Every week, SB celebrates some of the top-scoring Master medallists from The Global Spirits Masters blind-tasting competition.

During The Liqueur Masters 2019, which was held in October at an Indian restaurant and bar 1947 London, a team of testers assessed the breadth of the category and awarded eight Master medals to entrants.

In the popular coffee-flavoured liqueurs segment, one brand managed to secure the Master title.

Ethical Wine & Spirits’ Fair Café Liqueur won a Master medal for its “strong roast coffee nose” and “clean, strong coffee flavour”, completed with a finish of “roasted hazelnuts”.

The 22% ABV expression is made from Fairtrade Arabica coffee beans from a co-op of more than 1,900 independent farmers in the Huatusco region of Veracruz, Mexico. The sugar used to make the liqueur is also Fairtrade-certified and comes from various co-ops in countries such as Belize and Paraguay.

Ethical Wine & Spirits recommends serving the liqueur in an Espresso Martini.

To make the Espresso Martini at home, check out the recipe below:

Ingredients:

35ml of Fair Vodka

35ml of Fair Café Liqueur

25ml of Fairtrade-certified espresso

Dash of sugar syrup

Method: Put all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain directly into a Martini glass and garnish with three coffee beans.

Fair Café Liqueur is priced at £22 (US$28.30) per 700ml bottle.

To see the full list of medallists from our Liqueur Masters 2019, click here.

Read More at source: The Spirits Business

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