This cocktail came from a game where one person makes drinks for a small group of friends and everyone else tries to guess the ingredients. We sometimes add trick ingredients like apple cider vinegar, fish sauce, smoked salt, and hot sauce. The original version of the Raton Laveur was Skrewball, Mr. Black, and Sriracha. We thought the combination of Skrewball and spice was promising and started refining the recipe. First, we added an egg white to smooth out the mouth feel. We also swapped the sriracha for cayenne pepper to bring the heat into the roof of the mouth. We chose a sprinkle of cayenne and a coffee bean as the garnish to add some color to the foam and bring the spice of the drink onto the nose. Raton Laveur is French for racoon. The drink was named by a rogue wildlife biologist friend who was joking about going to catch racoons from the apartment trash can while tasting the first few versions of this drink. The Raton Laveur also has a contrast of dark colors from the coffee liqueur with white from the egg white foam, similar to the black and white of a racoon.

Raton Laveur

Ryan Smith & Jonathan Herbst

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Servings 1 cocktail

Ingredients

 

• 1.5 oz Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey
• 1.5 oz Mr. Black Coffee Liqueur
• 2 Angostura Bitters
• 1 egg white
• 1/16 tsp cayenne pepper + more for garnish
• 1 coffee bean for garnish

Instructions

 

• Combine Skrewball, Mr. Black, Angostura, and egg white in a shaker
• Dry shake for 20-30 seconds
• Add ice and 1/16 tsp cayenne pepper
• Shake
• Double strain into a small brandy snifter or coupe
• Garnish with one floated coffee bean and a pinch of cayenne pepper