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A carajillo (Spanish: [kaɾa'xiʝo, -ʎo]) is an alcoholic drink made with coffee and either brandy, rum, mezcal or coffee liqueur.[1] The drink is prominent in Spain and Latin America and is typically served in a small glass.
 Unmixed Carajillo on a plate | |
| Region of origin | Unknown, Possibly Cuba |
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Similar to Irish coffee or caffè corretto, Carajillo is common in Colombia and Venezuela where it is made with brandy; Cuba, where it is made with rum; and Mexico where it is made with mezcal or a coffee liqueur, e.g., Kahlúa, Tía María or Licor 43.
Variations may include spices, e.g., cinnamon or fruit such as lemon peel.
In Costa Rica, the carajillo was consumed in the 50's thru the 70's as an after dinner drink. Gentlemen would order a brandy (served in a sifter) and a black coffee on the side. They would then proceed to pour the hot coffee into the sifter. The coffee and brandy aromas would blend, and the heat from the coffee helped vaporize them.
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Carajillo, unmixed -
Carajillo in an Osborne bull glass
See also
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- Irish coffee – cocktail with coffee and whiskey
References
edit- ^ "Move Over Espresso Martini—The Carajillo Is Poised to Become the Caffeinated Cocktail of 2024". Vogue. 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
Further reading
edit- Romaní i Olivé, Joan Maria: Diccionari del vi i del beure. Edicions de La Magrana, col·lecció Pèl i Ploma, núm. 21. Barcelona, December 1998. ISBN 84-8264-131-X, plana 63.
- Costa, Roger «Quin és l'origen del popular 'carajillo' i del seu nom?». Sàpiens [Barcelona], núm. 71, September 2008 p. 5. ISSN 1695-2014.
- «Rebentats, rasques, brufar» (en ca). RodaMots. [Consulted 3 August 2017]. «S’usa «rebentar el cafè», per example: «Aquest cafè el podríem rebentar amb un poc de conyac». Un avantatge, per petit que sigui, sobre el castellà, el qual, que jo sàpiga, no pot dir «vamos a carajillar este café».»