After a [25] [year] hiatus the TV show Twin Peaks is back
To celebrate that we're going to be recreating a cocktail from the show called the "Black Yukon Sucker Punch." Let's take a look
[sid] can you pictures up with three Black Yukon sucker-punches?
Yes, Your Honor.
What's the temperature of the Town?
They want a trial or a lynching?
They want the right man brought to justice.
They don't need a circus.
This poor bastard, he
seems to be a head of cabbage
Thoughts, Cooper? -I feel the killer will eventually be apprehended
You have to watch these. They sneak up on you.
Now there is no official recipe for the Black Yukon Sucker-punch
But we can be pretty confident that it's some kind of twist on an Irish coffee. It's got black in the name
They're drinking it during the daytime and if we look at the bar at the beginning of the scene
we can see this pot of black coffee and
We've got our whiskey right here, but to get that blue foam on top my best guess is that they took some blue curacao
Right here, mixed it with some egg whites in this dish, and put it in the blender, which we do here earlier in the scene
Alright, so this had me wondering: will it blend? Let's add two egg whites to that blender
We're going to fire [it] up on high, let it go for about 30 seconds and then we're going to add some blue Curacao
Directly into the top. We're gonna add two ounces here
The Blue Curacao does its job and the egg whites turn blue.
It's actually quite a nice color, but the consistency is key so what we notice is when we pour this out,
it's actually already separated
and a little too loose to actually act as that foam that's gonna sit on top; it would just incorporate all the way into
the drink. No good. Let's try a different approach here
We're going to get three egg whites into a bowl and use one of these egg beaters to get something called 'stiff peaks'.
No stiff peaks yet. Alright, keep beating
Stiff peaks? Stiff peaks?
No stiff peaks. Oof. Alright.
I'm really not the culinary expert here guys, but I think I got a guy in New York who can help us out.
Hey, what's up guys and welcome back to Binging with Babish where this week we are taking cr- oh my God
Where did you come from?
Don't worry about that, but these egg whites are giving me a lot of trouble
Can you teach me how to beat them into stiff peaks?
Well, sure. You want to beat egg whites with a hand mixer because you want to expose it to as much air as possible
so you can incorporate as much air as possible and create a stable foam.
You want to start off by making sure your whipping vessel is large enough
And just beat on high speed for a few minutes or until you reach a nice stable
Stiff egg white foam. You can also do this in a stand mixer with the whisk attachment
Or even by hand if you're feeling really ambitious
-Well, I'm on the clock. So I'm just going to take yours if you don't mind, Andrew. Man, I'm jealous of his beard...
Okay, three egg whites beaten to stiff peaks: check. To that
We're going to add 1/4 cup of sugar and continue to beat that until it takes on a sort of marshmallow fluff
consistency like this
So put the egg whites aside and grab yourself another clean bowl. To that add one whole cup of heavy whipping cream.
Start whipping the heavy cream,
realize you're getting cream all over your signature black button down, and then realize you haven't watched this thing in four episodes anyway
So it's probably fine.
Smash cut a few minutes later, and we've got our whipped cream. Beautiful.
To that we're going to add 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Now we're going to slowly add our blue Curacao to the mix to prevent the cream from breaking and curdling
So add 2 ounces and use your beater to combine it in, then add 2 more ounces and finish the job
Now we're going to combine the two ingredients by folding the egg whites into the whipped cream. The folding is key because that
gentle technique will maintain a lot of the aeration in both.
The final product is light, fluffy, and delicious.
You can cover that and keep it in the fridge
All right, let's get our coffee going. We're going to use the pour-over method of coffee here
so take about 20 grams of your favorite coffee beans and
Grind them up. You want this to be about the coarseness of sea salt
Grab your paper filter and place it inside your ceramic dripper
We're going to then boil some water and pour the water over the paper to get rid of that papery taste
This is also going to warm your glass at the bottom
Cue the overhead camera angle and dump in the coffee grounds
The water should be about 30 seconds off boil when you pour it over the coffee
You'll immediately notice the coffee swell and bubble as the carbon dioxide escapes
This is known as the 'bloom'. This careful attention to detail in the pour-over method
Typically results in a bolder and cleaner cup of coffee compared to the traditional drip method
Once that initial swelling stops, pour the water in a circular motion across the surface of the coffee
Making sure that the grounds are never exposed to air until the brew is finished
This should make about 12 ounces, enough for two drinks. There's our coffee, black as midnight on a moonless night.
Cooper would prefer we just stop here,
But instead we're going to add our booze. Add two ounces of your whiskey to a Collins glass
then add the coffee, about six ounces, and you want it to come about halfway up the glass.
We're going to finish the drink by topping it with our blue boozy foam
we use the spoon so we can just
gently place that foam on top of the coffee and not have it mix too much with it. You want that nice color contrast between
the dark coffee and the blue foam.
Okay, that's looking pretty good. Let's see how we're going to drink this, though.
The challenge I had with this foam is that it's pretty thick and as I was trying to take my first sip, at some point
the coffee broke through and smashed into my face.
Maybe that's what Judge Sternwood meant when he said they sneak up on you. Either way this drink is damn tasty,
even if it stays with you for a while on your mustache. Not looking to drink that much coffee?
Here's another option for you.
Here we're going to use the coffee beans for an infusion
So take a heaping scoop, about 20 grams of beans, put them into a Mason jar, and then add in some sweet vermouth.
I prefer the Carpano Antica brand for this. We're going to add about 6 ounces to the jar,
that'll make about 6 drinks.
Let it sit for about an hour and then
Strain out the coffee beans into another jar. And make sure to store it in the fridge if you're making it ahead of time.
Alright, let's mix it up.
Take one ounce of that coffee infused sweet vermouth, add 2 ounces of whiskey, and to get a subtle chocolaty flavor
We're going to add one bar spoon of creme
de cacao. Add some ice and we're going to stir for about 45 seconds to chill and dilute the drink.
Then strain it into a glass. I picked this one up at Goodwill, but you could use a coupe glass, rocks glass, whatever you want.
And same as the last cocktail, we're going to put a couple of dollops of that blue foam right on top, and
smooth it out a little bit.
Alright, let's get my mustache in here for Round Two.
It's actually a damn good cocktail. If you like a Manhattan, the chocolate and coffee additions
Play really nice here, so one of these is like an Irish coffee
The other is like a Manhattan, both are strange yet pretty satisfying. Just like the show.
But now what the hell am I going to do with all this blue foam?
Maybe if I had some griddle cakes or something. I don't know.
If you're still hungry for more Twin Peaks definitely check out this video from Binging with Babish.
He's going to teach you how to make griddle cakes and ham from the show and
because we're both coffee junkies, we make a little bit more of the good stuff
And if you like watching deep voice torsos give instructional videos, I highly recommend subscribing to his channel