Instructions

Step 1

Bring ¾ oz. heavy cream, whole milk, and coffee syrup to a simmer in a 1-qt. saucepan; remove from heat. Add coffee liqueur and brandy; pour into a mug. Add ¼ oz. cream to pan; whisk over medium until frothy. Pour over drink.

Drinks

White Nun

Name: White Nun
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 1 Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 oz. heavy cream; 3 ⁄ 4 oz. whole milk; 1 tsp. coffee syrup; 1 oz. coffee liqueur; 3 ⁄ 4 oz. brandy

Serves
makes 1 Cocktail

INGALLS PHOTOGRAPHY

For this hot version of a White Russian, bartender Isaac Shumway of San Francisco's Tosca Cafe ditches the vodka, mixing brandy and coffee liqueur with a hot coffee-cream mixture, and topping with cappuccino-like crown of frothed cream.

Ingredients

1 oz. heavy cream
³⁄₄ oz. whole milk
1 tsp. coffee syrup
1 oz. coffee liqueur
³⁄₄ oz. brandy

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Instructions

Step 1

Bring ¾ oz. heavy cream, whole milk, and coffee syrup to a simmer in a 1-qt. saucepan; remove from heat. Add coffee liqueur and brandy; pour into a mug. Add ¼ oz. cream to pan; whisk over medium until frothy. Pour over drink.