Nikolaschka
Overview
A Nikolaschka is typically an after dinner drink.
Pour cognac brandy snifter and place the lemon disk on top of the glass. Next cover half of the disk with coffee powder and the other half with a powdered sugar and serve.
For a Vodka Nikolaschka, substitute vodka
for the cognac and an orange (fruit)
disk for the lemon disk.
- 1.5 oz CognacCognac (drink)Cognac , named after the town of Cognac in France, is a variety of brandy. It is produced in the wine-growing region surrounding the town from which it takes its name, in the French Departements of Charente and Charente-Maritime....
- 1 lemonLemonThe lemon is both a small evergreen tree native to Asia, and the tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit. The fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world – primarily for its juice, though the pulp and rind are also used, mainly in cooking and baking...
disk, peeled - 1 teaspoon powdered coffeeCoffeeCoffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...
- 1 teaspoon of powdered sugarPowdered sugarPowdered sugar, also known as confectioners' sugar or icing sugar, is very fine sugar. When intended for home use, it typically contains a small amount of anti-caking agent....
Pour cognac brandy snifter and place the lemon disk on top of the glass. Next cover half of the disk with coffee powder and the other half with a powdered sugar and serve.
For a Vodka Nikolaschka, substitute vodka
Vodka
Vodka , is a distilled beverage. It is composed primarily of water and ethanol with traces of impurities and flavorings. Vodka is made by the distillation of fermented substances such as grains, potatoes, or sometimes fruits....
for the cognac and an orange (fruit)
Orange (fruit)
An orange—specifically, the sweet orange—is the citrus Citrus × sinensis and its fruit. It is the most commonly grown tree fruit in the world....
disk for the lemon disk.
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