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Three ingredients combine harmoniously and, depending on your coffee liqueur, perhaps just the merest tad on the sweet side
Morten Hansen
7th September 2020 at 16:57
I'll admit to not using freshly pressed pineapple juice (I don't own a juicer), but I used a nice commercial product with plenty of flavour, though a bit on the tart side. As the reposado I used Ocho Ocho and in the specified ratios, the tequila and to a lesser extent the coffee liqueur completely drowned out the pineapple. So, I topped up with more pineapple juice subsequently until it re-emerged in the taste. It was necessary in both my tests with various coffee liqueurs (Kahlua and Lucano).
8th September 2020 at 20:31
Agreed. Accordingly, I’ve upped the pineapple and also reformulated to also better fit a standard Coupe glass. I’ve also taken the liberty of adding complexity with a dash of harmonious bitters.
7th September 2020 at 17:02
I set out to test the difference in coffee liqueurs (as per the description), but if using the same ingredients as in my attempts, I suspect that cutting the amount of tequila in half might be a simpler adjustment. I’ll probably try this another day.