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Ube Creme Brûlée Latte
Ube and espresso with a caramelized topping.
Espresso
A double shot.
Assam Black Tea
Black tea and water.
Curator’s note
Chef Mike Arquines left Michelin-star kitchens to write Mostra's drink list, and one of its lattes began with his Lola baking bibingka, a spongy rice cake, in her kitchen. Beverly Magtanong, Jelynn Malone and Sam Magtanong are the other three Filipino-American founders, who started roasting in a garage in 2013 and have brought Philippine specialty coffee to market since 2015.
The Coffee
Ghost Bear, the Philippine espresso blend, sits under every milk drink on the board, from a Salted Caramel Latte on house-made caramel sauce to a Honey Lavender Latte and a Juniper Spice Latte on house-made juniper syrup. Cold, the cold brew becomes One Brazillion Coconuts, steeped with Philippine coconut and vanilla bean, and an Assam black tea is the only tea.
- Philippines Legacy Microlot
Philippines, Sitio Belis mills · 1,400 to 1,700 masl
- Roast
- Dark
- Process
- Wet, honey, and natural processed
Dark Fudge · Candied Walnuts · Warm Spice Finish
- Ghost Bear Espresso Blend
Philippines; Latin America, Sitio Belis Coffee Estate, Atok, Benguet · 1400 – 1700 masl
- Roast
- Medium
- Process
- Pulped Natural, Washed/Wet
Dark Chocolate · Stone Fruit · Caramelized Sugar
- Colombia Providencia de Geshua
Colombia, Huila · 1,750 masl
- Roast
- Light
- Varietals
- Caturra
- Process
- 24-hour oxidation, 36-hour fermentation, dried on raised beds about 15 days
- Producer
- Fabian Acevedo family farm, Providencia de Geshua
Orange Soda · Pink Lady · Manuka Honey
- Vietnam Lotus
Vietnam, Da Lat, Cau Dat · 1400-1600 masl
- Roast
- Medium
- Process
- Washed
Dark Chocolate · Date · Baking Spice · Butterscotch
- Mexico Women Power Zongolica
Mexico, Zongolica, Veracruz
- Roast
- Medium
- Process
- Hand-cranked de-pulped, washed, dried on patios for 15 days
- Producer
- Twenty women farmers, Zongolica
Shortbread · Guava · Milkyway
- Mama Bear
- Roast
- Medium-dark
Dark Chocolate Truffle · Buttermilk Pancakes · Raspberry Mimosa
- Philippines Heritage Microlot
Philippines, Sitio Naguey, Sitio Belis mills
- Roast
- Medium-dark
- Process
- Dry fermented 24 hours, then wet fermented 24 hours, dried 4-6 weeks
Chocolate · Baking Spice · Nutty Finish
The Vibe
James Malone led the buildout toward classic French, dark stone and copper set deliberately against the English wood and concrete of the Carmel Mountain Ranch store, with mermaid-scale tile on the floor and gold lettering on the door. The bar came in lower than standard on purpose, with nothing parked on top of it: a counter you talk across instead of one you order over.
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