---
title: "Espresso Rum-Tiki"
section: recipes
description: "Cold brew, aged and white rums, orgeat, falernum, and bitters shaken until foamy and served over fresh ice."
tags: ["cocktails", "rum", "cold-brew", "espresso", "orgeat", "falernum", "mixology"]
created: 2024-03-15T21:56:00Z
updated: 2026-07-29T21:06:18Z
cid: bafkreihwjd6iby7jeehnqjrmptefdnqfy4mjkat655ozpenli46wob7csa
html: https://iammatthias.com/recipes/1710564975345-espresso-rum-tiki
---

# Espresso Rum-Tiki

```recipe
yield: "2 drinks"
time: "5 min"

ingredients:
  - { id: cold-brew, item: "Cold brew concentrate", amount: "60 ml (2 oz)", note: "or 2 shots of espresso, cooled" }
  - { id: aged-rum, item: "Aged rum", amount: "60 ml (2 oz)" }
  - { id: white-rum, item: "White rum", amount: "60 ml (2 oz)" }
  - { id: orgeat, item: "Almond orgeat", amount: "30 ml (1 oz)" }
  - { id: falernum, item: "Falernum", amount: "30 ml (1 oz)" }
  - { id: bitters, item: "Aromatic bitters", amount: "2 dashes" }
  - { id: lime, item: "Lime", amount: "2 slices", note: "to garnish" }

steps:
  - { id: build, in: [cold-brew, aged-rum, white-rum, orgeat, falernum, bitters], do: "combine over ice", detail: "Add everything to a shaker filled with ice." }
  - { id: shake, in: [build], do: "shake hard", for: "15 s", detail: "Shake harder and longer than a plain sour — the coffee is what foams." }
  - { id: strain, in: [shake], do: "strain over fresh ice", detail: "Strain into two glasses over fresh ice." }
  - { id: garnish, in: [strain, lime], do: "garnish", detail: "A lime slice on each." }
```

---

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