Café Amore Cocktail
from https://www.thespruceeats.com/
Warm, nutty, and delicious, the café amore is a fantastic hot coffee cocktail. Its beauty lies in its simplicity, with the combination of cognac and amaretto creating a warm and inviting flavor that you're sure to fall in love with. It's topped with a heaping mound of whipped cream and a few shaved almonds to complement the amaretto. Try this one as a dessert drink or when you want to sit down with a warm cocktail on a chilly afternoon.
1 ounce cognac, or other style of brandy
1 ounce amaretto liqueur
6 ounces black coffee, or to taste
Whipped cream, for garnish
Shaved almonds, for garnish
Pour the cognac and amaretto into an Irish coffee glass.
Fill with hot coffee.
Top with whipped cream and garnish with shaved almonds. Serve and enjoy.
Recipe Variations
- Typically, the café amore uses equal parts (1 ounce each) of the two liquors, while the French connection coffee has 1 1/2 ounces cognac and 1/2 ounce amaretto.
- It's also a delightful drink when made with iced coffee. Try it with coffee-flavored ice cubes so it doesn't get diluted with water. To make them, simply freeze fresh-brewed coffee in your ice cube tray. You could also combine coffee and Irish cream in the cubes.
- Switching from brandy to rum creates a delicious cocktail called the Café Caribbean.
- If you're in the mood for whiskey, pour a shot of that instead of brandy. From bourbon to Irish whiskey, almost any style will be a nice pairing for the amaretto.
