Liqueur coffee
A liqueur coffee is a coffee drink with a shot of liqueur. It may be served in a special liqueur coffee glass, often with cream and sugar. Liqueur coffee are all variants on what is widely known as Irish coffee, hot coffee with whiskey and a layer of cream (not whipped) floated on top. Liqueur coffees are particularly popular in Galicia, where is considered a traditional drink. This liqueur coffee is widely known throughout Spain as carajillo, and is made from a blend of coffee, sugar and aguardiente (orujo, rum or any other strong alcohol).
Liqueur coffee names
This is a list of names sometimes given to liqueur coffees. Some, such as Irish coffee, are widely used and more-or-less standard (there is actually an "official" recipe, but it is not enforced); others local and idiosyncratic. There are many variations in nomenclature: the same name may be used for different combinations:
- Whisky Coffee, with whisky
- Gaelic Coffee, with whisky
- Highland Coffee or Cup o' Evening, with Scotch whisky
- Irish Coffee, with Irish whiskey
- Irish Cream Coffee, is a variant served with Irish Cream. It is commonly also known as Bailey's Coffee or Sultan Special Coffee, when served specifically with the brand Baileys.
- French Coffee, with Grand Marnier
- Brandy Coffee, with brandy (any sort)
- Parisienne Coffee, French coffee, or Cafe Royale, with grape brandy, such as cognac or armagnac
- Café com cheirinho (scented coffee), Portugal
- German Coffee, with schnapps, such as Kirschwasser or Himbeergeist
- Italian Classico, with Amaretto
- Caffe Corretto, with Grappa and/or Sambuca
- English Coffee, with gin
- Calypso Coffee, Spanish coffee, or Jamaican coffee, with rum and Tia Maria or Kahlúa
- Shin Shin Coffee, with rum
- Australian Coffee, with Bundaberg rum
- Monk's Coffee, with Bénédictine
- Friar's Coffee/Friar-Joe, with Frangelico
- Seville Coffee, with Cointreau
- Witch's Coffee, Strega
- Russian Coffee, or Karsk with Vodka
- Corfu Coffee, Koum Quat with liquor
- Skye Coffee, with Drambuie
- The Real Foul One, with Absinthe
- American Coffee, with Bourbon
- Kúmen Kaffi, with Brennivín
- Kaffekask, with schnapps
- Carajillo, with anís
See also
- List of coffee beverages
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