Famous New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix 'Em by Stanley Clisby Arthur (1938, p.72)
| black coffee — Black coffee | base | |
| Cognac brandy — Float on top. | base |
- Pour black coffee into a demitasse cup.
- Float cognac brandy on top and serve after dinner.
Café Royale
Arthur defines Café Royale as black coffee in demitasse with cognac floated on top.
Variants (1)
Arthur presents this as a definitional recipe rather than a measured formula.