The Texas Gentleman - A Coffee Old Fashioned fit for a King
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The cold weather is starting to creep up with each passing day and one can’t help but notice how stronger spirits are in order to perfectly cap off long weeks during this fall season. And since we’re in Texas, what better way to mix things up with some craft coffee liqueur, some good old Texas distilled craft whiskey, chocolate bitters, and sharp but gentle hints of citrus to playfully treat your senses.
Now that you’re probably imagining those fun combinations of smells and tastes from this delectable Texan’s rendition of a coffee old fashioned, let’s get those thoughts and turn them into action. Here’s how to put together your very own Texas Gentleman at home.
The Texas Gentleman
Ingredients
- 2 Oz. Garrison Bros. Cowboy Bourbon
- ½ Oz. Remington Family Distiller Caffe Del Fuego
- 3 dashes Chocolate Bitters
- 1 Orange Peel (for garnish)
- 1 Old Fashioned Glass
- 1 Teaspoon for Stirring
- 3 Medium-sized ice cubes
Instructions
- Before anything else, get your old fashioned glass and let it rinse through your kitchen faucet. Make sure to get the whole glass wet and chuck it into your freezer. This is going to help keep your cocktail chilled as you think about that long work week that you just killed.
- While you’re chilling your glass in the freezer, put together the ingredients and start peeling an orange using either a knife, or peeler.
- Bring out the glass and put a couple of large ice cubes in it. Pour in your 2 ounces of the Cowboy Bourbon then add half an ounce of the coffee liqueur Caffe Del Fuego. Add three dashes of chocolate bitters then, finally, stir.
- Add the orange peel to garnish. And if you prefer that added zest, you can pinch the orange peel over the glass before putting it on as a garnish for your cold cold glass of the Texas Gentleman.
The simple to prepare but interestingly complex tasting Texas Gentleman is perfect for the coming holidays. Notes of chocolate and hints of red fruit to the taste from Garrison Brothers’ Cowboy Bourbon bring an almost fruitcake like flavor when mixed with Remington Family Distiller’s Caffe Del Fuego coffee liqueur. While the orange zest puts forward a refreshing citrusy contrast to the deep roasted flavors - pulling together a flavor profile that’s an instant hit for any boozy (the whiskey is 134.8 proof by the way) coffee lover out there.
