Nikolaschka
A unique German digestif ritual - cognac topped with a lemon disc dusted with sugar and coffee, consumed in a specific sequence.
- 1Pour cognac into a brandy snifter.
- 2Place a thin lemon disc across the rim of the glass.
- 3Put sugar on one half of the lemon disc.
- 4Put instant coffee on the other half.
- 5Sip the cognac, then eat the lemon with its toppings.
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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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