Are you a coffee lover who likes cocktails? There is one type of cocktail with coffee flavor, this is the Iron Butterfly Cocktail, suitable for you coffee lovers. Using only 3 ingredients, this is the perfect drink to enjoy after dinner.
What is an Iron Butterfly Cocktail?
Iron Butterfly Cocktail is a drink made with the same combination of kahlua, vodka and Irish cream. The result is a drink with a strong bite from the vodka on the front end which is mixed quickly and smoothly to produce a creamy vanilla coffee.
At first glance, this cocktail drink is similar to a white Russian, but instead of using heavy cream, it uses Bailey’s Irish cream. Apart from this cocktail, there is a mudslide cocktail which contains heavy cream and Baileys, combined with vodka and Kahlua. Kahlua is a liqueur with a strong coffee taste and is quite sweet. It provides a deep brown color and brings out the sweet taste of coffee.
Bailey’s Irish cream provides a creamy and sweet taste in the Iron Butterfly Cocktail. It is made from cream, sugar, Irish whiskey, and has the aroma of vanilla and chocolate. All the ingredients in making the Iron Butterfly Cocktail contain alcohol, of the three ingredients, vodka is the strongest. But it is light in taste and somewhat neutral in tone with a slight bite.
When to Make This Drink
This cocktail has a sweet and rich taste. So, the most suitable presentation is at the following times.
- As a mouth freshener after dinner
- As a drink to enjoy in the afternoon.
- A time of celebration
- Also, the Iron Butterfly Cocktail is perfect for parties
Iron Butterfly Cocktail Variations:
There are not many ways to change this drink, it only uses three ingredients so it is difficult to vary it more. But there are several ideas for presenting other variations of this cocktail drink.
1. Use a flavored vodka
Double the coffee flavor and use coffee-flavored vodka, or you can add a little extra sweetener, also use vanilla-flavored vodka or whipped cream.
2. Substitute the Kahlua
Kahlua is a coffee-flavored liqueur that is quite popular these days. However, there is another drink that you can use to replace it, this is Tia maria, the best substitute for kahlua.
3. Shake it up
The basic recipe for the Iron Butterfly Cocktail is to use it in layers in a glass. But you can serve it by shaking it. The method is to add the ingredients in a shaker and shake vigorously, serve.
How to Make Iron Butterfly Cocktail?
Using only 3 ingredients, you should be able to prepare the Iron Butterfly Cocktail in just 5 minutes. Add the ingredients in a glass and stir briefly.
Equipment:
- Rocks/Scotch/Bourbon glass
- Spoon Bar
- jigger
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Vodka
- 1.5 oz Kahlua
- 1.5 oz Irish cream
- Ice
Instructions:
Step 1:
Start by collecting everything you need including rocks glass, ice, jigger, bar spoon, kahlua and irish cream.
Step 2:
Toss ice into the rock glass until it is full
Step 3:
Grab the vodka, use a jigger to measure 1.5 oz of vodka and put it in the glass.
Step 4:
Now take the kahlua, also use a jigger to measure 1.5 oz of kahlua and dump it in a glass.
Step 5:
Grab the irish cream, use a jigger to measure 1.5 oz of irish cream.
Recommendation:
Step 6:
You should add irish cream to the top of the drink. The method is to pour Irish cream through an inverted bar spoon into a glass or over kahlua and vodka.
Step 7:
Then add Irish cream on top of the drink, place a bar spoon upside down in the glass just above the Kahlua and vodka.
Step 8:
Then, slowly pour the Irish cream from the jigger over the back of the bar spoon into the glass. Use a bar spoon to stir the drink once or twice. This makes the Irish cream only partially mixed. Enjoy!
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Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Vodka
- 1.5 oz Kahlua
- 1.5 oz Irish cream
- Ice
Equipments
- Rocks/Scotch/Bourbon glass
- Spoon Bar
- jigger
Instructions
- Start by collecting everything you need including rocks glass, ice, jigger, bar spoon, kahlua and irish cream.
- Toss ice into the rock glass until it is full
- Grab the vodka, use a jigger to measure 1.5 oz of vodka and put it in the glass.
- Now take the kahlua, also use a jigger to measure 1.5 oz of kahlua and dump it in a glass.
- Grab the irish cream, use a jigger to measure 1.5 oz of irish cream. You should add irish cream to the top of the drink. The method is to pour Irish cream through an inverted bar spoon into a glass or over kahlua and vodka.
- Then add Irish cream on top of the drink, place a bar spoon upside down in the glass just above the Kahlua and vodka.
- Then, slowly pour the Irish cream from the jigger over the back of the bar spoon into the glass. Use a bar spoon to stir the drink once or twice. This makes the Irish cream only partially mixed.
