Castellano
By CARLOS EDUARDO OSTOS MUJICA
Colombia
2023
Castellano is a mixture of Spanish, Colombian and Mexican flavors and influences as well as the breadth of the language across the Atlantic.
Ingredients
- 30 Ml. Licor 43 Original
- 15 Ml. Mezcal
- 22 Ml. Grapefuit juice
- 45 Ml. Aeropress Natural Colombian Coffee
- 2 Drops Angostura Bitters
Method
Cocktail Preparation
- In the Shaker we add mezcal as an herbal and alcoholic base
- Second grapefruit juice to provide acidic and bitter notes
- Then we add our aeropress of a Castillo variety with natural process at low temperature (35 degrees approx)
- 2 drops of Angostura bitters to enhance the spicy and bitter notes of grapefruit and coffee
- As the protagonist of our drink, we finish with our liquor43 providing a balanced drink, adapted for any time of consumption
Coffee Preparation
- For our aeropress we use a ratio of 1:16 with medium-coarse grinding
- The type of coffee used is a Castillo-Colombia variety with natural process with medium tostion (City)
- We use double filter for a silky product with inverted aeropress to increase body and turbulence
- We make a pre-infusion of 40ml for 25-30 seconds
- We make 3 pours with about 24 movements
- The temperature of our water should start with approximately 85 degrees to have a fresh preparation, with notes of spices, yellow fruits provided by drying with the coffee peel