Desert Coffee Night

Name: Desert Coffee Night
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients: 30 ml Coffee liqueur; 30 ml Espresso; 45 ml Tequila

A Happy Hour house recipe built around tequila with coffee liqueur and espresso.

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★ 9.3 / 12.5from 2 ratings

What you'll need

Shake the measured ingredients with ice. Strain into the glass.

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Grace B.20 Jan 2026, 8:20am

I backed the sweetener off slightly and liked it more.

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Leo V.24 Jul 2026, 3:37am

This is going straight into the Friday night rotation.

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Tess S.Premium27 Jul 2026, 1:25pm

I did exactly the same thing and preferred it too.

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Holly L.29 Apr 2026, 5:39am

I tried this once with tequila and once with mezcal. Mezcal won, but only just. Next time I might make two and save myself the return trip.

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Tess S.Premium10 May 2026, 5:50am

I tried your suggestion tonight. Much better.

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