Monday, January 27, 2014

Rudesheim Coffee… pretty darn good!

On  our Christmas cruise, we stopped in Rüdesheim Germany which is famous for their wonderful "kaffee".

"Rüdesheimer Kaffee is an alcoholic coffee drink from Rüdesheim am Rhein in Germany invented in 1957 by the German television chef, Hans Karl Adam. It is a popular drink in coffee houses.

Asbach Uralt brandy and sugar cubes are added to a cup. In Rüdesheim, a cup that is specially designed for this beverage is used. The brandy is flambéed and stirred for a minute until the sugar dissolves. Strong coffee is added, followed by a topping of thickly whipped cream sweetened with vanilla sugar. Chocolate flakes are scattered onto the cream as a garnish."



                        Rüdesheim Coffee
Rüdesheim Coffee
Original recipe
Place three sugar cubes in the Original Rüdesheim coffee cup;
Add 4 cl of well-warmed Asbach Urait (famous German Brandy) and set alight with a long match.
Stir using the long Rüdesheim coffee spoon to dissolve the sugar and allow to burn for about 1 minute. 
Fill the cup with hot coffee to about 2 cm under the rim.

Top with vanilla sugar whipped cream and chocolate flakes.

Here's my video of our group from the Amacello and the making of the Original Rüdesheim Kaffee:

It was VERY good!

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