Gunfire Coffee

Gunfire Coffee

Ingredients

  • 30ml rum
  • 1 cup of coffee
For an extra kick to your caffeine, add a drop of rum. Serves 1

Dawn services, red poppies and Anzac biscuits all mark an exceptionally important day in New Zealand's history. But one tradition that is perhaps lesser-known is the sipping of a gunfire cocktail after attending the Anzac day dawn service. 

The term ‘gunfire’ is a common word for an early morning tea (or coffee) in the army, but a soldier decided to add a drop of rum – and the gunfire cocktail was born. 

  1. Pour hot coffee into a mug
  2. Top with rum and serve

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