Valdôtain coffee with grappa and Genepy

Valdôtain coffee with grappa and Genepy

Drinks

A flambé coffee with grappa, an orange and gin punch with cloves, served in a traditional glass from the Aosta Valley.

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Valdôtain coffee is a festive drink from the Aosta Valley, prepared in a communal cup known as the “cup of friendship.”

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Total20 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • Cooking methodSudden burst of activity or excitement

Ingredients

4 people
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Directions

  1. Pour the coffee into the “Friendship Cup.” ≈ 3 min
  2. Sweeten the rim of the glass. ≈ 3 min
  3. In a small saucepan, heat the grappa, punch, Genepy, sugar, cloves, and orange zest.
  4. Once the sugar has melted, filter the liquid and mix it with the coffee. ≈ 4 min
  5. Carefully ignite the ingredients, then occasionally dip the sugar pieces into the drink using a spoon.
  6. Pour the caramel into the glass, cover it, and serve, circulating the glass from hand to hand. ≈ 2 min

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 cups of espresso (approximately 160 ml)
  • 200 ml of white grappa
  • 200 ml of orange punch
  • 100 ml of Genepy
  • 20 g of sugar (4 tablespoons)
  • 4 cloves of allspice
  • Orange zest, with a flavour
  • sugar, for the rim of the glass
  • Sugar pieces, for soaking

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