Rudesheimer Coffee

Rudesheim, on the romantic Rhine, is in the heart of the splendid Rheingau region, This little town of less than 11,000 residents manages to entertain some three million visitors each year. Apart from its quaint beauty it has two other major attractions being its mechanical music museum and its coffee. It uses a local brandy, Asbach, to make what is described as the epitome of sophisticated hospitality, Rudesheimer Coffee.
It is started by placing three cubes of sugar in an original Rudesheimer coffee cup over which 40 ml of well heated Asbach is poured. This is stirred and and allowed to burn for almost one minute.

Hot coffee is now added until about two centimeters below the rim of the cup. A scoop of sweetened whipped cream flavoured with vanilla is then placed on top and sprinkled with dark chocolate

to produce this hot delight which is sipped through the cool cream.

There is also a cold version using ice cream, Asbach and iced coffee in which the brandy is not flamed.