3 minutes • Shot glass
Night Shift
Night Shift tastes like cinnamon and coffee meeting a clean hit of heavy cream.
A concise home-bar shot with enough personality to earn a spot in a record-worthy recipe archive.
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Detailed description
Night Shift is a coffee shots built around whiskey. Night Shift tastes like cinnamon and coffee meeting a clean hit of heavy cream.
The build centers on 3/4 oz cinnamon whiskey, 1/2 oz coffee liqueur, 1/4 oz heavy cream, and 1/4 oz simple 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
- 3/4 oz cinnamon whiskey
- 1/2 oz coffee liqueur
- 1/4 oz heavy cream
- 1/4 oz simple syrup
How to make it
- Shake with ice until thoroughly chilled and silky.
- Then strain into a shot glass.
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 whiskey base still reads clearly.
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