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11/13/086:58 pm

Spanish Coffee Recipe from Absinthe

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Erik Kunkel
This hot drink from Absinthe is a pyrotechnic showstopper. Serves 1

Sugar for coating rim of glass
1 ounce 151-proof rum
ground cinnamon (preferably in a shakable container)
4 ounces hot coffee
1/2 ounce Kahlúa
1/2 ounce brandy
whipped cream
11/13/086:38 pm

Some Like it Hot. Bartenders are Firing it Up

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Just in time for winter, bartenders around town are firing up.

Just in time for winter, bartenders around town are firing up.

One of the few proven remedies for the San Francisco cold is a hot drink of the alcoholic sort. I know this firsthand: A couple of winters ago, when I got back from a trip to Mexico—dressed idiotically in sandals, cotton pants and a T-shirt for the flight home—I exited the BART station to wind and a drizzle that stung my skin like acid. Once inside, I found my house colder than it was outdoors (an only-in-SF phenomenon). I put on a kettle.