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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)), 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 | 212 mg | 249 mg | 20 % | 1.5 oz espresso, liquor (various) | |||
| Buckfast Tonic Wine "brown bottle"[2] [3] | 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 (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 | 38 mg | 8 mg | 7% | 473 ml cola (37.84 mg caffeine: cola contains 8 mg/100 ml in average),[4] | |||
| 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 | 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),[5] sugar, rum | ||
| Rum and Coke | 10 mg | 6 mg | 11.8% | 120 ml cola (9.6 mg caffeine: cola contains 8 mg/100 ml in average), 50 ml rum (40%) | |||
| Calimocho | 8 mg | 4 mg | 7 % | ||||
| Black Russian (White Russian) | 3 mg | 2 mg (1 mg) | 32 % (24 %) | 30 ml Kahlúa, 50 ml vodka, (additional 30 ml cream for white Russian) | |||
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