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Vienna's spiked Einspänner: a double espresso with rum or kirsch under whipped cream, named for the cab drivers who warmed up on it.

With spiritsServed hotFrom Austria

Volume
125ml4.2 US fl oz
Espresso
2shots
Caffeine
127mgderived, USDA FDC
Coffee to milk
1:0.7

The build

Watch it made, step by step
Serving glass, 200 ml. Layers in pouring order from the bottom, drawn by volume.
  1. Espresso60 ml48%
  2. Spirit20 ml16%
  3. Cream40 ml32%
  4. A cocktail cherry5 ml4%
Volume
125ml
Caffeine
127mg
Espresso
2shots

Scales every component together, so the ratio holds; caffeine scales with the coffee.

A sweetened double espresso with rum or kirsch under whipped cream, in a handled glass.

Caffeine

Derived
127mg

in a 125 ml fiaker

USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy caffeine per 100 g scaled to the coffee volume in components, assuming 1 g per ml. FDC 171891 (Beverages, coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared) 212.0 mg/100 g x 60 ml.

USDA FoodData Central record 171891 · 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
NameCountryHow it differs
EinspännerAustriaSame without the spirit.
Maria TheresiaAustriaWith orange liqueur.

History

Wikidata classes it as a coffee and describes it as a Viennese speciality of a large Mokka with spirit and cream.

Vienna; named after the horse-cab drivers.

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