Mods...if there is a better place for this post, please do not hesitate to move it there 😉 Came across this one yesterday. Caffe Ponce (pronounced ponche) A speciality of Livorno (a sea port city in Tuscany). They say you need to use their special Livorno distilled rum for this, which has a caramelised character. I dont have any so did it this way to try: place a nip (30ml) of brown rum (or something similar) in a shot glass. Heat it up (can use your steam nozzle as long as the steam boiler of your machine has not been contaminated to result in off smelling and tasting boiler water/steam...otherwise heat it up some other way...). Add 3 to 4 sugars (coffee spoons not buckets please). I'm not normally a sugar adder, but prefer to try the recipe in its original form to see what the whole thing turns out like, before trying to do it without the sugar. Add a small amount of the skin of a lemon (I used a piece about the size of a 10 cent piece). Try to avoid the pith as it adds unnecessary bitterness, ie skin only. Brew an espresso/ristretto over the top. Stir, and enjoy. Suggest you smell the aroma coming off the coffee before cupping. It's good...(or atleast...I found it to be). I'm not a sugar in coffee drinker, but it worked in this recipe. Afraid that with the plethora of interesting things that can be added to coffee drinks that certainly enhance the experience, I cant see why anyone would waste their time chucking lumps of butter in....but that's just me.
