A ''carajillo'' () is an alcoholic drink made with

coffee Coffee is a beverage brewed from roasted, ground coffee beans. Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a stimulating effect on humans, primarily due to its caffeine content, but decaffeinated coffee is also commercially a ...

and either brandy, rum, mezcal or coffee liqueur. The drink is prominent in

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and

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and is typically served in a small glass. Similar to Irish coffee or caffè corretto, Carajillo is common in

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and

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where it is made with

brandy Brandy is a liquor produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35–60% alcohol by volume (70–120 US proof) and is typically consumed as an after-dinner digestif. Some brandies are aged in wooden casks. Others are coloured ...

;

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, where it is made with

rum Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, a clear liquid, is often aged in barrels of oak. Rum originated in the Caribbean in the 17th century, but today it is produced i ...

; and

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where it is made with

mezcal Mezcal (, ), sometimes spelled mescal, is a liquor, distilled alcoholic beverage made from any type of agave. Agaves or magueys are endemic to the Americas and found globally as ornamental plants. The ''Agave'' genus is a member of the Agavoid ...

or a coffee liqueur, e.g., Kahlúa, Tía María or

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. Variations may include spices, e.g.,

cinnamon Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus ''Cinnamomum''. Cinnamon is used mainly as an aromatic condiment and flavouring additive in a wide variety of cuisines, sweet and savoury dishes, biscuits, b ...

or fruit such as lemon peel. In Costa Rica, the carajillo was consumed in the 50's thru the 70's as an after dinner drink. Gentlemen would order a brandy (served in a sifter) and a black coffee on the side. They would then proceed to pour the hot coffee into the sifter. The coffee and brandy aromas would blend, and the heat from the coffee helped vaporize them. File:Café Carajillo2.jpg, ''Carajillo'', unmixed File:Carajillo 1.JPG, ''Carajillo'' in an

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glass

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