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 coffee is particularly popular in Galicia, Spain, where it is considered a traditional drink. Widely known throughout Spain as carajillo, it is made from a blend of coffee, sugar, and strong alcohol such as aguardiente, orujo, or rum.
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
- Caffè corretto, with grappa 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