Coffee cocktail
Pharisäer
Northern German coffee topped with rum and whipped cream.
Where it came from
Nordstrand, Germany
19th century
Legend says a pastor condemned parishioners hiding rum beneath whipped cream, calling them Pharisees. The name stuck to the North Frisian coffee-and-rum drink.
Make it at home
Starting recipe
You'll need
- Brewed coffee
- 120 g
- Dark rum
- 30 ml
- Milk foam
- whipped cream
- 01
Build
Stir hot coffee with dark rum and sugar, then top generously with whipped cream.
- 02
Serve
Serve immediately and adjust sweetness or dilution to taste.
At a café
Recipes and café sizes vary. Use this as the clearest starting point, then make it yours.