Quick Start
Photo by Paul H. Christian, Food Styling by Michele Figliuolo
This light and modern take on the espresso and tonic is layered in the glass.
Recipe information
Total Time
2 minutes
Yield
Makes 1 cocktail
Ingredients
2 oz. espresso or cold coffee
3–4 oz. chilled tonic water
Garnish: 1 lemon
Preparation
Step 1
In a mixing glass, stir together bourbon and espresso. Then build drink in a Collins glass: Fill glass with cubed ice, add tonic water, then add bourbon and espresso mixture on top by pouring slowly, allowing it to layer on top of the tonic water.
Step 2
Use a channel knife to zest lemon over the top of the drink, while also leaving a striped design on the lemon. Cut lemon into wedges and place one as a garnish on top of the cocktail.
