[Monachus] Corretto

Corretto is a distilled coffee and aniseed drink.

The idea was inspired by the Italian custom of adding sambuca, a sweet anise-flavored liqueur, to espresso.

The desire to create a coffee-flavored spirit first came about after a first meeting with Matja Hrkac, co-owner of Cogito Coffee Roasters in Zagreb, who contacted Monachus after reading an article about mitosaya in a magazine.

During our first meeting at Cogito Roastery, I was intoxicated by the aroma of freshly roasted coffee beans and wanted to recreate that in a spirit.
For the first batch, we used coffee from Ethiopia, which Matia recommended for its sweetness. The coffee is sourced from farmers in the Buk-Saisa region, 2,350 meters above sea level, and is Fairtrade purchased. The high altitude plays a key role in giving it a rich flavor.
The fragrant distillate made from this coffee was surprising, with a sweet coffee flavor that was faithful to the original.
Combined with the aroma of anise, it smells like freshly opened chocolate. When you put it in your mouth, the sweetness and freshness of the anise dominates, gradually changing into the sweetness unique to Ethiopian coffee, which lingers as an aftertaste.
We recommend drinking it at room temperature instead of coffee or with espresso, preferably after a meal.

Item: Spirits
Ingredients: Coffee (from Ethiopia), Aniseed (from Turkey), Wheat Spirits, Water
Alcohol content: 42%
Capacity: 100ml/500ml

Limit two items per product (size) per person.

Corretto is a distillate of coffee and anise.

It was inspired by the Italian custom of drinking espresso with Sambuca, a sweet anise-flavored liqueur.

The idea to create a coffee-flavored spirit came from my first meeting with Mattia Hrcac, one of the owners of Cogito Coffee Roasters in Zagreb. During our first meeting at Cogito Roastery, I was intoxicated by the aroma of freshly roasted coffee beans and wanted to try to recreate it in a spirit.

For the first batch, we used an Ethiopian variety that Mattia recommended as having a sweet taste. The coffee was collected and fair trade purchased from farmers in the Buku Saisa region, which is located at an altitude of 2,350 meters above sea level. The high altitude plays an important role in the rich flavor.

The fragrant distillate made from that coffee surprised me with its sweet coffee flavor that is true to the original. Combined with the aroma of anise, it smells like freshly opened chocolate. On the palate, the sweetness and freshness of the anise dominates, gradually giving way to the characteristic sweetness of Ethiopian coffee, which lingers as an aftertaste.

Recommended as a coffee substitute or with espresso, at room temperature, preferably after dinner.

Item: Spirits
Ingredients: Coffee (from Ethiopia), Anise (from Turkey), Wheat Spirits, Water.
Alcohol content: 42%.
Volume: 100ml / 500ml

Purchase quantity is limited to two items per product, per size.