Café Brûlot
Also café brûlot diabolique
New Orleans' flaming coffee: brandy, spices and citrus peel set alight in a bowl, then quenched with hot coffee and ladled into cups.
With spiritsServed hotFrom United States
- Volume
- 300ml10.1 US fl oz
- Espresso
- 0shots
- Caffeine
- 96mgderived, USDA FDC
- Glass
- Serving glass400 ml
The build
Watch it made, step by step- Spirit60 ml20%
- hot strong coffee poured…240 ml80%
- Volume
- 300ml
- Caffeine
- 96mg
- Espresso
- 0shots
Scales every component together, so the ratio holds; caffeine scales with the coffee.
A table-side flambé for several guests, ladled into small cups; served in Creole restaurants.
Caffeine
Derivedin a 300 ml café brûlot
USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy caffeine per 100 g scaled to the coffee volume in components, assuming 1 g per ml. FDC 171890 (Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water) 40.0 mg/100 g x 240 ml.
USDA FoodData Central record 171890 · read 2026-10-26
A derived figure: the reference food's caffeine per 100 g scaled to the coffee in this build. Real cups vary with the coffee, the dose and the shot.
Variants by country
2| Name | Country | How it differs |
|---|---|---|
| cafè Caleta | Spain | Ibiza flamed punch. |
| caffè alla valdostana | Italy | Alpine grolla. |
History
Popular accountA Creole restaurant showpiece attributed to Antoine's in the nineteenth century (popular account). We have not found a primary source for this account.
New Orleans, Louisiana.
Parts of this story are repeated widely but were not confirmed against a source this atlas accepts. They are kept as the story people tell, not as fact.
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