THE GENTLEMANS COFFEE LIQUEUR

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The Gentleman’s Coffee Liqueur was a lockdown project, born out of a love of cocktails. As I went further down the rabbit hole of making my own cocktails I struggled to get hold of certain ingredients, and being somewhat proficient in the kitchen, I decided to make my own.

 

The initial version was promising enough that I kept at it. The current product is the result of countless iterations and refinements to arrive at a great all round coffee liqueur by itself or for mixing.

 

The spirit is a neutral vodka so as not to affect the overall flavour, the intention has always been to let the coffee shine.

 

The coffee used is an Ethiopian heirloom sidamo, roasted here in Cape Town. We use two kinds of sugar, demerera and muscovado, which are kept to the minimum for the liqueur to be palatable by itself. It is also infused with bitter and sweet orange peel, cinnamon and vanilla extract. All of which are chosen to highlight and complement characteristics of the coffee.