Challenged with sriracha by his Barrelhouse Flat comrade Jess Keene, bartender Mark Brinker started “playing around with a bunch of different stuff”—he notes that the rooster sauce works especially well in beer cocktails. But for his final concoction he ended up using “a bunch of fat” to neutralize some of the sriracha’s spiciness while preserving its flavor. The result, a rum-based drink made with whole egg and coconut cream, is “almost like a spicy milk shake,” he says.
View a slideshow of Mark Brinker making a sriracha cocktail.
Step-by-step instructions for making a Barrelhouse Flat bartender’s sriracha cocktail
Mark Brinker demonstrates the spicy, rum-based Breakfast of Champions.
2 oz El Dorado 5 Year Old demerara rum 1 oz unsweetened coconut cream 1/2 oz lime juice 1/2 oz honey syrup 1/4 oz Cynar artichoke liqueur 1/4 oz ginger syrup 1/4 oz sriracha Whole egg Grated cinnamon, for garnish
