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Alps Coffee
Ah, the Alps: that idyllic countryside, full of birdsong and blooming edelweiss and the sound of music. The mere mention of the Alps evokes images of hot chocolate and flaxen-haired milkmaids, but why? But perhaps instead it should make us think of this delightful brunch drink, a drunken coffee enhanced with a little kirsch and Frangelico.
About This Recipe
| Yield: | 1 cocktail |
| Total time: | 1 minute |
| Special equipment: | coffee maker, microplane |
| This recipe appears in: | Brunch Drinks: Alps Coffee |
Ingredients
- 8 ounces brewed coffee (hot)
- Sugar and cream to taste (optional)
- 1.5 ounces Frangelico or other hazelnut liqueur
- 1.5 ounces kirsch (cherry brandy)
- 2 tablespoons whipped cream
- Whole nutmeg for grating
- Dark chocolate bar for shaving
Procedures
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1
Pour coffee into 12 ounce mug (add sugar or cream to taste, optional). Stir in Frangelico and kirsch. Top with whipped cream. Grate nutmeg (3 or 4 scratches) onto whipped cream with microplane or nutmeg grater.
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2
Shave chocolate by scraping a chef's knife across chocolate bar. Add a few curls of chocolate to cocktail and serve immediately.