Jaffa Kick
Have you ever had a Jaffa Cake?
It’s no secret that orange and chocolate go really well together so when I saw this recipe in @nicholas.hamilton’s newly released book, “Sipsy Doozy.” I knew I had to try it. Just happened to be great timing with it being #WorldCocktailDay and all. I’m happy to report that it’s as delicious as it sounds. Huge congrats to Nick for his new book, you can grab it over on his page/bio!
Cheers y’all.
Excerpt from the book and origin story of the cocktail:
“This spicy chocolate orange in liquid form tickles the throat as it soothes the tongue with cocoa-coated citrus. This concoction was invented by my followers and me on a TikTok livestream, a result of brainstorming drink ideas with the viewers in the comments. Once the drink was made, a clever commenter said it must taste like a Jaffa Cake, a popular orange-chocolate biscuit (cookie) from England.
Deciding that that name didnt fully encapsulate the spiciness and savoriness of the cocktail, it was renamed the Jaffa Kick.”
JAFFA KICK
By: Nicholas Hamilton
ingredients:
1 oz | 30 ml Tequila
1 oz | 30 ml Orange Liqueur
¾ oz | 22.5 ml Averna Amaro (I used Ramazotti)
¾ oz | 22.5 ml Cocoa Bitters (Angostura)
½ Tsp hot sauce (Valentina)
Orange swath, to garnish (see page 27)
instructions:
Add the tequila, orange liqueur, Averna amaro, cocoa bitters, and hot sauce to a mixing glass.
Add ice and stir until chilled and diluted, 15 to 20 seconds.
Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass.
Garnish with an expressed orange swath.
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