I like it when drinks are easy to make. This is the Napoloean Noir, and the recipe is pretty simple:
1 part Cognac
1 part coffee liqueur
Pour over ice in a rocks glass. Drink accordingly.
You can't get any easier than that, unless you pour yourself a glass of water or something. I actually found this drink while doing a search for "noir drinks." Yeah, maybe an odd thing to search for, but I'm a fan of noir movies (and, um, drinking) so I thought I'd do a search and see what I found. I also found the web site for the Noir Bar at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge, MA, which I've been meaning to visit one of these days because I've heard great things about it. They have noir drinks too, including the L.A. Confidential, the Dirty Harry, the Black Dahlia, and the Blue Velvet.
I think I'm gonna go there soon.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-02-2007 @ 4:21PM
Alex said...
Well, I like coffee and I like cognac ... so this sounds like a good excuse to buy some Illy Coffee Liqueur!!!!!
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2-02-2007 @ 7:13PM
smehaffey said...
wtf is a noir movie?
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2-02-2007 @ 9:56PM
Hawk said...
Film Noir. You know, those black and white, smoke-filled detective movies with the really cheesy dialogue. "The night was dark and hot, just like that filipino hooker the mob gunned down last week", etc etc etc.
I'll stick to my gin martinis, although this drink sounds good....
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2-02-2007 @ 9:56PM
Hawk said...
no offense meant with the previous comment, I just needed something 'smarmy, cheesy, and gritty' to go with my description of film noir and it's the first thing that came to mind...
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