We took a vacation trip up the Rhine River from Amsterdam in the Netherlands to Basil in Switzerland in July. One of the stops along the river was Rüdesheim, a city in the wine-producing area of Germany. The region is known for its brandy called "Asbach".
They created a drink called "Rüdesheim Coffee". Here is the recipe:
The hot original
- Put three cubes of sugar in an original Rüdesheim Coffee cup, pour over 4 cl well-heated Asbach and light.
- Stir and allow to burn for about one minute.
- Pour in hot coffee and fill to about 2 cm below the rim.
- Place a scoop of whipped cream sweetened with vanilla sugar on top.
- Sprinkle with grated dark chocolate.
- Drink the hot delight through the cool cream.
I looked at the Rüdesheim Coffee cups and decided that I could make some. I don't know if the size is considered important but to my eyes a Rüdesheim Coffee cup was a round bottom section with a flared rim. The picture shows the ones I made (in front of my 10-year Yahoo! award, an espresso machine).
A cold version of the drink is also possible.
The cool delight
- Pour 4 cl Asbach over vanilla ice-cream in a Rüdesheim Coffee cup.
- Pour in iced coffee and fill up to just below the rim.
- Top with a scoop of whipped cream sweetened with vanilla sugar.
- Sprinkle with grated dark chocolate.
- Serve with a straw and a spoon.
If you stop by the Coffee Pottery studio you can ask for a Rüdesheim Coffee. We'll make it (if we have the ingredients on hand) in one of these cups.
