smuggler's coffee
This trio of coffee, rum and spices is a great finish for any
festive evening. It's even better paired with cookies or little
cakes that feature chocolate!
The name for this double-rum coffee honors those responsible for
giving coffee to the world, such as the Dutch traders who first
smuggled a coffee plant into Europe in the mid-16th century.
Later, French Captain Gabriel De Clieu, would be the first to
successfully transport a coffee plant seedling across the
Atlantic and into Martinique in 1723, an endeavor that launched
18 million coffee trees and an entire industry in a span of just
50 years.
½ cup strong, hot coffee
2 teaspoons sugar
1 ounce gold rum
1 ounce dark rum
1 stick whole cinnamon sticks
1 strip of orange zest
optional for garnish:
Finely grated orange zest
Dollop of whipped cream
Grated Mexican chocolate
Stir the coffee and sugar together in a tempered glass until the sugar is completely dissolved. Add both rums; stir again. Add the cinnamon stick and the strip of orange zest. Garnish with grated orange zest, whipped cream and grated Mexican chocolate, if desired.
