Ingredients

  • 1½ ozcognac
  • 1 disclemon
  • 1 tspsugar
  • 1 tspinstant coffee

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Instructions

  1. Pour cognac into a brandy snifter.
  2. Place a thin lemon disc across the rim of the glass.
  3. Put sugar on one half of the lemon disc.
  4. Put instant coffee on the other half.
  5. Sip the cognac, then eat the lemon with its toppings.

📜 History

This Hamburg-born after-dinner drink is as much ritual as cocktail. The lemon disc topped with sugar and coffee is eaten after sipping the cognac, creating a brandy sour effect in your mouth. A beloved German digestif tradition.

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