Ammazzacaffè

Ammazzacaffè

Ammazzacaffè (Italian for "coffee killer") is a small glass of liqueur usually consumed after coffee to dull its taste. It is a common Italian custom, especially after a generous meal.

Ammazzacaffè is the popular Italian assimilation and adaptation of a usage born among aristocratic classes, where it was common to move to a different room to smoke and to serve a cognac or a brandy after dinner.

Nowadays it is still a common custom in Italy, even at lunch, and it is made of bitters or a local liqueur. In some northern zones (Veneto or Trentino regions) people used to rinse out the emptied coffee cup with liqueur that they would then drink.

Most common ammazzacaffè of Italy

*Bitters
*Sambuca
*Grappa, especially in Northern Italy.
*Limoncello (lemon liqueur, especially in Campania)
*Mirto (myrtle liqueur, especially in Sardinia)

ee also

*Caffè
*Espresso


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