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Cécile

French Coffee
As apéritif time, this is another special convivial moment with your guests.
Choose the right time to have them go to the living room and preferably
make a real strong coffee
in a coffee maker rather than using instant (which we never do !).
Ideally, make an expresso for a strong coffee helps you digest.

French coffee

Serving Coffee the French way


In France, the big fashion is to serve a square
of dark chocolate with your coffee.
The reason is that dark chocolate is said to
highlight the flavor and aroma of a good coffee.

You can offer Truffes/ Chocolate Truffles,
that you would have prepared previously and
which will make of your coffee a delightful time ;
you can present them in miniature dishes.

 
To people
who would
not wish to
drink coffee,
you can
offer some
infusion
or tea. .
French digestif


Formal uses after Coffee

To men, you must offer different kinds of "digestif" alcohols, cognac or armagnac type ; remember the quantity is always very small and preferably served
in cognac special glasses.

Again to men, you can offer a good cigar and this might be much appreciated by them, if all your
guests are Ok with its smell (which is rarely the
case!).


Apéritif


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