Caffe alla Val d’Aostana
Caffè alla Valdostana, or Valdostan Coffee: Wherever you go in the Alps, it seems, you will run across fortified coffees, which are often served in multi-spouted wooden containers, the idea being that each person will take a sip from a spout, then pass the container on to the next person who will use the next spout. The tradition may be born of barracks customs among soldiers, but is now welll rooted.
Ingredients
- 6 demitasse cups of not-too-strong espresso
- 1/2 cup red wine
- 6 shots grappa
- 12 tsp sugar
- zest of a lemon, cut into thin strips
Directions
- While the coffee is brewing, combine the remaining ingredients in a pitcher, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Stir in the coffee, and pour the mixture through a strainer, into a grolla. If you don't have one, 6 glasses will work nicely too.
- (NOTE: WE HAVE A GROLLA) Purists never wash their grolle, but merely rub them clean with a damp cloth. We will show this for demo purposes only and because it is tradition.
This recipe was featured on Season 19 - Episode 1924.
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