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Café Royal

Recipe information

  • Yield

    <p> Serves 1.This drink is also known as Caf&eacute; Br&ucirc;l&eacute;.</p>

Ingredients

1 demitasse strong hot coffee
1 lump sugar
1 1/2 ounces brandy

Preparation

  1. Hold a teaspoon over the coffee cup and place the sugar and brandy in the spoon. Light the brandy; when the flames begin to die down, pour into coffee. Sugar may be omitted.

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