Moretta (coffee)
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Moretta (complete name Moretta fanese) is a typical hot coffee from Fano, in the Province of Pesaro and Urbino, Italy, and is popular in the fishing areas near the coast. It is strong and sweet, and typically served after meals as a digestif or as a hot drink on cold afternoons.
Sailors and fishermen from the port of Fano (PU) may have created the drink, as they used similar ingredients to warm and invigorate themselves in the workplace. In the past, the poor economised, so leftovers were gathered together as a liquor. Over time, these ingredients became the basis for moretta. In 2004, AIBES (Associazione Italiana Barman e Sostenitori) recognised moretta as an official cocktail.[1]
