Carajillo

Name: Carajillo
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 45 ml Licor 43; 3 Coffee bean - for garnish; 45 ml Espresso

Ingredients

45 ml Licor 43
45 ml Espresso
3 Coffee bean - for garnish

oz ml cl

Glass: Rocks

Timing:

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Instructions

Combine the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously until the drink is sufficiently chilled. Add one large piece of ice to the chilled Rocks glass. Strain the drink into the chilled Rocks glass. Garnish with three Coffee beans.

Notes

The Mexican shakeado style: shake both ingredients hard with ice for 15–20 seconds until the shaker is frosty, then strain into a rocks glass over one large ice cube. The Spanish puesto (layered) version pours the Licor 43 over ice first, then floats the hot espresso gently over the back of a spoon. Both styles use the same 45/45 ml ratio. See more two ingredient cocktails.

Carajillo origin story

The Carajillo is a traditional Spanish drink combining coffee with a spirit — the name likely derives from 'coraje' (courage), echoing the colonial-era tradition of soldiers fortifying their coffee with rum. In Spain it is classically made with brandy or rum. The Licor 43 version exploded in Mexico around 2015, largely through brand promotion, and is now one of the most ordered cocktails in Mexican bars and restaurants.

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About the ingredients

Licor 43: Licor 43, or Cuarenta y Tres (Spanish for '43'), is a Spanish liqueur, made in Cartagena, Spain. History Licor 43 was invented in 1946 by the siblings Diego, Angel, and Josefina Zamora, along with Emilio Restoy, Josefina's husband. The Licor 43 website states they based their recipe on the Liqvor Mirabilis (marvellous liquid), a golden, aromatic elixir produced and infused from local fruits and herbs in Carthago Nova during the 3rd century. Liqvor Mirabilis was encountered by the Romans, when they conquered the region in 209 BC; despite the Romans banning its production and consumption, the Carthaginians continued producing in secret. This legend served as the inspiration for the Zamoras' invention of Licor 43. The name of the modern-day liqueur originates from its use of 43 different ingredients; while its recipe is a closely guarded secret by the Zamora family, it is known to contain citrus and fruit juices, and to be flavoured with vanilla, among other aromatic herbs and spices.

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