What Pairs with Mar Azul Coffee Tequila

Built on a family recipe, Mar Azul Coffee is dusk in a bottle: roasted coffee and mocha laced through soft vanilla and agave. It's dessert and digestif at once, which makes pairing it a pleasure.

On the plate

• ·Dark chocolate: the bittersweet edge meets the mocha note for note.
• ·Flan or tres leches: creamy desserts soften the roast.
• ·Toasted pecans or a cheese board, for something less sweet.

Time and occasion

This is an after-dinner spirit. Pour it neat or over a single large cube once the table has gone quiet, or build it into a Medianoche (our espresso-martini riff) when the evening calls for one more. It's the pour for the slow end of the night.

One rule: serve it a touch below room temperature. A little chill tightens the sweetness and lets the coffee lead.