Caffè alla Valdostana
Also caffè alla grolla
A communal spiced coffee with grappa drunk from the many-spouted wooden grolla of the Aosta Valley. Caffeine here is for the whole bowl.
With spiritsServed hotFrom Italy
- Volume
- 410ml13.9 US fl oz
- Espresso
- 0shots
- Caffeine
- 120mgderived, USDA FDC
- Glass
- Serving glass500 ml
The build
Watch it made, step by step- Coffee300 ml73%
- Spirit80 ml20%
- Sugar30 ml7%
- Volume
- 410ml
- Caffeine
- 120mg
- Espresso
- 0shots
Scales every component together, so the ratio holds; caffeine scales with the coffee.
A communal bowl: coffee, grappa and spices for several people, passed around.
Caffeine
Derivedin a 410 ml caffè alla valdostana
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 300 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
No regional variants recorded.
History
Wikidata records Italy as country of origin. The grolla ritual is an Alpine tradition of the Aosta Valley.
Aosta Valley; drunk from a shared wooden 'grolla' with several spouts.
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