New Year, New Coffee Cocktails

New Year’s Eve brings along a wave of celebration and never-ending get-togethers. And why shouldn’t it? What's the point of a new year if the parties don't last for a week or so, visiting loved ones seems never-ending and hosting family dinners feels like a much-awaited event!

As families and friends gather around to celebrate (of course this involves feasting and drinking every second hour) it presents a great opportunity to flaunt your inner barista skills and earn some extra limelight at the dinner table.

At Coffeeza, we created two coffee cocktails with our holiday special blends that you can serve at your party bar and to pour in the new year. Grab you cocktail shakers as we take you through the recipes. It’s time to be the official Holiday season Barista.

Gingerbread Espresso Martini

Our Gingerbread coffee has a deliciously sweet and spicy flavour to it that serves well in a martini. This warm and cozy espresso when combined with vodka and coffee liqueur is sure to be a crowd pleaser at your new year’s party. The medium-dark roasted Arabica coffee has notes of ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, molasses and chocolate which perfectly adds an espresso twist to the martini. If you haven’t tried our Gingerbread coffee capsules yet- here’s your sign!

Ingredients:

• Gingerbread Espresso - 30ml
• Vodka - 60ml
• Coffee Liqueur - 20ml
• Simple Syrup - 10ml
• Ice cubes - ½ Glass
• Cookie Crumbs - For Garnish
• Caramel Syrup -  For Garnish

Here’s what you got to do:

• Brew the gingerbread flavoured espresso in the Finero Next Machine and let it cool.
• In a shaker add espresso, Vodka, Coffee Liqueur, Simple Syrup and Ice cubes and shake well.
• Take a martini glass, dip the rim in Caramel Syrup and roll it in cookie crumbs
• Pour the mixture from the shaker into the martini glass.
• Garnish with a sprinkle of Cinnamon.
• Your Gingerbread Espresso Martini is ready to serve!!

Boozy Peppermint Mocha Affogato

This recipe is a boozy version of a classic Italian dessert with a peppermint mocha twist. It’s sweet, minty, cold and hot. It’s a cocktail, a beverage, a dessert and what not. We bet you won’t find an easier dessert recipe to ring in the new year. The peppermint mocha coffee capsule is made using the finest Arabica coffee that’s roasted to a medium-dark and finished with a delicious medley of sweet, minty and chocolate notes. The ice-cream melts beautifully once all the ingredients are poured over and every molten spoonful is simply irresistible and coffee-licious.

Ingredients:

• Peppermint espresso - 30ml
• Vodka - 60ml
• Coffee Liqueur - 20ml
• Simple Syrup -10ml
• Vanilla Ice-cream - 1-2 Scoops
• Peppermint Candy Crushed - For garnish
• Chocolate Syrup - For garnish

Here’s what you got to do:

• Brew the Peppermint Mocha flavoured espresso in the Finero Next Machine and let it cool.
• In a shaker add, espresso, vodka, coffee liqueur, simple syrup and ice and shake well.
• Take a martini glass and dip the rim first in chocolate syrup and then over crushed peppermint candy.
• Add a scoop of vanilla into the martini glass and pour the mixture over
• Garnish the affogato with crushed candy

Sit back and enjoy every molten scoop of this Boozy Peppermint Mocha Affogato.

Who would’ve thought that classic holiday coffee blends could be transformed into elegant coffee cocktails. You ought to add these to your “New Cocktails” list of 2023. Which one of these two did you like the most? Let us know in the comments.

Cheers!!