Name: The Carlsbaek
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 40 ml Mezcal; 15 ml Averna Amaro; 15 ml Coffee liqueur; 10 ml China-China liqueur; 5 ml Lemon juice; 1 dash Orange bitters

The Carlsbaek
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Photographed in a Speakeasy Coupe 8.5oz

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₃ oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
¹⁄₂ oz	Amaro (e.g. Averna)
¹⁄₂ oz	Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
¹⁄₃ oz	Bigallet China China Amer
¹⁄₆ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Mezcal and bittersweet coffee, freshened with zesty citrus.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe left by Morten Carlsbaek, a fellow Discerning Drinker, who shared this recipe on our Pura Vida cocktail page. I named the cocktail after its creator.

Nutrition:

One serving of The Carlsbaek contains 211 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
25.64% alc./vol. (25.64° proof)
21.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Sid Stokes

11th May at 15:08

In the absence of Bigallet China China or anything like it, I increased coffee liqueur and amaro a tad. I look forward to making a more proper version at some point but it's still a great drink this way and suits me very well.

Simon Sedgley

21st December 2024 at 14:42

Delicious, and a really lovely balance given that, at first blush, the ingredients appeared to have been assembled from purchases at a fire sale. Anyway, bravo to the creator Morten. We don't have the Bigallet so used Cocchi Barolo Chinato instead...at about half of the ABV, perhaps there might have been a better choice?