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Cocktail History
The Sicilian Pour Over is a modern cocktail that was created by Jon and Lindsay Yeager in Nashville, Tennessee and was first published in their book The Ultimate Guide to Beer Cocktails: 50 Creative Recipes for Combining Beer & Booze. The recipe is a boozy take on a coffee drink that mixes a dark and rich coffee-flavored stout with an herbal Italian amaro, cardamom, and a hint of citrus to create a simple but surprisingly complex beer drink.
Cocktail Ingredients
To make this cocktail, you’ll need the following ingredients:
Coffee Stout Beer: This is a type of dark beer made with hops, malted barley, coffee, yeast, and water. I used Hinterland Brewery Luna Coffee Stout.
Amaro Montenegro: This is a liqueur made in Italy with a secret blend of forty botanicals, spices, sugar, and alcohol.
Cardamom Bitters: This is a food product made with cardamom, botanicals, herbs, and alcohol. I used Infuse Bitters Cardamom Bitters.
Orange Peel: This the peel of an orange that has been cut into a strip.
Bartending Tools
To make this cocktail, you’ll need the following bar tools:
Bottle Opener: This is used to open bottles. I used the OXO Steel Bottle Opener.
Jigger: This is used to measure and pour ingredients. I used the Japanese jigger from the A Bar Above 14-Piece Silver Bar Set.
Bar Spoon: This is used to stir ingredients. I used the Barfly Stainless Steel Teardrop Bar Spoon.
Peeler: This is used to remove the garnish peel from the citrus. I used the OXO Good Grips 2-Piece Peeler Set.
Tasting Notes
This cocktail has the following flavor profile:
• Appearance: Dark almost black brown color
• Aroma: Slight orange zest and herbs
• Taste: Instantly dry stout beer-forward flavor diluted with strong herbal liqueur
• Finish: Hint of cardamom alongside coffee stout’s bitterness
Kendall’s Take: “Full disclosure: I’m fairly certain I have a hops allergy, so I only take a few sips when I taste beer cocktails. What I tried of this one was very interesting even though, back when I did drink beer, I wasn’t big on stouts. The amaro is a unique addition to a more dry and bitter beer that makes for a very dark and brooding cocktail. I can see why many really like this, but the Sicilian Pour Over would be a little heavy for me if I could drink it.”
Recipe
This cocktail recipe was adapted from The Ultimate Guide to Beer Cocktails: 50 Creative Recipes for Combining Beer & Booze by Jon and Lindsay Yeager.
Sicilian Pour Over
Description
The Sicilian Pour Over is a modern cocktail that was created by Jon and Lindsay Yeager in Nashville, Tennessee and was first published in their book The Ultimate Guide to Beer Cocktails: 50 Creative Recipes for Combining Beer & Booze. The recipe is a boozy take on a coffee drink that mixes a dark and rich coffee-flavored stout with an herbal Italian amaro, cardamom, and a hint of citrus to create a simple but surprisingly complex beer drink.
Ingredients
Method
Fill a lowball glass with cracked ice.
Add Amaro Montenegro and cardamom bitters to lowball glass.
Top with beer.
Using a bar spoon, gently stir for 3-5 seconds.
Garnish with orange peel.
