Dalgona Goes to Russia

I had to jump all in on Dalgona coffee and add my cocktail twist to this Quarantrend. Is quarantrend even a thing? All of us stuck at home across the world it seems like trends are developing at a faster pace from ever before, so I’m gonna call it a thing. So hashtag #quarantrend it is.

While Dalgona style coffee isn’t exactly new, it exploded out of South Korea in March and took social media by storm. I mean, we are all home anyway, why not add sugar to grandpa’s instant coffee and whip the living daylights out of it?

Dalgona Coffee is nothing short of whipped magic. It’s fairly simple actually just equal parts instant coffee, sugar and hot water whipped until it’s thick and frothy. It’s a very dense thick foam and it has few ingredients so the coffee flavors are very strong. I would recommend using a light bodied coffee. Dark roasts might be too bitter for most people. I did make the cocktail portion a bit sweeter than I normally would to balance the bitterness of the coffee.

I decided this whipped wonder would be perfect to top a classic White Russian. Coffee, milk and alcohol is an endearing combination. This is certainly a classier version of the cocktail with fresh cream, my favorite coffee liqueur and quality vodka.

Why did I toss a few Oreos on the side? Well because we are all home in sweatpants anyway. So why not eat Oreos with the classically elevated dive bar cocktail?

Dalgona goes to Russia

1.5 oz Stoli Vodka
1 oz Cream
1 oz Don Ciccio & Figli Concerto Liqueur
Dalgona Coffee (recipe below)
Build in glass. Top with Dalgona coffee. Grab some Oreos and try to enjoy this weird thing called Quarantine.

Dalgona Coffee

2 T Instant Coffee (I used Starbucks Via)
2 T sugar
2 T boiling water
Use a hand mixer to beat 2-4 minutes until stiff peaks form.