Caffè corretto, an Italian

Italy

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 beverage

Drink

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, consists of a shot of espresso

Espresso

Espresso is a concentrated beverage brewed by forcing a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure through finely ground coffee. Espresso is widely known throughout the world....

 "corrected" with a shot of liquor

Alcoholic beverage

An alcoholic beverage is a drink containing ethanol, commonly known as alcohol. Alcoholic beverages are divided into three general classes: beers, wines, and spirits. They are legally consumed in most countries, and over 100 countries have laws regulating their production, sale, and consumption...

, usually grappa

Grappa

Grappa is an alcoholic beverage, a fragrant, grape-based pomace brandy of Italian origin that contains 35%–60% alcohol by volume...

, and sometimes sambuca

Sambuca

Sambuca is an Italian anise-flavoured, usually colourless, liqueur. Its most common variety is often referred to as white sambuca to differentiate it from other varieties that are deep blue in colour or bright red ....

 or brandy

Brandy

Brandy is a spirit produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35%–60% alcohol by volume and is typically taken as an after-dinner drink...

. It is also known (outside of Italy) as an "espresso corretto". It is ordered as "un caffè corretto alla grappa

Grappa

Grappa is an alcoholic beverage, a fragrant, grape-based pomace brandy of Italian origin that contains 35%–60% alcohol by volume...

," "[…] corretto alla sambuca

Sambuca

Sambuca is an Italian anise-flavoured, usually colourless, liqueur. Its most common variety is often referred to as white sambuca to differentiate it from other varieties that are deep blue in colour or bright red ....

," or "[…] corretto al cognac

Cognac (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....

," depending on the desired liquor.

In Spain

Spain

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, a similar drink is known as carajillo

Carajillo

A Carajillo is a Spanish drink combining coffee with brandy or rum. It is typical of Spain and according to folk etymology, its origin dates to the Spanish occupation of Cuba...

, and in Sweden

Sweden

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 and Norway

Norway

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 as kaffekask and karsk

Karsk

Karsk is a Norwegian name for liqueur coffee with moonshine or vodka as the liqueur, and maybe a spoon of sugar...

, (although "karsk" is in fact coffee added to moonshine

Moonshine

Moonshine is an illegally produced distilled beverage...

 to make the moonshine palatable, rather than liquor added to coffee for flavor) respectively.

See also

• Irish coffee
  Irish coffee
  Irish coffee is a cocktail consisting of hot coffee, Irish whiskey, and sugar, stirred, and topped with thick cream. The coffee is drunk through the cream. The original recipe explicitly uses cream that has not been whipped, although whipped cream is often used. Irish coffee may be considered a...
  
  
• Liqueur coffee
  Liqueur coffee
  A liqueur coffee is a coffee drink with a shot of liqueur. It is usually served in a special liqueur coffee glass, often with whipped cream and sugar.-Liqueur coffee names:...