This is a list of caffeinated alcoholic drinks with at least 9 mg caffeine — a 2005 clinical trial showed psychoactive effects in caffeine doses as low as 9 mg.[1]
Drink | Caffeine source | Caffeine (mg/drink) | Caffeine (mg/100 ml) | ABV | Recipe |
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Espresso martini | Espresso, Kahlúa | 217 mg | 164 mg | 9.8% | 1.5 oz espresso (212 mg caffeine), 10 ml sugar syrup, 30 ml Kahlúa (20% ABV. 1.5 oz Kahlúa contains 5 mg of caffeine)[2]), 50 ml vodka (40%) |
Caffè corretto | Espresso | 212 mg | 249 mg | 20% | 1.5 oz espresso (212 mg caffeine), 1.5 oz grappa (40%) |
Carajillo | Cola | 212 mg | 249 mg | 20 % | 1.5 oz espresso, liquor (various) |
Buckfast Tonic Wine "brown bottle"[3][4] | Caffeine | 89 mg | 60 mg | 14.8% | 60 mg caffeine per 100 ml. Fortified wine (14.8%). 1 wine glass (5 oz) |
Vodka Red Bull | Red Bull | 60 mg | 20 mg | 7.4% | A 250 ml can Red Bull (60 mg caffeine in average), 2 oz vodka (40%) |
Irish coffee | Coffee | 80 mg | 48 mg | 9.7% | 8 cl (4 parts) hot coffee (average 80 mg caffeine), 3 cl (1+1⁄2 parts) fresh cream, 1 tsp brown sugar, 4 cl (2 parts) Irish whiskey (40% (legal definition)) |
Gunfire | Black tea | 41 mg | 35 mg | 6% | 1 cup of black tea (mean 35 mg caffeine), 1 oz rum (40%) |
Rev | Cola | 38 mg | 8 mg | 7% | 473 ml cola (37.84 mg caffeine: cola contains 8 mg/100 ml in average),[5] |
Jägerbomb | Caffeinated energy drink | 29 mg | 21 mg | 3.5% | 1/2 (125 ml) can energy drink (30 mg caffeine). 1/2 oz Jägermeister (35%) |
Vodka Red Bull | red bull | 26 mg | 80 mg | 20 % | red bull (250 ml can), vodka (60 ml) |
Kahlúa | Arabian coffee | 11 mg | 5 mg | 20% | 20% ABV: arabica coffee (1.5 oz Kahlúa contains 5 mg of caffeine),[2] sugar, rum |
Rum and Coke | Cola | 10 mg | 6 mg | 11.8% | 120 ml cola (9.6 mg caffeine: cola contains 8 mg/100 ml in average),[5] 50 ml rum (40%) |
Calimocho | Cola | 8 mg | 4 mg | 7 % | 100 ml cola, 100 ml red wine |
Black Russian (White Russian) | Kahlúa | 3 mg | 2 mg (1 mg) | 32 % (24 %) | 30 ml Kahlúa, 50 ml vodka, (additional 30 ml cream for white Russian) |
Coffee liqueur | Coffee | various | various | various | various |
See also
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edit- ^ "Effects of Low Doses of Caffeine on Mood, Physiology and Mental Function - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov". Retrieved 2018-08-24.
- ^ a b "Frequently Asked Questions". Kahlúa.
- ^ "Caffeine Content of Food and Drugs". Nutrition Action Health Newsletter. Center for Science in the Public Interest. December 1996. Archived from the original on 2007-06-14. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
- ^ "Caffeine Content of Beverages, Foods, & Medications". Erowid. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Caffeine compared: from coke and coffee to aspirin and chocolate". the Guardian. 27 November 2013.