One morning in recent weekends past, I simultaneously made myself breakfast while making my no-churn for the week (mint, in case you were wondering) and it turns out the coffee was done brewing just as I emptied the can of sweetened condensed milk. Kismet, if you will. The answer to this situation seemed obvious and my coffee had the oh-so-wonderful hint of the liquid heaven that lingers in the can after it’s been emptied. A delicious way to start the day. And with that, this Jamaican coffee also became obvious.
Because coffee is great, can’t we all agree? I think that while it’s so necessary in the morning, sometimes it’s just as necessary at night. It’s these times though that a little sumpin-sumpin extra might be needed.
Obviously.
Growing up, my parents seemed to entertain a lot and I always, always remember them serving coffee with Kahlua for dessert, so alcoholic coffee after hours was just a given. With that idea in mind, I figured there HAD to be a Caribbean twist on this, and I was right.
Coffee
Kahlua
Rum, spiced is nice
Whip
and a little cinnamon addition from moi.
This recipe is strong because it’s summer and our drinks should be strong. However, for someone like me who’s not quite use to strong, I definitely uttered a WHOA when I took a sip…before I took another. Adjust the alcohol to your taste, keeping the 1:1 ratio of liquor: rum. One recipe I found out there added brandy to the mix. I don’t have that kind of tolerance, but I’m sure if you want to go that route, it’ll put some hair on your chest.
Jamaican Coffee
Boozy Jamaican coffee is best served hot, and contains rum, spices and is topped with an even spicier whipped cream.
Ingredients
- For the cocktail:
- 2 cups coffee, brewed, hot
- 3 ounces coffee flavored liquor
- 3 ounces dark spiced rum
- Cinnamon to garnish
- Sweetened whipped cream (recipe below)
- For the whipped cream:
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 1 1/2 TB granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
- Step 1 Make the whipped cream: In a chilled bowl, add all the ingredients and whip until stiff peaks form.
- Step 2 Assemble the coffee: Add 1 1/2 ounces of each rum and liquor to each coffee cup. Add the hot coffee and top with the whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
- Step 3 Recipe adapted from All Recipes
