Arnaud’s Café Brûlot Diabolique

Name: Arnaud's Café Brûlot Diabolique
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Yield: 4-6
Ingredients: 1 ⁄ 3 cup orange curaçao; 1 ⁄ 4 cup brandy; 10 whole cloves; 3 cinnamon sticks; 1 orange, quartered; 3 cups strong black coffee; 3-5 tbsp. sugar; Peel of a lemon

Serves
4-6

TODD COLEMAN

By SAVEUR Editors

Published on March 24, 2013

Our simplified version of the flaming coffee cocktail served at Arnaud's in New Orleans uses strong black coffee spiced with whole cloves. This recipe first appeared in our April 2013 special feature on New Orleans.

Ingredients

¹⁄₃ cup orange curaçao
¹⁄₄ cup brandy
10 whole cloves
3 cinnamon sticks
1 orange, quartered
3 cups strong black coffee
3-5 tbsp. sugar
Peel of a lemon

Instructions

Step 1

Simmer orange curaçao, brandy, cloves, cinnamon sticks, orange, and lemon peel in a heatproof 4-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat. Using a match or lighter, carefully ignite and cook, swirling pan until flames die out. Stir in coffee and sugar; cook, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Strain coffee into brûlot or demitasse cups.