This recipe was created as a result of a coffee cocktail competition among students at the Florida International University Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management. Congratulations to the winning student, Raphael Ceballos. Raphel is currently a graduate student at the Champlin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, studying her passion for food and beverage.
Step 1: Begin pulling your double espresso shot
Step 2: Measure your spirits and liqueurs into your mixing glass, add your bitters last. Do not add ice yet
Step 3: Pour 3⁄4 oz of espresso into the mixture, set aside the remaining espresso for later
Step 4: Dry stir your ingredients to begin cooling the espresso, once at room temp you may add your agave
Step 5: Add ice to your mixing glass and a large rock to your rocks glass and fully stir your ingredients for 40 seconds
Step 6: Pour cocktail over the large rock
Step 7: Garnish with “espumita” detailed below
1. Measure out 20 grams of sugar to 40 grams of espresso
2. Add this to a cobbler shaker and reverse shake with 4-5 ice shards
3. After checking for an airy consistency, layer over the cocktail base until the rock is covered in “espumita”
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