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With espresso martinis all the rage, we wanted to look to other regional coffees for inspiration. This bittersweet, non-alcoholic drink is named after the 24 hour café in New Orleans famous for serving piping hot beignets buried under drifts of powdered sugar alongside distinctively bitter chicory coffee.
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 ounces Gnista Barreled Oak
- 2 ounces Ritual Zero Proof Rum
- 1 ounce El Guapo Creole Orgeat
- 4-8 dashes of El Guapo Chicory Pecan Coffee bitters
- 1 tsp craft instant coffee (we prefer Perc)
- 3-4 espresso beans, to garnish
DIRECTIONS:
- In a cocktail shaker, pour Gnista Barreled Oak, Ritual Zero Proof Rum, Creole Orgeat, Chicory Coffee bitters, and instant coffee. Dry shake (without ice) for 30 seconds.
- Add ice and shake for an additional 30 seconds.
- Strain through a hawthorn strainer into coupe glass. Give the cocktail shaker a little jiggle and swirl while straining to get every last bit of foam.
- Float 3-4 espresso beans on the foam to garnish.