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Citron Cafe Noir
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Citron Cafe Noir

Non-alcoholic canned mocktail combining cold brew coffee, cocoa, and bright lemon with a restrained fennel note. Bittersweet and unusual.

About This Drink

Citron Cafe Noir occupies an unusual space in the Mockly range. Coffee and cocoa anchor the drink, then fresh lemon cuts through the richness and a fennel note adds an anise-like echo on the finish. It's not sweet in the way most canned mocktails are. It pours a deep, clear amber-brown. The aroma carries roasted coffee first, then a cocoa-like richness, with lemon brightening the background. On the palate the coffee and cocoa work as a smooth, slightly bitter foundation. The lemon adds brightness and keeps things from tipping into heaviness. The fennel is restrained, appearing more on the finish than upfront, which is the right call. This is probably the most adventurous drink in the Mockly range, and the one most likely to divide opinion. If you like bittersweet drinks with some herbal complexity, it's worth trying.

Ingredients

Brewed coffee (filtered water and coffee extract), cane sugar, lemon juice, gum acacia, natural flavors, cocoa powder

Tasting Notes

Taste

COLD BREW COFFEE RICH COCOA BRIGHT LEMON SUBTLE FENNEL MODERATE SWEETNESS

Aroma

ROASTED COFFEE COCOA LEMON ZEST FAINT ANISE

Character

Appearance
DEEP AMBER-BROWN CLEAR
Mouthfeel
SMOOTH AND MEDIUM-BODIED
Finish
BITTERSWEET WITH LINGERING FENNEL AND LEMON PEEL
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Tasting Notes

Taste

COLD BREW COFFEE RICH COCOA BRIGHT LEMON SUBTLE FENNEL MODERATE SWEETNESS

Aroma

ROASTED COFFEE COCOA LEMON ZEST FAINT ANISE

Character

Appearance
DEEP AMBER-BROWN CLEAR
Mouthfeel
SMOOTH AND MEDIUM-BODIED
Finish
BITTERSWEET WITH LINGERING FENNEL AND LEMON PEEL