Carajillo
{{Short description|Spanish drink combining coffee with alcohol}}
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A carajillo ({{IPA|es|kaɾa'xiʝo, -ʎo|lang}}) is an alcoholic drink made with coffee and either brandy, rum, mezcal or coffee liqueur.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-24 |title=Move Over Espresso Martini—The Carajillo Is Poised to Become the Caffeinated Cocktail of 2024 |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/carajillo-cocktail-trend-2024 |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}} The drink is prominent in Spain and Latin America and is typically served in a small glass.
Similar to Irish coffee, 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.
File:Café Carajillo2.jpg|Carajillo, unmixed
File:Carajillo 1.JPG|Carajillo in an Osborne bull glass
See also
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- Irish coffee – cocktail with coffee and whiskey
References
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Further reading
- Romaní i Olivé, Joan Maria: Diccionari del vi i del beure. Edicions de La Magrana, col·lecció Pèl i Ploma, núm. 21. Barcelona, desembre del 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, setembre 2008, p. 5. {{ISSN|1695-2014}}.
- «Rebentats, rasques, brufar» (en ca). RodaMots. [Consulta: 3 agost 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».»
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