Name: Sicilian Pour Over
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 5 fl oz Coffee Stout; 1 fl oz Amaro Montenegro; 2 dashes Cardamom Bitters; 1 Orange Peel

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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: This is a type of beer made with coffee, malted barley, hops, water, and yeast, which are brewed and fermented to develop a dark, coffee flavor.

Amaro Montenegro: This is a liqueur made in Italy with a blend of herbs, spices, citrus peels, and botanicals, distilled alcohol, water, and sugar, which are blended and infused to develop a bittersweet, aromatic flavor.

Cardamom Bitters: This is a concentrated flavoring made with cardamom pods, herbs, spices, botanicals, and distilled alcohol, which are macerated or steeped to develop a warm, spiced flavor.

Orange Peel: This the peel of an orange that has been cut into a strip.

Brands I Used

Bartending Tools

To make this cocktail, you’ll need the following bar tools:

Bar Mat: This is a rubber or silicone mat that’s placed on the bar surface and used for catching spills, providing grip for glasses and tools, and keeping the workspace clean and organized.

Jigger: This is a small double-sided tool with different volume measurements on each side that’s used for accurately portioning ingredients.

Bar Spoon: This is a long-handled spoon with a twisted shaft that’s used for stirring cocktails, layering ingredients, and reaching the bottom of tall glasses and mixing vessels.

Bottle Opener: This is a handheld tool that’s used for removing caps, corks, or seals from bottles.

Peeler: This is a handheld kitchen tool with a sharp blade that’s used for removing thin strips of peel from fruits and vegetables.

Lowball Glass: This is a short, wide glass with a thick base that’s used for serving cocktails with ice or spirits neat.

Tools I Used

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.”