{"id":3348,"date":"2010-03-13T01:06:12","date_gmt":"2010-03-13T08:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=3348"},"modified":"2011-02-04T18:01:18","modified_gmt":"2011-02-05T01:01:18","slug":"just-bottled-firelit-blue-bottle-coffee-liqueur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=3348","title":{"rendered":"Just Bottled: “Firelit” Blue Bottle Coffee Liqueur"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Three years of tasting, tweaking, and perfecting. Now it\u2019s bottled, corked, and about to fall into the hands of San Francisco\u2019s finest mixologists \u2026<\/p>\n

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Firelit Spirits <\/strong>just launched their inaugural Firelit Coffee Liqueur<\/strong>, made with San Francisco\u2019s Blue Bottle Coffee<\/strong>. And I could not be more stoked. Beyond just being a lover of Blue Bottle<\/strong> and delicious \u2018n dark coffee in general, I love the fact that these guys got so geeked out about bringing out genuine coffee flavors (not to mention a serious ABV) while staying true to small-batch, keep-it-local sensibility.<\/p>\n

The result is a striking artisinal brew that even smells like real coffee. The taste is the real deal, too. Only richer, stonger, and somehow smoother at the same time. See, Firelit<\/strong>\u2019s not cloying or sweet like Kahlua<\/strong> or even the Starbucks<\/a> variety. Instead, the full flavors of fresh, dark-roasted coffee and premium brandy fill the palette. Big time. Whoa. This stuff would make a killer Caucasion<\/a>, let alone a Firelit<\/strong>-on-the-rocks.<\/p>\n

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300 lbs of Yemen, custom hand-roasted Blue Bottle Coffee<\/strong> went into this batch of Firelit<\/strong>. Ironically, the magic isn’t all heat. It’s cold, too:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe coffee is brewed immediately after the roasting is finished which captures every nuance of the Yemen bean. It is cold brewed for 18 hours and then blended with the brandy. We then allow the blend to age in stainless steel tanks for one month to allow it to full integrate. Before botling we infuse a few small batches of fresh coffee which we use to adjust Firelit<\/strong> to the perfect intensity to balance with the desired sweetness.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Seems like Blue Bottle Coffee<\/a> is popping up a lot lately. They even just opened a coffee bar in Williamsburg\/Brooklyn, full story at SFoodie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

UPDATE<\/strong>: List of where\u00a0to find Firelit Coffee Liqueur<\/a> \u00bb<\/p>\n

Visit\u00a0FirelitSpirits.com<\/a> or Firelit on Facebook<\/a> \u00bb<\/p>\n

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