Improved Holland Gin Cocktail — Java Edition

This cocktail was part of my Improved Cocktails series in the spring of 2021. I’d tackled the Holland gin version before, but this version employed my use of two spirits as the base (genever and arrack), along with fortified wine (oloroso sherry), liqueur (crème de banane, sweetener (zesty lime-ginger syrup), and chocolate bitters.

INGREDIENTS

1½ oz. oude genever
½ oz. Batavia arrack
¼ oz. oloroso sherry
¼ oz. crème de banane
¾ teaspoon lime-ginger syrup
4 drops chocolate bitters
Coffee bean, for garnish

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ABV LEVEL

Combine all in a mixing glass. Fill three-quarters with ice and stir for 20 seconds. Strain into a small, stemmed cocktail glass. Grate coffee bean on top using a microplane.