Recipe and photo courtesy of The California Walnut Board
Makes 1 cocktail
Ice cubes
3 oz. California walnut milk (recipe below)
1½ oz. vodka
1½ oz. coffee liqueur
1 pinch ground cinnamon
Cinnamon sticks, for garnish
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add walnut milk, vodka, liqueur and cinnamon. Shake and strain into a glass. Garnish with cinnamon sticks.
The Walnut Milk
4 c. California walnuts, toasted
4½ c. water, filtered and distilled
1 oz. honey
¼ oz. vanilla extract
1 pinch kosher salt
Blend all of the ingredients in a blender until you obtain a thick liquid. Strain with a sieve, and then pass through cheesecloth to remove smaller particulates from the liquid. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.