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Sambuca con la Mosca
How to make a Sambuca con la Mosca - the Italian anise classic with three coffee beans as flies. Neat, often flamed and traditionally served as a digestif.
2 minPrep time
easyDifficulty
Liqueur glassGlass
1Serving(s)
The Sambuca con la Mosca is an Italian classic and a popular after-dinner digestif. The clear anise liqueur is served with three coffee beans that stand for health, happiness and prosperity. It is often briefly flamed to roast the beans and deepen the aroma.
Instructions
- Pour Sambuca into a small liqueur glass.
- Carefully add three whole coffee beans.
- Optionally light the Sambuca briefly with a lighter.
- Blow out the flame after a few seconds and let it cool briefly.
- Drink the Sambuca in one go and chew the beans.
Garnish: three coffee beans
Pro tip: The three coffee beans stand for health, happiness and prosperity - chew them as you drink, it lifts the anise aroma.
Frequently asked questions
What does con la Mosca mean?
Con la Mosca means with the fly and refers to the coffee beans floating in the clear Sambuca.
Why exactly three coffee beans?
The three beans traditionally stand for health, happiness and prosperity.
Does the Sambuca have to be flamed?
Flaming is optional, it lightly roasts the beans and intensifies the aroma, but it is not a must.
Ingredients
- Sambuca (white)4 cl
- Coffee beans3 pieces
- Anise (optional)1 pinch
- Liqueur glass1 piece
