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Name that drink (rest. Mon Soleil - Claviere)
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Could highly recommend the Bar/Ristorante Mon Soleil in the La Coche sector of Claviere

As well as complimentary antiPasta - excellent food - superb hot chocolate, after we'd been there a for few lunchtimes they started bringing out a complimentary liqueur after the meal.

Obviously a local speciality - small preserving jars with decorative (heart shaped) sugar cubes in proof spirit. One type was green, having had peppermint leaves soaking in it. The other was brownish with coffee beans.

Special spoons provided to eat the sugar cubes (we were warned not to drink the spirit as it was too strong - one of the waiters demonstrated by lighting a cube and eating it alight!!)

Anyone know what it's called?
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geoffers, sounds like these, Zuccherini Digestivi, a homemade christmassy treat, sugar cubes soaked in alcohol flavoured with mint, cloves, lemon or orange zest or a mixture of these.

It says they need to be soaked for a fortnight and it recommends setting light to them for about 20 seconds before eating to burn off some of the alcohol.

http://www.petitchef.it/ricette/zuccherini-digestivi-fid-691931
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why does the sugar cube not dissolve in the jar Puzzled
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holidayloverxx, maybe the alcohol doesn't dissolve the sugar cubes in the same way as water-based liquids might?

This recipe calls for 95 proof alcohol!!

http://www.petitchef.it/ricette/zuccherini-digestivi-per-un-regalo-fai-da-te-fid-568587
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luigi, brilliant - thanks for that. Just was what I was after : we were out before Xmas and it was fairly quiet in the restaurant,so I guessed it was a special treat
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why does the sugar cube not dissolve in the jar

The guys in the restaurant explained that since it was pure spirit (ie no water) the sugar doesn't dissolve, as luigi said.

Thanks for the recipe - just need some small preserving jars and I'm in business .... Toofy Grin
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and it recommends setting light to them for about 20 seconds before eating to burn off some of the alcohol
no way:- we didn't want to be messing with that Laughing
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Will have to give it a go on this years trip to Italy Happy
Luigi, doesn't 95 proof in that recipe mean it is 47.5% ABV? Strong but not silly strong!
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