Cantera Negra Coffee Liqueur
Cantera Negra Coffee Liqueur — sold by the brand as Cantera Negra Café — is the dark, silky outlier of the Jalisco range: 20% ABV (40 proof), 750mL, a coffee liqueur blended with 100% pure blue agave spirit, hand-crafted in small batches. Rich and decadent, with hazelnut and dark stone fruit under the coffee, it drinks like dessert and mixes like a modifier. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 20% (40 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Base: 100% blue agave spirit blended with coffee
- Style: Coffee liqueur — rich, smooth and silky with a touch of smokiness
- Producer: Cantera Negra, Jalisco, Mexico — the Becherano family
- Production: Hand-crafted in small batches
The Black Quarry's Coffee
Cantera Negra — "black quarry" — takes its name from the black volcanic rock in the soil of its Jalisco agave fields, and its Café applies the same small-batch hand to a different raw material: coffee, blended into the family's 100% blue agave spirit. The result is one of the very few agave-based coffee liqueurs in the US market, positioned by the importer as rich and silky with a whisper of smoke — a bottle that sits as naturally beside the liqueurs as it does next to the family's tequilas. See the whole range on the Cantera Negra vendor page.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Fresh coffee with roasted nuts and a hint of smoke. Palate: Decadent and coffee-forward — baked agave sweetness, hazelnut, dark stone fruit, walnut and honey with baking spice. Finish: Smooth and silky, the coffee and agave resolving together.
How to Enjoy
The essential Espresso Martini upgrade — swap it for the standard coffee liqueur and the agave base adds depth. It is also a natural over ice after dinner, in a White Russian riff, or poured over vanilla ice cream.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Cantera Negra Café a tequila? It is a coffee liqueur built on 100% blue agave spirit from the Cantera Negra family in Jalisco — agave-based like their tequilas, but bottled as a liqueur at 20% ABV.
How strong is Cantera Negra Coffee Liqueur? 20% ABV (40 proof) in a 750mL bottle — liqueur strength, designed for sipping and mixing rather than shooting.
What does Cantera Negra Café taste like? Rich coffee first, then hazelnut, dark stone fruit and baked agave, with a smooth, silky finish and just a touch of smokiness.
Coffee, agave and a silky finish — order Cantera Negra Coffee Liqueur online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.
