Harbor Light
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Drink Recipe

Harbor Light

Sweet, coffee-forward and gently citrusy with a warm cognac backbone and a brief fiery rum finish; the Kahlúa gives a chocolate-coffee richness while triple sec adds a bright orange slice between layers. Visually striking as a pousse-café with distinct dark-to-light bands and a flaming top, it’s a theatrical dessert-style sipper worth ordering for presentation and bold flavor.

Ingredients

  • 1 oz Kahlúa® Coffee Liqueur
  • 1 oz Triple Sec Liqueur
  • 0.5 oz Cognac
  • 1 tsp Overproof Rum

Instructions

  1. Prepare a cordial glass for building the drink.
  2. Start by pouring Kahlua® coffee liqueur into the glass.
  3. Carefully layer triple sec over the Kahlua by pouring it over the back of a spoon to create a distinct layer.
  4. Next, gently layer the cognac over the triple sec in the same manner to achieve the pousse-cafe style.
  5. In a separate teaspoon, measure the overproof white rum.
  6. Carefully ignite the rum in the teaspoon and delicately float it on top of the drink.
  7. Once satisfied with a flair of presentation, extinguish the flame safely.
  8. Serve the drink promptly and enjoy.
Glass Cordial Glass
Prep time 5 min
Difficulty hard
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