Café Ozama

The Café Ozama is a rum-based coffee cocktail built around Ozama Añejo rum, a Dominican rum made entirely from 100% Dominican sugarcane. Founded in 2025 by former Major League Baseball star David “Big Papi” Ortiz, the brand focuses on rum distilled, aged and bottled in the Dominican Republic. Ozama Añejo is bottled at 80 proof (40% ABV) and aged for at least one year in oak barrels, producing a profile the brand describes as rich in coconut and vanilla notes with a moderately sweet finish.

Coffee and rum have long been natural partners in cocktails. The roasted bitterness of espresso contrasts with rum’s sweetness and oak character, while coffee liqueur reinforces depth and sweetness. In the Café Ozama, the combination creates a compact three-ingredient drink that sits somewhere between a traditional after-dinner coffee cocktail and a rum-based alternative to the Espresso Martini. Shaking the ingredients with ice chills the espresso and lightly aerates the mixture, creating a smoother texture and integrating the flavors.

Ozama rums are available in the Dominican Republic and in several U.S. markets across the Northeast, including Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont, as well as South Florida.