Shooter

Ingredients

1/3 oz - Kahlua® coffee liqueur
1/3 oz - butterscotch schnapps
1/3 oz - amaretto almond liqueur
1/3 oz - Jose Cuervo® 1800 tequila
1/3 oz - Goldschlager® cinnamon schnapps
1/3 oz - Bailey's® Irish cream

Directions

Stir ingredients together in a double-shot glass, and serve.

Absolut Zero

Ingredients

1 oz - Absolut® vodka
1 oz - Kahlua® coffee liqueur
1/2 oz - peppermint schnapps
1 oz - cream

Directions

Shake ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into glass over ice cubes. Add sprig of mint for decoration.

Acapulcoco

Ingredients

1 oz - gold tequila
1 oz - Kahlua® coffee liqueur
2/3 oz - dark rum
1/2 oz - coconut cream

Directions

Shake and strain into a cocktail glass, and garnish with a cherry and orange slice.

An Irish Kiss

Ingredients

3/4 oz - Bailey's® Irish cream
3/4 oz - Kahlua® coffee liqueur
- coffee
1 1/2 oz - whipped cream

Directions

Pour Baileys and Kahlua into Irish coffee glass, fill glass with hot coffee and top with whipped cream.

B-52

Ingredients

1/3 shot - Kahlua® coffee liqueur
1/3 shot - amaretto almond liqueur
1/3 shot - Bailey's® Irish cream

Directions

Carefully layer ingredients, in order, into a shot glass; kahlua, amaretto, then irish cream.

Babygirl

Ingredients

2 oz - Hennessy® cognac
2 oz - Bailey's® Irish cream
2 oz - Kahlua® coffee liqueur

Directions

Pour all three ingredients into a cocktail shaker half-filled with cracked ice. Shake well, and strain into a highball glass filled with cracked ice. Top with a maraschino cherry, and serve.

Black Russian

Ingredients

3/4 oz - coffee liqueur
1 1/2 oz - vodka

Directions

Pour ingredients over ice cubes in an old-fashioned glass and serve.

Cappucini

Ingredients

1 oz - espresso
1 1/2 oz - vodka
3/4 oz - Kahlua® coffee liqueur
1/4 oz - Bailey's® Irish cream

Directions

Make the espresso and place in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Add the vodka, Kahlua coffee liqueur and Bailey's irish cream. Shake vigorously and strain into a cocktail glass. Serve.

Caribbean Kiss

Ingredients

2 parts - dark rum
1 part - amaretto almond liqueur
1 part - Kahlua® coffee liqueur
2 parts - cream
- cinnamon
- brown sugar

Directions

Dip the rim of a cocktail glass into kahlua, and into brown sugar. Shake the spirits and cream with ice, strain into a frosted glass and sprinkle with cinnamon.

Deep Pleasure

Ingredients

1 oz - Kahlua® coffee liqueur
1 oz - Bailey's® Irish cream
1/2 oz - butterscotch schnapps
top with - half-and-half

Directions

Fill a hurricane glass with ice, then add the Kahlua coffee liqueur, Bailey's Irish cream and butterscotch schnapps. Add half-and-half as desired. For less cream, put in an old fashioned glass.

Espresso Martini

Ingredients

1 oz - Starbucks® coffee liqueur
2 oz - Stoli® Vanil vodka
2 oz - espresso

Directions

Pour coffee liqueur, vodka, and espresso into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled Martini (cocktail) glass, and serve. The drink should be slightly frothy.