Caffè Leccese

Name: Caffè Leccese
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Almond milk amaretto; 30 ml Espresso coffee (hot)

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Ingredients
1 ²⁄₃ fl oz	Adriatico Bianco Amaretto Liqueur
1 fl oz	Exprè Caffè Italiano (or freshly made hot Espresso Coffee)

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Method

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
POUR liqueur and coffee into a chilled glass.
Fill the glass with ice (preferably one large cube or chunk of block ice), and briefly stir.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Caffè Leccese contains 97 calories

Alcohol content:

0.5 standard drinks
7.87% alc./vol. (15.75° proof)
6.3 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

White amaretto (almond milk) liqueur — Nuts

History

Caffè Leccese or Caffè alla Salentina is an iced coffee from Lecce, in the southern Italian region of Puglia, where it is said to have been created by Antonio Quarta, a coffee roaster.

Caffè Leccese is traditionally made with espresso and almond syrup and served 'soffiato' (blown), meaning you'll be served a cup of hot espresso and a separate glass with syrup and several ice cubes for you to combine. Or, 'shakerato' (shaken), with the ingredients shaken and strained into an ice-filled glass.