Rüdesheimer 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 [de].^[1] It is a popular drink in coffee houses.^[2]

Rüdesheimer Kaffee

Cocktail
Type	Mixed drink
Served	Hot
Standard garnish	Chocolate flakes
Standard drinkware	Irish coffee mug
Commonly used ingredients	125 ml hot, black coffee 3 cubes of sugar 4 cl Asbach Uralt brandy, or cognac, or armagnac Whipped cream sweetened with vanilla sugar Dark chocolate shavings for sprinkling
Preparation	Flambée brandy and sugar in Rüdesheimer cup to dissolve sugar. Add hot coffee and top with whipped cream; garnish.

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.^[3][4]

The special café as served in Rüdesheim in 2014

External images
1. Cup of Rüdesheimer Kaffee
2. Preparing to flambée the brandy
3. A Rüdesheimer Kaffee cup

See also

• Irish coffee
• List of coffee beverages
• Coffee portal