Recipe - Tia Maria Coffee Cocktails

I love coffee – I love cocktails. I was extremely happy when the nice folks at Tia Maria offered me the chance to try some Coffee Cocktails! Tia Maria is a dark liqueur made originally in Jamaica using coffee beans. The main flavour ingredients are coffee beans, Jamaican rum, vanilla, and sugar. There is literally NOTHING not to like about this beverage. I’m a massive espresso martini fan, and generally my experience of coffee cocktails ends there – until now!

These five simple Tia Maria Coffee Cocktails are pretty easy to reproduce at home – grab a bottle and some of the other ingredients for these warming delights.

Tia Maria Mint Frappe

Ingredients:
– 25ml Tia Maria
– Double shot of espresso
– 6 fresh mint leaves
– 50ml fresh milk

Method:
– Shake all ingredients
– Pour over cubed ice
– Stir and serve
– Garnish with a sprig of mint

Tia Maria Iced Popcorn Frappe

Ingredients:
– 50ml Tia Maria
– 50ml milk
– Double shot of espresso
– 20ml popcorn syrup

Method:
– Shake all ingredients and pour over cubed ice
– Garnish with popcorn

Tia Maria Mint Americano

Ingredients:
– 25ml Tia Maria
– Double shot of espresso
– 10ml sugar syrup
– 6 mint leaves
– 30ml sparkling water

Method:
– Drop mint into shaker
– Add all ingredients apart from sparkling water
– Shake then pour over cubed or crushed ice
– Stir
– Top with dash of sparkling water
– Garnish with mint leaf