
3 minutes • Shot glass
Archive After Dark
Archive After Dark leans on coffee and cola syrup with a neat lift from chill.
A concise home-bar shot with enough personality to earn a spot in a record-worthy recipe archive.
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Detailed description
Archive After Dark is a coffee shots built around vodka. Archive After Dark leans on coffee and cola syrup with a neat lift from chill.
The build centers on 1/2 oz vodka, 1/2 oz coffee liqueur, and 1/2 oz cola syrup. In the glass, a concise home-bar shot with enough personality to earn a spot in a record-worthy recipe archive.
It comes together in 3 minutes and is served in a shot glass. This is a fast 3 minutes build, so it works best when everything is measured before you start.
Home bar notes
Prep time
3 minutes
Glassware
Shot glass
Equipment
Cocktail shaker, Strainer, Jigger, Shot glass
Serving tip
This is a fast 3 minutes build, so it works best when everything is measured before you start.
Ingredients
- 1/2 oz vodka
- 1/2 oz coffee liqueur
- 1/2 oz cola syrup
How to make it
- Shake the non-carbonated ingredients with ice, strain into a shot glass, and top with the bubbly ingredient right before serving.
Why this one works
A concise home-bar shot with enough personality to earn a spot in a record-worthy recipe archive.
Make it your own
If you are tuning it for your home bar, adjust one ingredient at a time so the vodka base still reads clearly.
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