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Best Substitutes for Coffee

Out of Coffee? Here are the best alternatives that work in cocktail recipes.

Coffee

Original Ingredient

Coffee

Mixer

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General Substitution Tips

  • Match the alcohol level: a 40% spirit needs a similarly strong replacement or adjust volume.
  • For liqueurs, dilute spirits + simple syrup can replicate sweetness and proof.
  • Citrus substitutions: lemon and lime are mostly interchangeable at a 1:1 ratio.
  • For bitters, Angostura is the most neutral substitute for most other aromatic bitters.