Decaffeinated by
Brendon, Decaf Co
Brendon and Decaf Co are our collaborator on 02 Midnight Decaf. The organic Mexican single origin is Swiss Water Decaffeinated and roasted by Decaf Co, so the coffee keeps its character without the caffeine.
About GRADA
Australian specialty coffee liqueur, made in Melbourne
GRADA is a single-ingredient espresso martini. Shake it over ice and it is the finished drink. No vodka, no second liqueur, no espresso shot, no syrup.
Hot extractedSingle origin, specialty grade16% ABV
International Wine & Spirit Competition
01)The bottle
The single ingredient espresso martini
An espresso martini usually takes four products: coffee liqueur, vodka, a fresh shot of espresso and sugar syrup. Pull them apart and they come down to three things: coffee, alcohol and sugar.
So we made the whole drink from three ingredients. Specialty grade coffee, hot extracted. Australian made vodka. Sugar syrup. Pour 100ml of GRADA into a shaker full of ice, shake hard and fine strain into a coupe. Nothing else goes in.
Three ingredients. One bottle.
Specialty grade coffee, hot extracted + Australian made vodka + sugar syrup = GRADA specialty coffee liqueur
If you care about your martini, use better coffee.
02)The reason
Why we made GRADA
Beverages, ranked by consumption
3rd
Coffee is the third most consumed beverage on the planet
Share of global liquor sales
<0.5%
Yet coffee liqueur is less than 0.5% of global liquor sales
IWSR, 2023
Coffee is one of the most loved drinks on earth, and Australia has one of the best specialty coffee scenes anywhere. In the world of spirits, coffee has too often been an afterthought.
Most coffee liqueur is made with commodity beans, extracts and syrups. The category hasn't kept up with the rise of specialty coffee, and none of Australia's coffee culture showed up in it.
GRADA exists to bring the craft, care and culture of Australian specialty coffee into the world of spirits. It is a specialty coffee liqueur made in Melbourne, and it is made to two rules:
- 01)Specialty-grade coffee only. Single origin, bought direct and cupped by our Head of Coffee.
- 02)Hot extraction, so the liqueur shakes straight into an espresso martini with nothing added.
03)The name
Why it's called GRADA
The name takes a little from Melbourne and a little from Milan. Our coffee and drinks culture started in the cafes and bars of both cities. GRADA is a reminder to take everything that goes into the bottle to the next level.
Melbourne meets Milan.
04)The farm
Grown at Fazenda Pinhal, Minas Gerais, Brazil
GRADA starts in the hills of Minas Gerais, on a sixth-generation family farm where coffee is grown with intention, care and deep respect for the land.
The farm is Fazenda Pinhal, in the south of Minas Gerais. Pedro Gabarra is the sixth generation of his family to farm it, and he runs it with his sister Mariana.
Two varieties go into the bottle. Mundo Novo brings sweetness. Yellow Topaz brings acidity and body. Both are natural and pulp natural processed, which suits Brazil's long dry seasons and gives a fuller body with notes of chocolate and nut. Brazil harvests once a year, from May to August.
The farm, in detailShowHide
| Farm | Fazenda Pinhal |
|---|---|
| Region | South of Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Farmer | Pedro Gabarra, sixth generation, with his sister Mariana |
| Varieties | Mundo Novo, Yellow Topaz |
| Process | Natural and pulp natural |
| Harvest | May to August |
“When you start to work with coffee, coffee gets you.”
Pedro Gabarra, Fazenda Pinhal
Fazenda Pinhal, on film
One grower. One short film. Then watch Coffee 101°, our series that follows coffee from the farm to the cocktail.
05)The roast
Roasted to our recipe, cupped twice
Criteria Coffee, founded by Craig Simon, roasts our coffee to GRADA's own roast recipe. Clara cups every shipment when it lands from the farm, then again after roasting, because coffee changes on the ocean crossing.
06)The extraction
Hot extracted in Melbourne, like a great espresso
We use hot extraction to capture the character, complexity and rich flavour of our single origin coffee.
We extract at 93°C, the temperature a barista uses to pull an espresso. We control the temperature, the agitation, the bloom and the contact time.
Hot extraction keeps more of the coffee's oils, body and aromatics. That is why GRADA shakes to a proper head of crema, and why it is as good over ice as it is in an espresso martini.
The coffee is blended with Australian vodka to 16% ABV.
Grown in Brazil. Made in Melbourne.
07)After
Made for after
Our love for coffee doesn't stop at 3pm, so we made a coffee ritual for after hours.
GRADA is what comes after. After work. After hours. After dark.
Everyone loves an espresso martini, but GRADA is at its best poured over ice.
Pour over ice. For after hours.
08)The people
The people behind GRADA
GRADA is a Melbourne company.
01)
Helen Appleyard
WA Sales Manager
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Helen looks after GRADA in Western Australia, from the venues that pour it to the stores that stock it.
02)
Victoria Hoy West
Head of Marketing
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Victoria looks after the brand and everything a venue or a store sees, from the bottle on the shelf to the content around it.
03)
Roscoe Power
Founder and CEO
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Roscoe spent a decade in construction and property development before GRADA. He started the company to put Australian specialty coffee into a bottle that pours a finished espresso martini.
04)
Ross Jennings
Head of Supply Chain
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Ross looks after the supply chain, from green coffee landing in Melbourne to bottles and bag-in-box arriving at the wholesaler.
05)
Clara Santaera
Victoria Manager and Head of Coffee
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Clara started behind the coffee machine and learned wood-fired roasting before moving into coffee sourcing. She now looks after GRADA’s recipe, quality control as a licensed Q Grader, procurement from Pedro Gabarra, and our Victorian clients.
