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Cocktail History
The Third Wave Swizzle is a modern tiki cocktail that was created by Ryan Lotz at Shore Leave in Boston, Massachusetts. The recipe is essentially a tropical twist on the popular Espresso Martini that was inspired by Don the Beachcomber’s style of mixing unique syrups with other ingredients. This one calls for a gin base and pairs it with honey, lemon, spicy ginger, and cold-brew coffee concentrate and serves them up in a swizzle format.
Cocktail Ingredients
To make this cocktail, you’ll need the following ingredients:
Gin: This is a spirit made with juniper berries, botanicals, and alcohol. I used Door County Distillery Gin.
Honey Syrup: This is a sweetener made with honey and water. I made mine using this stovetop recipe.
Lemon Juice: This is the liquid juice of a lemon. I used freshly squeezed lemon juice.
Cold-Brew Coffee Concentrate: This is a coarsely ground coffee brewed with cold water for 14-18 hours.
Ginger Syrup: This is a sweetener made with ginger, white sugar, gum arabic powder, and water. I made mine using this sous vide recipe.
Lemon Twist: This is the peel of a lemon that has been twisted into a corkscrew shape.
Coffee Beans: This is the a seed of the Coffea plant.
Bartending Tools
To make this cocktail, you’ll need the following bar tools:
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.
Paring Knife: This is used to cut citrus into slices or wheels. I used the OXO Good Grips 3.5 Inch Paring Knife.
Juicer: This is used to juice citrus. I used the ALEEHAI Manual Fruit Juicer.
Tweezers: This is used to place the garnish on the drink. I used one from the Stainless Steel Food Tweezers Set.
Tasting Notes
This cocktail has the following flavor profile:
• Appearance: Frothy orange-brown color
• Aroma: Herbal-tinged coffee
• Taste: Unique citrus-forward flavor laced with sweet honey, spicy ginger, bold coffee, and botanical gin
• Finish: More honey and slightly bitter coffee
Kendall’s Take: “I wish you could’ve seen the look on my face when I tasted this drink for the first time. There’s no other way to describe it: It’s just a weird one… but not in a bad way. I had never tasted any coffee drink like it before, and that makes it hard to describe. It has an herbal quality from the gin (which a gin base in a tiki drink is unique in itself), a twinge of spice from the ginger, sweetness from the honey, and then the coffee explodes onto your palate. If you’re a coffee lover interested in a tropical-inspired take on the Espresso Martini, you need to add the Third Wave Swizzle to your must-try list.”
Recipe
This cocktail recipe was found in the book Easy Tiki: A Modern Revival with 60 Recipes by Chloe Frechette.
Third Wave Swizzle
Description
The Third Wave Swizzle is a modern tiki cocktail that was created by Ryan Lotz at Shore Leave in Boston, Massachusetts. The recipe is essentially a tropical twist on the popular Espresso Martini that was inspired by Don the Beachcomber’s style of mixing unique syrups with other ingredients. This one calls for a gin base and pairs it with honey, lemon, spicy ginger, and cold-brew coffee concentrate and serves them up in a swizzle format.
Ingredients
Method
Fill a tiki or hurricane glass with cracked ice.
Add gin, honey syrup, lemon juice, cold-brew coffee concentrate, and ginger syrup to tiki or hurricane glass.
Using a swizzle stick or bar spoon, stir for 5-7 seconds.
Garnish with lemon twist and coffee beans.
