Coffee and alcohol

SandwichShortOfAPicnic

SandwichShortOfAPicnic

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JAS_OH1 said:
I think that was a popular mixer (sweet tea of course) in the south with bourbon back in the 1800s. My DH has had whiskey in his coffee more than once.
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Brits are far more accepting of alcohol in coffee.
Most coffee drinkers I know are happy to have a little something in a cup of coffee after a meal.
Not honey though, unless it was a honey alcohol 😂

Did the US have the coffee with alcohol after dinner menu thing that the UK went through in the 80’s and 90s?
 
SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
Brits are far more accepting of alcohol in coffee.
Most coffee drinkers I know are happy to have a little something in a cup of coffee after a meal.

Did the US have the coffee with alcohol after dinner menu thing that the UK went through in the 80’s and 90s?
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I always liked Kahlua in my coffee (or Bailey's).

Not all places have liquor licenses here so if it's a small mom-and-pop diner the only booze in someone's coffee occurs from their flask under the table.

Yeah I remember Irish coffees being very popular at some places and there were after dinner drinks offered at a few restaurants I worked at in my early 20s (Ouzo, Sambuca, etc.).
 
JAS_OH1 said:
I always liked Kahlua in my coffee (or Bailey's).

Not all places have liquor licenses here so if it's a small mom-and-pop diner the only booze in someone's coffee occurs from their flask under the table.

Yeah I remember Irish coffees being very popular at some places and there were after dinner drinks offered at a few restaurants I worked at in my early 20s (Ouzo, Sambuca, etc.).
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The ones with cream on top were often called ‘Floaters’ (were I live at any rate) which seems hilarious now considering what meaning that word took on 😂

I still like Kahlua in my coffee. Although I can’t remember the last time that happened.

JAS_OH1 said:
Not all places have liquor licenses here so if it's a small mom-and-pop diner the only booze in someone's coffee occurs from their flask under the table.
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Most unlicensed places here are happy for you to bring your own, some encourage it, so long as they didn’t sell it to you it’s not prohibited. Is that not allowed where you are?
Tbh in the UK if someone wants an alcohol licence and can comply with some basic rules then they tend to get it.
 
SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
The ones with cream on top were often called ‘Floaters’ (were I live at any rate) which seems hilarious now considering what meaning that word took on 😂

I still like Kahlua in my coffee. Although I can’t remember the last time that happened.



Most unlicensed places here are happy for you to bring your own, some encourage it, so long as they didn’t sell it to you it’s not prohibited. Is that not allowed where you are?
Tbh in the UK if someone wants an alcohol licence and can comply with some basic rules then they tend to get it.
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I think they have to have a license for BYOB as well but not entirely sure, and if it's going in someone's coffee under the table at a mom-and-pop diner that's likely occuring at 9 a.m. or earlier...LOL!
 
I don’t ever remember boozy coffee being a new thing here or having a moment - it’s always been around and available.

My parents and grandparents didn’t drink, so we weren’t exposed to it at home, but I remember seeing it on TV, and I know my mom would frequently comment on a family friend who was known to “put a little something extra in their coffee, y’know,” which was Mom-code for, “They’re a raging alcoholic who can’t be trusted as far as you can throw them!” :laugh:

Any decent restaurant usually offers boozy coffees as part of dessert. It’s becoming more common, though, to see boozy coffee offered at breakfast places. The last place I had breakfast (I posted the menu) has a section of them on the menu.
 
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