Kaisermelange

Also Kaiser-Melange

A Viennese coffee-house classic: a small strong coffee enriched with egg yolk and honey, sometimes laced with cognac.

EspressoServed hotFrom Austria

Volume
65ml2.2 US fl oz
Espresso
1shot
Caffeine
64mgderived, USDA FDC
Glass
Tulip cup150 ml

The build

Watch it made, step by step
Tulip cup, 150 ml. Layers in pouring order from the bottom, drawn by volume.
  1. Espresso40 ml62%
  2. Egg yolk15 ml23%
  3. Spirit10 ml15%
Volume
65ml
Caffeine
64mg
Espresso
1shot

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

Strong black coffee with an egg yolk beaten with honey stirred through, sometimes with cognac.

Caffeine

Derived
64mg

in a 65 ml kaisermelange

Derived per shot: USDA FoodData Central FDC 171891 (espresso, restaurant-prepared) lists 212 mg per 100 g; a standard 30 g shot is about 63.6 mg, times 1 shot(s). Real values vary with dose, roast and species (robusta roughly doubles it).

USDA FoodData Central record 171891 · read 2026-10-29

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

1
NameCountryHow it differs
Wiener MelangeAustriaMilk and foam instead of egg yolk and honey.

History

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Vienna, Austria (popular account).

Popular account

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