Rüdesheimer Kaffee

Also Rüdesheimer coffee

A Rhineland flamed brandy coffee with vanilla cream and chocolate flakes, served in its own ornate cup. Germany's Irish coffee.

With spiritsServed hotFrom Germany

Volume
233ml7.9 US fl oz
Espresso
0shots
Caffeine
60mgderived, USDA FDC
Coffee to milk
1:0.3

The build

Watch it made, step by step
Serving glass, 250 ml. Layers in pouring order from the bottom, drawn by volume.
  1. Spirit40 ml17%
  2. Hot coffee150 ml64%
  3. Cream40 ml17%
  4. Chocolate3 ml1%
Volume
233ml
Caffeine
60mg
Espresso
0shots

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

Brandy and sugar flamed in a special cup, coffee poured in, cream and chocolate on top.

Caffeine

Derived
60mg

in a 233 ml rüdesheimer kaffee

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 150 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
NameCountryHow it differs
Irish coffeeIrelandWhiskey version.
PharisäerGermanyRum version from the north.

History

Popular account

Wikidata classes it as a cocktail. It was created in 1957 by a television chef to promote Asbach brandy (popular account, not verified).

Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany.

Popular account

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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