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Café Brûlot recipe
BuiltCopper mugNo ice10% ABV
The Café Brûlot is a built brandy cocktail, made with Cognac, orange curaçao and hot coffee, served in a copper mug. It is coffee-rich.
New Orleans’ flaming coffee, made tableside at Antoine’s since the 1890s.
Café Brûlot ingredients
| Cognac | 45 ml (1½ oz) |
| Orange curaçao | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Sugar cube | 2 cubes |
| Cloves | 4 pieces |
| Cinnamon stick | 1 piece |
| Hot coffee | top up, about 180 ml |
How to make a Café Brûlot
- Warm the cognac and curaçao with the sugar, cloves, cinnamon and long strips of orange and lemon peel.
- Set alight and stir until the sugar dissolves and the flame dies.
- Add the hot coffee and ladle into cups.
- Glass
- Copper mug
- Ice
- None
- Garnish
- Orange and lemon peel
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Café Brûlot: quick answers
- How strong is a Café Brûlot?
- About 10% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 19 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Café Brûlot?
- About 180 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
- What glass is a Café Brûlot served in?
- A copper mug, with no ice in the glass.
- How many ingredients does a Café Brûlot have?
- 6 in total: Cognac, orange curaçao, sugar cube, cloves, cinnamon stick and hot coffee. Simple enough to make at home.
