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Espresso with a kick

The “carajillo” drink at Franco’s in Barrio Escalante is sure to wake you up at any time of the day. The espresso is mixed with Licor 43 and rum to create an extraordinary cocktail.

“We wanted it to taste more like a cocktail and less like a digestif,” the owner said. “We shake it to make it thicker and frothy.”

Read more about the drink.

Espresso gets NSFW treatment in Franco’s ‘carajillo’ cocktail


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