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Pura Vida Coffee Cocktail
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The Pura Vida Coffee Cocktail is a modern, spirit-forward mezcal drink that leans into smoky agave richness while adding a... ... more The Pura Vida Coffee Cocktail is a modern, spirit-forward mezcal drink that leans into smoky agave richness while adding a dark, coffee-laced bitterness and a bright, aromatic orange lift. It’s built like a stirred classic—short, boozy, and silky—more in the family of an Old Fashioned/Manhattan-style sipper than a sweet coffee dessert cocktail. According to the recipe source, the drink was first created in London at a bar called Holy Birds in 2016. The combination of mezcal with Averna-style amaro and coffee liqueur creates a layered profile: campfire smoke, cola-like herbal bitterness, roasted coffee notes, and a finishing snap of citrus from orange bitters and the expressed twist.
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2016
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175 calories
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Orange twist
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29.6% | 1.95 units *

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Method
How to make a Pura Vida Coffee Cocktail

Serves 1 · Takes 5 minutes
Mezcal 40 ml, Amaro Averna 15 ml (Averna), Coffee liqueur 10 ml (Tia Maria), Orange bitters 1 dash
Add the mezcal, Averna amaro, coffee liqueur, and orange bitters to a mixing glass
Fill with ice and stir until well-chilled and properly diluted, about 30–40 seconds
Strain into a chilled stemmed cocktail glass
Express an orange twist over the surface and use it as the garnish
~ Averna is specified; if unavailable, a similar dark, caramel-herbal amaro may be substituted, but it will change the balance. Stirring time controls dilution—longer stir softens the smoke and bitterness. ~

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Elevate the Pura Vida Coffee Cocktail with these master mixologist tips

Dial the mezcal style to the coffee note: for a cleaner, café-mocha profile use an espadín that’s more mineral/citrus than rubbery-smoke; if your mezcal is aggressively smoky, drop it to 35 ml and compensate body with +5 ml Averna. The goal is smoke as a frame, not the main character—otherwise it flattens the coffee and turns the finish ashy.
Stir for texture, not just chill: this drink wants a ‘silky Manhattan’ dilution—aim ~20–25% water. Use large, cold, dry cubes and stir until the outside of the mixing glass is uniformly frosted and the sound of the ice softens (typically 35–45 seconds depending on ice). Under-dilution makes it spiky and bitter; over-dilution makes the coffee taste thin and the smoke dominates.

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