The Revolver

The best nightcap cocktails have two qualities: they're simple to make, and they reward the drinking. The Revolver has both in abundance.

In its original form, the Revolver is a bourbon-based cocktail — a stirred, spirit-forward drink in the Old Fashioned tradition, with coffee liqueur and orange bitters doing the quiet, important work of adding complexity. Our version replaces bourbon with Landlocked Dark Spiced Rum, and the swap is not subtle. It's better.

Landlocked Dark Spiced Rum brings a richer, more complex base than bourbon — the natural vanilla, warming spices, and deep molasses character of the rum interweaving with Dialled Coffee Liqueur's cold brew intensity in a way that feels inevitable once you've tasted it. Two dashes of orange bitters provide the fragrant citrus lift that stops the drink from becoming one-dimensional, and the orange element also echoes the garnish — an expressed orange peel over the top of the glass, filling the nose with oils before the first sip.

Stir everything over ice until properly diluted and cold, then strain into a chilled nick & nora glass. No ice in the glass — this one is served up, clean, and with total intention.

A true nightcap for any season. Available in decaf if you'd like to sleep.

THE RECIPE