06)
Ray Noble
Director
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Ray sits on the GRADA board and brings more than thirty years in the Australian liquor industry. He joined for the GRADA 2.0 relaunch and guides the move from the on-trade into national retail, including Dan Murphy's.
The people who make it with us
Roasted in Melbourne. Made in Geelong. Decaffeinated with care.
Roasted by
Craig Simon, Criteria Coffee
Craig founded Criteria Coffee in Melbourne. Criteria roasts GRADA's coffee to our own roast recipe, a medium roast that keeps the sweetness and acidity with the body a cocktail needs.
Our distillers
Dervilla McGowan and Sebastian Reaburn, Anther
GRADA's spirit is distilled at Anther in Geelong, on GRADA's licensed premises, by Dervilla and Seb, from Australian grain spirit sourced in New South Wales.
Made with
Glenn McColl, Drink X, Geelong
Every bottle and every 5 litre bag-in-box of GRADA is brewed, blended and filled at Drink X in South Geelong. Glenn McColl and his team run the extraction, hold the liquid in tank until it settles, and fill each run under the same quality system the biggest beverage brands in the country rely on. We own the recipe. They make sure it tastes the same every time.
09)The proof
Twelve entries. Twelve medals.
Two Golds, five Silvers and five Bronzes across four competitions on two continents, 2024 to 2026. Every bottle we have ever entered has come home with a medal.
IWSC 2024
01 Single Origin · Gold · 96/100
At the time, it was the highest score the IWSC had ever given a coffee liqueur.
IWSC 2026
01 Single Origin · Silver · 93/100
IWSC 2026
02 Midnight Decaf · Bronze · 89/100
On its first entry.
“Rich aromas of cacao nib and dusted mocha lead to a smooth palate of earthy ground coffee. The light alcohol results in a subtle finish, allowing for great balance and an appealing profile.”
IWSC judges, 2024
The full record, twelve medalsShowHide
| Year | Competition | Product | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | IWSC, London | 01 Single Origin | Silver 93 |
| 2026 | IWSC, London | 02 Midnight Decaf | Bronze 89 |
| 2026 | Melbourne Royal Australian International Spirits Awards | 01 Single Origin | Bronze |
| 2026 | Melbourne Royal Australian International Spirits Awards | 02 Midnight Decaf | Bronze |
| 2026 | Sydney Royal Distilled Spirits Show | 02 Midnight Decaf | Silver 86 |
| 2026 | Sydney Royal Distilled Spirits Show | 01 Single Origin | Silver 83 |
| 2025 | IWSC, London | 01 Single Origin | Bronze 88 |
| 2025 | IWSC, London, Alternative Drinks | 01 Single Origin | Bronze |
| 2025 | Sydney Royal Distilled Spirits Show | 01 Single Origin | Silver 89 |
| 2025 | Tasting Australia Spirit Awards | 01 Single Origin | Silver |
| 2024 | IWSC, London | 01 Single Origin | Gold 96 |
| 2024 | Sydney Royal Distilled Spirits Show | 01 Single Origin | Gold 90 |
10)The range
The range
01 Single Origin
Brazilian single origin from Fazenda Pinhal. 700ml.
02 Midnight Decaf
Organic Mexican single origin, Swiss Water Decaffeinated and roasted by Decaf Co. A world-class espresso martini without the caffeine. 700ml.
Gift boxes
The bottle, a shaker, a coupe and the recipe book, in 01 Single Origin or 02 Midnight Decaf.
For venues
01 Single Origin in a 5L bag-in-box. One pour replaces three.
Where to find GRADA
250+
Bars, restaurants and pubs
175+
Dan Murphy's stores nationally
Buy it here, at Dan Murphy's, or order it at bars, restaurants, pubs and bottle shops across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, the ACT and Western Australia.
GRADA is also poured in the Qantas First Lounge.
The venues, by stateShowHide
- Melbourne
Attica, Gimlet at Cavendish House, Supernormal, Cutler, Hazel, Bar Liberty, Whisky & Alement, Builders Arms Hotel
- Regional VIC
O.MY in Beaconsfield, The 18th Amendment Bar and Daisy in Geelong, Bar Merenda in Daylesford, RACV Cape Schanck
- Sydney
Grana, Apollonia and Lana at Hinchcliff House, Odd Culture, The Duke of Enmore, Martinez, Three Blue Ducks
- Queensland
Supernormal Brisbane, Winnifred's on Arthur in Fortitude Valley, Rosella's in Burleigh Heads
- Canberra
- Western Australia
Whitfords Brewing Company in Hillarys, Spinifex Brewery, Divers Tavern and Roebuck Bay Hotel in Broome
Find GRADA near you, every venue and store by state.
FAQ
Questions about GRADA
Who makes GRADA?
GRADA is made in Melbourne, Victoria. Roscoe Power is Founder and CEO and Clara Santaera is Head of Coffee.
What is specialty coffee liqueur?
Coffee liqueur made from specialty-grade coffee, the top grade of coffee, scored 80 points or more on the Specialty Coffee Association's scale. GRADA uses single origin specialty-grade coffee and extracts it hot.
What is GRADA made from?
Coffee, Australian vodka, sugar and water. The coffee is single origin and specialty grade.
Where does the coffee in GRADA come from?
01 Single Origin comes from Fazenda Pinhal in Minas Gerais, Brazil. 02 Midnight Decaf is an organic single origin from Mexico, Swiss Water Decaffeinated.
Is GRADA Australian?
Yes. GRADA is made in Melbourne and blended with Australian vodka. The coffee is grown in Brazil for 01 Single Origin and in Mexico for 02 Midnight Decaf.
What does the name GRADA mean?
It takes a little from Melbourne and a little from Milan, the two cities whose cafes and bars shaped our coffee and drinks culture.
Made for those who know better.
Great coffee, honoured with spirit.
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