One Drink, Three Ways is the signature feature by The Three Drinkers. Join The Three Drinkers’ Helena, Aidy and Colin as they take one bottle and create a trio of phenomenal serves which you can enjoy anytime, anywhere. From rums and whiskies to gins and wine styles, the three help you get the most out of your glass. It’s time to get liquid on lips.
If you pair the flavours of coffee, chocolate and a balanced but good dose of alcohol, what do you get? The Mad Bean Mocha Iced Coffee: a twist on a traditional Irish coffee. Containing only naturally occurring caffeine (30mg, or about 1/3 of a cup of coffee), and made from 100% Arabica beans, this drink has a very clean mouthfeel and very little bitterness. The stabilised and pasteurised cream needs no refrigeration and there are only 16 calories per ounce. This drink can be enjoyed in more than one way and we’ve got three to suggest as well as simply enjoying it out of the can. Whilst that is perfectly delicious, you can make more of this drink with a little imagination.
Helena’s choice: Chocolate Espresso Margarita
Ingredients
Cocoa powder for the rim
2oz heavy cream (aka double cream)
½ oz Coffee Tequila
1oz Silver Tequila
½ oz orange liqueur
2oz Mad Bean Mocha Iced Coffee
Wet the rim of a cocktail glass and dip it into the cocoa powder. Place the heavy cream in a bowl and whisk until it has thickened to the consistency of whipped cream. Place the tequilas, orange liqueur, Mad Bean Mocha Iced Coffee and ice in a mixing glass and stir until chilled. Strain into the glass, float the cream on top and garnish with chocolate shavings and an orange twist.
The Chocolate Espresso Margarita is perfect for those late night chocolate cravings and when a proper drink is still wanted. By using the Mad Bean Mocha Iced Coffee, the cocktail is super-smooth and super-easy.
Colin’s Choice – Choco Peat
Ingredients
1oz of Mad Bean Mocha Iced Coffee
¾ oz Kahlua
1 ¼ oz Spicy vodka (Stolichnaya hot vodka)
¾ oz very peaty whisky, e.g. Peat Monster
Place all the ingredients in a mixing glass filled with ice, stir and strain into a cocktail glass.
Being a big whisky fan, I had to try this with whisky. This is simple to make and I particularly like the combination as peated whisky is a favourite of mine. Along with the peaty whisky the Mad Bean Mocha Iced Coffee gives a smooth mouthfeel, creamy texture and still keeps the alcohol levels in perfect balance. Perfect on a hot lazy afternoon for a pick-me-up.
Aidy’s choice – the experiment!
Ingredients
Mad Bean Mocha Iced Coffee
Whatever you want to mix with it
Aidy likes to try drinks with lots of variation, and he’s been mixing traditional coffee syrups with the Mad Bean Mocha Iced Coffee to suite the mood he’s in. This morning, he was in a salted caramel mood and this afternoon he preferred vanilla. He thought both of these variations worked very well. He then went on to try the Mad Bean Mocha Iced Coffee with different spirits. First of all he tried vodka, then Tequila and finally he even tried some crème de menthe which he said tasted a little like dark mint chocolate and coffee.
He came to the conclusion that the Mad Bean Mocha Iced Coffee is very versatile and can be mixed with lots of different things. His suggestion is to think of a drink, alcoholic or not, and try mixing it with Mad Bean Mocha Iced Coffee. Have a go for yourself.