for 1 glass

Spiced syrup

2 tbsp	coffee beans
5	cardamom pods
1	cinnamon stick, crumbled
1	star anise
1	clove
2 dl	water
200 g	sugar

Cocktail

1 dl	espresso, chilled
4 cl	vodka
2 cl	coffee liqueur
2 cl	Bündner Röteli (Graubünden liqueur)
some	ice cubes

To serve

3	coffee beans

How it's done

Spiced syrup

Crush the coffee beans and all the other ingredients up to and including the clove using a mortar and pestle. Place the spice mix in a non-stick frying pan, toast over a medium heat for approx. 5 mins. without oil. Pour in the water, add the sugar, bring to the boil, stir until the sugar has dissolved. Remove the pan from the heat, leave to infuse for approx. 30 mins.

Cocktail

Add the espressos to the shaker along with all the other ingredients up to and including the Röteli. Pour the spiced syrup through a sieve, add 2 cl to the shaker, top up with ice cubes, shake well for approx. 30 secs. Pour the cocktail through a fine sieve into the glass.

To serve

Decorate the cocktail with the coffee beans.

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