Caffè Corretto

Ah an Italian… i occasionally had that, after lunch, with sambuca, great way to trash your afternoon if you’re not used to strong alcoholic drinks.

Funny story: i had my first caffé corretto when i was like 15 and skipped school to go around the city with a girl and a few friends (male and female). We went for a coffee and she had a caffé corretto so OBVIOUSLY i had one as well, and then i spent the rest of the morning doing my best pretending to hold alcohol well and having a great time. Oh to be young again.

> “The rexentin…is a tradition of the Veneto region of Italy. Rexentin means 'to rinse': after drinking the caffè corretto a small quantity of coffee remains in the cup, which is cleaned using the spirit used for the beverage, that will then be drunk.”

Ah. Creative drinking.

In Portugal we have "café com cheirinho", coffee with a nice smell. Coffee is drunk with bagaço, aguardente or medronho.

Interesting how other countries also have this culture

It's surprisingly good, especially after lunch. But it's generally older men's thing, not very common among youngsters.