Serious Gourmet Shit

This scene-inspired cocktail channels Jules’s praise of Jimmie’s “serious gourmet” coffee into a whiskey-spiked, bitters-brightened brew that balances warmth, flavor, and a touch of chaos—just like the morning the characters are trying to survive. (Recipe Below)

Jimmie (Quentin Tarantino) is irritated with Jules because his morning coffee has been interjected with harboring criminal activity of the very messy, very bloody kind. The kind that his wife, Bonnie, will leave Jimmie for if she comes home to the mess. To ease the tension, Jules tells Jimmie that the coffee Jimmie prides himself on is some "Serious Gourmet Shit". For the morning they're having, Vincent is likely thinking he'd like some whiskey in the coffee too. So, if you'd like to put your foot on the gas and the brake at the same time, this is the cocktail for you. We mix warm coffee with a smooth whiskey (flavored whiskies are great here), Cointreau, with Coco and Walnut Bitters to bring out the fruity bitterness of a good brew. Be sure to keep the temperature between 160F and 165F to ensure the alcohol doesn't break out of solution and make the cocktail taste like acetone. If you use a smooth, blended whiskey such as a Canadian or Irish, it will enhance the fruit flavors of the coffee that your chose which is what we recommend. If you use bourbon or American whiskey, you will bring out the earthy, grassy flavors of the coffee. A flavored whiskey will do the same, but add sweetness and some additional flavors to make it some "Serious Gourmet Shit".

1.5 oz (45mL) Whiskey (something smooth)

1 oz Cointreau or Triple Sec

1 oz Coffee Liqueur

3 Dashes Cocoa Bitters

2 Dashes Black Walnut Bitters

3 oz Hot Coffee /or/ Cold Brew ice for an iced coffee alternative

In a mixing glass, combine 1.5 oz Whiskey, 1 oz Cointreau or Triple Sec Liqueur, 1 oz of coffee liqueur, and 3 dashes of cocoa bitters. For the warm version, stir in coffee mug add 3 oz of hot coffee of your choice and froth with a frother for 1-2 minutes. For a cold version, combine in a mixing glass and stir with ice made from cold brew.

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Four Roses Bourbon

Country: United States
ABV: 80 proof/40%
Brand: Four Roses
Spirits Style: Whiskey
Taste: Fruit, Honey, Vanilla, Corn, Mint and Spice
Price Category: $$
Four Roses uses two different mash bills of neutral grains and five yeast strands to compose 10 different varieties of Kentucky Straight Bourbon. The various blends are noted on the bottle in a four letter acronym and can be matched up with its expected flavor profile on the Four Roses website.
Cointreau Triple Sec

Country: France
ABV: 80 proof/40%
Brand: Cointreau
Spirits Type: Liqueurs/Cordials/Schnapps
Taste: Bittersweet orange, nut and cinnamon
Price Category: $
An colorless orange liqueur made with bitter orange peels and alcohol from sugar beets. Produced in France with the recipe still a family secret.
St. Georges NOLA Coffee Liqueur

Country: United States
ABV: 50 proof/25% ABV
Brand: St. George Spirit Inc.
Spirits Type: Liqueurs/Cordials/Schnapps
Taste: Bittersweet Coffee, Cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla
Price Category: $
A neutral-flavored spirit is infused with Ethiopean coffee beans in a cold brew method. It is then blended with Madagascar vanilla, spices, chickory, and lightly sweetened. The result is a deeply flavored NOLA coffee liqueur with notes of blueberry and spice with a light bite and sweetness.
Angostura Cocoa Bitters

56 proof/48% ABV
Angostura Limited
An easy way to add cocoa flavor to a cocktail. Cocoa bitters will add depth of flavor to cocktails with its bitter chocolate flavor.
Black Walnut Bitters

12.8 proof/6.4% ABV
Fee Brothers
Black Walnut Bitters are made with the hulls of black walnuts along with other spices, glycerin, water and alcohol. Unlike most bitters, Fee Brothers Black Walnut Bitters taste a little sweet, acidic and somewhat savory.

Inside the Boozy, Blood-Soaked World of Pulp Fiction: Cocktails, Crime, and Tarantino Cool

Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction still feels like a nicotine-stained fever dream rolling through the underbelly of Los Angeles, where hitmen philosophize over burgers, boxers throw fights for cash, and every crooked soul seems tethered to the same blood-soaked constellation. Orbiting crime boss Marsellus Wallace and the hypnotic Mia, the film ricochets between thieves, dealers, dirty cops, and doomed romantics with a swagger so sharp it practically cuts through the screen, all while never fully allowing its characters’ stories to collide. Naturally, a movie this intoxicating demands cocktails with equal parts danger and decadence, from the bourbon-laced “Five Dollar Shake” — a boozy riff on Mia Wallace’s absurdly overpriced diner order — to the whiskey-spiked “Serious Gourmet Shit” coffee inspired by Jules Winnfield’s immortal praise of Jimmie’s brew. Tarantino turns milkshakes, coffee, and casual conversation into pop-culture scripture, blending noir violence, jukebox cool, and pitch-black comedy into a cinematic mixtape that still feels untouchably original three decades later. And like Vincent Vega staggering through one bad decision after another, revisiting Pulp Fiction is less about figuring out what happened and more about surrendering to the delirious, smoke-filled ride.