Rancho La Gloria Espresso Martini is a ready-to-drink cocktail made with an agave wine base derived from fermented Blue Weber agave. The cocktail combines real espresso, agave nectar and natural flavors and is bottled at 15% ABV. Produced by MPL Brands in California, it typically retails for $10 to $14. According to the brand, it offers notes of black coffee, sweet chocolate and a hint of agave.
Not a bad espresso martini. I don’t think this is a cocktail that should work with agave wine, and this isn’t amazing, but it is better than I thought it’d be. Some nice coffee flavors in here.
The roasted coffee flavors are spot on and bitter dark chocolate is noticeable in the background right away. The flavor tastes like a well-made Espresso Martini but I struggled with the texture, which was a little too viscous for me, and the level of sweetness becomes unappealing. To be fair, I don’t like sweet drinks, so for most drinkers the sweetness level might be just fine, but I also missed the froth and felt that the liquid was too warm even though it’s on the rocks.
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House Review
Nose:
Smells like straight up coffee beans with just a little sweetener.
Taste:
Pure coffee on the palate with a bit of vanilla. The agave wine feels a little out of place here but, honestly, it works better than I thought it would.
Finish:
Sweet agave wine on the finish, plus a bit of coffee.
Overall:
Not a bad espresso martini. I don’t think this is a cocktail that should work with agave wine, and this isn’t amazing, but it is better than I thought it’d be. Some nice coffee flavors in here.
Score:
81
By David Morrow
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