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XO Cafe cocktails featuring cold brew coffee, creamy espresso martini and iced coffee cocktail.

XO Café – Why we Cold Brew

t doesn’t begin with sweetness—it begins with patience.
Ninety days of distilling a vodka so smooth it knows how to behave, before it ever meets coffee. Then comes the cold brew—slow, deliberate, and dangerously refined—drawing out deep cacao and caramel notes without a trace of bitterness. And just when you think it’s all discipline, the XO arrives… milk chocolate, soft and indulgent, melting through the structure like it was always meant to be there.
Smooth. Balanced. Just a little bit seductive.

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Illustration of ethanol and water molecules resting together, symbolising structure and balance in spirits.

The Invisible Architecture of Spirits: Why Resting Changes Everything

Vodka may appear simple, but beneath its clarity lies a quiet transformation. As it rests, tiny flavour compounds (congeners) soften and integrate, while alcohol and water form structured groupings (molecular clusters) that shape texture and smoothness. At Conrad Distillery, we honour this invisible process, resting our spirits for 30 days between distillations, allowing time to refine not just flavour, but the very structure of the spirit.

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Three St Patrick’s Day cocktails including a Guinness Black Russian, festive rainbow shot, and green mimosa.

Cocktails for St Patrick’s Day

St Patrick’s Day deserves more than green beer. Try these Conrad favourites:
• Guinness Black Russian – dark, rich and smooth
• Pot O’ Gold Jello Shots – bright, playful and impossible not to smile at
• Green Mimosa – sparkling brunch perfection

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