Beverage of the Week (BOW)
Griffo Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur
Product Story
Equator Coffees & Teas, a local coffee roaster is the source of the vital coffee component of this spirit. While many coffee Liqueurs are made with coffee extracts and concentrates, Griffo has made the commitment to use the very best materials. The coffee is paired with their five-times distilled Vodka — a corn-based mash bill that gives a soft and round texture that they desire. In the end of the process they smartly determined to add just enough sugar to give it depth and to accentuate the chocolate and caramel nuances of the Equator Mocha Java blend. This is the coffee Liqueur that bartenders have been asking for.
Brand Story
Owners Michael and Jenny Griffo create small-batch spirits in the heart of California's Sonoma County. This region is world-renowned for it's great wines and in recent years it has been an incubator for creative craft distillers. With a physics doctorate at their back, this husband and wife duo are dedicated to uniting the disciplines of craft and science to create delicious and complex spirits that are pleasingly sold at consumer-friendly prices. The produce Vodka, Gin, a series of Whiskies, Brandy, Liqueurs, and a few canned cocktails. This is an American craft distiller to watch.
Tasting Note
Brilliant, yet nearly opaque, deep mahogany color. The nose is filled with the scents of roasted coffee beans and cocoa nibs with supporting notes of roasted nuts, cinnamon bark, and hints of brown sugar. The palate echoes the nose delivering a cold coffee-centric core with waves of chocolate. mocha, and dry brown baking spices. Medium-bodied with ideal balance being drier than most would expect of a Liqueur while being a bartender's dream as they can regulate the sugars. Smartly low in alcohol and sugar. $32 –
How to Serve
The Griffo Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur is extremely versatile with countless hot and cold cocktail options. It can also be enjoyed neat, as well as an endless number of culinary applications.
Price: $ 32
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