Flaming Spanish Coffee

Name: Flaming Spanish Coffee
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 1 to 2 ounces rum; 1 to 2 ounces coffee-friendly liqueur, such as Kahlúa, amaretto, or Cointreau, at room temperature; 3 ounces strong brewed coffee, lukewarm; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 2 tablespoons brown sugar, or spiced sugar; 1 pinch ground cinnamon; 1 pinch ground nutmeg; Whipped cream, or heavy cream, to taste, optional; 1 dash ground cinnamon, or nutmeg, optional; Lemon zest, or orange or lime zest, optional; Chocolate shavings, or chocolate syrup, optional; 1 maraschino cherry, or brandied cherry, optional

A customizable Spanish coffee with a flaming rum caramelization ritual.

⭐ 4.6 (14 reviews) Prep: 5 minCook: 5 minTotal: 10 minYields: 1 serving

Category Tags:

Dessert Beverage

Cuisine Tags:

Spanish

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Instructions

Measure rum, coffee liqueur, brewed coffee, and set aside spices.
Dip a heat-resistant wine glass rim in lemon juice, then sugar.
Add rum to the prepared glass.
Tilt the glass, carefully ignite the rum, and swirl to caramelize the sugar. Sprinkle with nutmeg and cinnamon.
Pour in coffee liqueur, then brewed coffee until the glass is two-thirds full.
Serve once the flame extinguishes.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 453 kcal

Carbohydrate: 56 g

Cholesterol: 0 mg

Fiber: 0 g

Protein: 0 g

Saturated Fat: 0 g

Sodium: 21 mg

Sugar: 49 g

Fat: 0 g

Unsaturated Fat: 0 g