Carajillo Old Fashioned

Name: Carajillo Old Fashioned
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 30 ml Cognac (brandy); 7.5 ml Licor 43; 7.5 ml Coffee liqueur; 1 dash Cocoa bitters

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Ingredients
1 fl oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
1 fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Licor 43 Original liqueur
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
1 dash	Angostura Cocoa Bitters

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of 3 coffee beans or orange zest twist (coin).

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish or discard.
Garnish with 3 coffee beans (optional)

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Carajillo Old Fashioned contains 178 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
33.17% alc./vol. (66.34° proof)
25 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2022 by Sean O'Connor-Combee at Jay & Tony's Discount Cured Meats & Negroni Warehouse in San Diego, California.

Review

Spirituous spice notes from the rye whiskey amplify coffee notes, making this a surprisingly dry, coffee-influenced old-fashioned.

Variations/similar cocktails

Carajillo Puesto
Carajillo Shakeado
Carajillo Highball

Galliano Espresso 700ml - makes 93 cocktails
$17.99 $0.19 per cocktail Galliano Espresso image

Angostura Cocoa Bitters 120ml - makes 384 cocktails
$13.99 $0.04 per cocktail Angostura Cocoa Bitters image

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Makes a minimum of 93 cocktails.
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