Caffè corretto

{{Short description|Drink made with espresso coffee and a liquor}}

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Caffè corretto ({{IPA|it|kafˈfɛ kkorˈrɛtto|lang}}) is an Italian caffeinated alcoholic drink, consisting of a shot of espresso with a small amount of liquor,{{Cite book |last1=Simonis |first1=Damien |last2=Garwood |first2=Duncan |title=Italy |publisher=Lonely Planet |year=2004 |page=72 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y63EqiXTHywC&pg=PA72 |isbn=978-1-74104-080-7}} usually grappa, and sometimes sambuca{{Cite book |last=Steves |first=Rick |title=Rick Steves' Italy 2007 |publisher=Avalon Travel |year=2006 |page=[https://archive.org/details/rickstevesitaly200rick_4/page/40 40 https://books.google.com/books?id=krCIh7ED1YUC&pg=PA40] |isbn=978-1-56691-816-9 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/rickstevesitaly200rick_4/page/40 }} or brandy.{{Cite book |last=Riely |first=Elizabeth |title=The chef's companion: a culinary dictionary |publisher=John Wiley and Sons |year=2003 |page=49 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rDZuBx_-hi8C&pg=PA49 |isbn=978-0-471-39842-4}} It is also known (outside Italy) as an espresso corretto. It is ordered as un caffè corretto alla grappa, ... alla sambuca, ... al cognac, or corretto di Spadino, depending on the desired liquor.

A caffè corretto is often prepared by simply adding a few drops of the desired spirit into an espresso shot; however in some cases the alcohol is served in a shot alongside the coffee, allowing the customer to pour the quantity they desire.

The Italian word {{lang|it|corretto}} corresponds to the English word 'corrected'. The term is now an Italian phraseme.{{Cite web|url=http://dictionary.reverso.net/italian-english/corretto|title=definition of corretto| English-Italian Definition Dictionary | Reverso|publisher=Dictionary.reverso.net|access-date=2012-02-27}}

Caffè corretto can also be found widely in Eritrea, a legacy of the Italian colonization of Eritrea. In Asmarino, locally produced areki and cognac are used.

In Spain, a similar drink is known in Spanish as carajillo and as cigaló in Catalan, with any local spirit; in Portugal café com cheirinho (coffee with scent); in France café-calva (coffee and Calvados) or champoreau; in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark kaffekask, karsk, or kaffegök; and in Mexico cafe con piquete.