We’ve beforehand encountered Chopin-owned Dorda with its chocolate liqueur and now we’re again with the Polish firm’s second expression, a espresso liqueur constituted of “100% Robusta espresso bean extract, sugar, and a mix of Chopin Rye Vodka and rum from the Philippines.”
Dorda Espresso Liqueur Evaluation
The nostril of the liqueur is wealthy with espresso however not overpowering in the way in which that many artisanal espresso liqueurs are typically lately. A hearty chocolate affect provides the liqueur a mocha high quality, and the rum is clear right here too, providing hints of honey and brown sugar that telegraph a number of the sweetness that lies forward. Vanilla and a pinch of baking spice add complementary aromatics.
The palate doesn’t diverge from expectations, although the rum part could also be much more pronounced right here, as is the sweetness. A clearer brown sugar character tempers what needs to be the primary occasion — the espresso — greater than a bit, together with the chocolate that appears so effusive on the nostril. In the end it’s extra nut-forward than espresso-like. The liqueur leads to a end that’s the slightest bit cloying and fewer punchy than I’d have preferred to see, although that sweetness definitely makes all of it too straightforward to sip on straight. It’s a superb alternative to your cocktail, too.
50 proof.
B+ / $30
Dorda Espresso Liqueur
USD30
