A Less Traditional Coffee
If you are a big coffee drinker and have never experimented with your coffee then you might like to try out some unique techniques to make it instead of merely drinking it straight. They say variety is the spice of life so try and be experimental when you make your preferred cup of coffee.
Historically coffee is served black or using milk and cream, nevertheless you may want to try some alternate options and experiment to make your own special cup. Using some spices can add a entirely different taste to your coffee, for instance you could use a pinch of cinnamon simply to add a bit of additional taste which is great for chilly winter nights.
In our home we are especially fond of using ice cream in our coffee and though this is possibly not a morning coffee, it does make a delicious alternative to a dessert or just a great afternoon treat. You will need to make it using the freshest and strongest coffee beans you can and straight from your coffee machine. Although it is possible to use instant it will not result in the greatest taste.
To start with brew your coffee in an espresso machine and preferably you will want to use a strong blend of coffee. If you grind your own beans in the coffee machine then this is even better, but freshly bought ground beans can be sufficient. As soon as it has brewed you should leave to cool slightly, best results are from coffee that is simply warm and not boiling.
Then take a scoop of vanilla ice cream, although home made ice cream is excellent, a great high quality shop alternative should be fine. Put the scoop of ice cream into a extra tall serving glass and afterwards add in the coffee, pouring gently into the glass. If you like your coffee fairly sweet then, you may want to sweeten it just before adding to the glass. Use brown sugar as doing so does not affect the flavor of the coffee so much and can in fact bring out the flavor. The ice cream should soften a little but not too much, you don’t want it to soften too rapidly and you should still have a solid scoop of ice cream in the bottom of the glass. Next you want to take a can of squirty cream and then squirt over the top of the coffee until you have a nice heavy layer. After that sprinkle over some cocoa powder and serve with an after dinner mint or biscuit, though you don’t need to but they are great for dipping.
There are so many techniques to make good coffee, but the key is using only the freshest coffee and brewing it yourself. With the vast amount of great coffee machines now readily available in the market place there is no reason to need to go to a coffee house to get a excellent tasting brew and using a little imagination can make your coffee into something quite different and very tasty.
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