Child Friendly French Gites
La Grange du Moulin
toddler & child friendly family holiday cottages in France
Here at La Grange du Moulin we are in the heart of the Fin Bois area of Cognac, a zone 'appellation controlée' of eaux de vie of Cognac and fixed by law in 1909 . The zone was defined by the geologist Henri Coquand in 1860 and produces 42% of the wines that go to be distilled into eaux de vie and subsequently aged and blended to make cognac. Not surprisingly a number of other 'cognac' based gastronomic delights are produced such as the wonderful 'Pineau des Charente' and of course the brulot Charentaise or Charentaise coffee.
So how is it done ? It has to be really dark to get the effect, no good on a summers day lunch ! First of all mix cold water and instant coffee into the cup . Place the cup and saucer onto the heat proof disc and place three sugar lumps into the saucer. Fill the saucer with the Brulot Charentaise Cognac and also gently pour some into the coffee too. Ignite the saucer. This in itself creates a brilliant blue flame which surrounds the cups and heats the coffee inside. Once the coffee boils it then ignites the Cognac in the coffee creating a spectacular new blast of blue flame. Once the flames have gone out, very carefully (as the cups and saucers are extremely hot !) pour the syrup (which has been made in the saucer from the melted sugar/cognac mix) into the coffee - Enjoy, its delicious !
content by Wendy Blakeman