Liqueur: French 44
A decadent coffee infused digestif perfect for Autumn and Winter nights. A traditional recipe from Normandy to try out.
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Liqueur: French 44
Ingredients
Method
Pierce the orange 44 times and insert one coffee bean into each hole.
Place the orange in a jar with 44 sugar cubes and the spirit. Seal and leave for 44 days, shaking occasionally, then strain and bottle.
Notes
I’m not one to shy away from a long term food/alcohol project…pickling, steeping, chutneys (sign me up!) and this one is certainly worth it.
The liquor recipe from Normandy, appropriately called the ‘quarante-quatre’ (44) , calls for 44 coffee beans to be pierced into the skin of an orange, then set over 44 sugar cubes with rum, vodka or brandy poured over for 44 days (but longer for an even better flavour).
What I should end up with is a fragrantly sweet liquor with strong notes of coffee, that will give me a nice warm buzz on first sip. Santé!
Recipe from https://hungryfifi.com/recipes/french-44/
Fifi
Persian by heritage, British by upbringing. Currently writing The Bahrain Almanac, out end of 2026.