St. George NOLA Coffee Liqueur is a California-made coffee liqueur — cold-infused, lightly bitter and full of real roasted character — and it is poured at Grappa in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood. Crafted by the pioneering St. George Spirits, it nods to New Orleans with its signature touch of chicory. We keep it on the list as a thoughtful, dessert-friendly pour from one of America’s most respected artisan distilleries.
About the Producer
St. George Spirits is widely regarded as America’s original artisan distillery, founded in 1982 and based in Alameda, California. The distillery built its reputation on meticulous, ingredient-driven craft across gin, vodka, whiskey and more. NOLA Coffee Liqueur was created by head distiller Dave Smith as a tribute to New Orleans, a city close to his heart, and that affection shows in its careful, characterful build.
Style & Production
NOLA is made with Ethiopian coffee beans, French-roast chicory, Madagascar vanilla and cane sugar. The beans are roasted and then ground and cold-infused at the distillery, a method that preserves elegant aromatics while keeping harsh, over-extracted bitterness in check. The chicory adds an earthy, New Orleans-style depth, while the vanilla rounds everything out, yielding a liqueur with real coffee bite rather than syrupy sweetness.
Tasting Notes
Expect the taste of very good dark-roast coffee, with notes of hazelnut and the gentle earthy bitterness of chicory. The palate is balanced and only moderately sweet, the cold-infusion lending a smooth, clean coffee character. The finish is dry and softly bitter, with vanilla lingering quietly underneath.
What to Pair It With
Its coffee-and-chicory depth makes it a natural with dessert. Pour it alongside Mama’s Tiramisu, with our Flourless Chocolate Cake, or over our Gelato/Sorbet. See the full dine-in menu for more.
How It’s Served at Grappa
St. George NOLA Coffee Liqueur is poured at $10, served neat, over ice, or in a cocktail.
FAQ
Where is it from?
It is made by St. George Spirits, an artisan distillery founded in 1982 in Alameda, California.
What does it taste like?
It tastes of good dark-roast coffee with hazelnut and the earthy bitterness of chicory, balanced and only moderately sweet, with a dry finish.
What makes it distinctive?
It is cold-infused with Ethiopian coffee, French-roast chicory and Madagascar vanilla as a tribute to New Orleans, giving it real coffee bite rather than syrupy sweetness.
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