The popularity of iced coffee drinks is still booming this summer, so don't hesitate to brew some up. They are particularly nice when you have friends over. I think they are a bit more sophisticated than regular soft drinks. And all that caffeine will help a party along.
Coffee Ice Cubes Don't let your coffee drinks get watered down with plain ice cubes. Freeze some coffee ahead of time in an ice cube tray. For a fancy touch, add a couple of whole roasted coffee beans to each cube. Warn your guests though. When the cubes melt, you don't want folks choking on the loose beans.
Rock Sugar Swizzle Sticks These are a sweet and fun addition to any drink, if you ask me. They are just simple stir sticks, covered in thick rock candy at the end.
Plan Ahead You should brew your coffee ahead of time, to give it time to cool before preparing your iced coffees.
Though some recipes call for hot coffee to start with, most drinks will be far frostier if you chill the coffee thoroughly first. Don't leave it out for too long while still warm. Pop your coffee into the refrigerator once it's down to room temperature, both to cool it and to keep bacteria at bay.
Jazz up the Whipped Cream A lot of good iced coffee recipes call for whipped cream on top for the finishing touch. Don't settle for a dull dollop! It's not hard to make delicious flavored whipped cream to jazz up your drinks.
Get a Cocktail Shaker This is a particularly nice touch if you are serving up your coffee drinks while entertaining friends. Giving your drinks a good shake-up will make them extra frothy. Not recommended for sparkling drinks with club soda.
Use a Cold Brew Method* I can't actually vouch for this but it's something to think about. If you shy away from making iced coffee because your house is hot and you don't want to fire up the coffee maker, you could try using a cold water method of coffee brewing. You typically have to soak the coffee grounds overnight in cold water, rather than heating the water. Toddy makes a coffee maker for just this method.
A few fun iced Landmark Coffee favorites:
Cinnamon Caramel
Add the cinnamon before brewing for a spicy touch, not to mention the heavy dose of caramel syrup.
INGREDIENTS:
6 tbsp ground Landmark Colombia Supremo coffee
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup caramel dessert syrup
PREPARATION:
Mix the cinnamon and the ground coffee and brew a pot of coffee as usual. Add the syrup to the hot coffee and stir until dissolved. Chill through and serve over ice, with milk or sugar to taste.
Coffee Soda
An interesting mix of rich creaminess and bubbly fizz.
INGREDIENTS:
3 cups Landmark French Roast coffe, chilled
1 cup half & half
4 scoops coffee ice cream
3/4 cup club soda
1 tbsp sugar
Whipped cream
PREPARATION:
Mix coffee, sugar and half & half. Fill 4 tall glasses about halfway. Add 1 scoop of ice cream to each, then fill up with soda. Top with whipped cream. Serves 4
Thai Iced Coffee
A very smooth recipe for an iced Chai coffee.
INGREDIENTS:
2 tsp cardamom, ground
4 tbsp sugar
4 tbsp heavy cream
1 tsp almond extract
PREPARATION:
Use your favorite brewing method to make 4 cups of Landmark Colombia Supremo coffee, mixing the ground cardamom in with the grounds first. Add sugar and almond to the hot coffee, and mix until dissolved. Let cool. Half-fill 4 tall glasses with crushed ice, then fill up with chilled coffee.
Iced Cafe au Lait
A simple iced coffee recipe, heavy on the milk.
INGREDIENTS:
2 1/4 cups Landmark Colombia Supremo coffee, cold
2 cups milk
2 cups crushed ice
PREPARATION:
Blend all ingredients until frothy. Serve over ice.
Iced Honey Coffee
A creamy iced coffee, naturally sweetened with honey.
INGREDIENTS:
2 tbsp Landmark Colombia Supremo coffee
1/4 cup boiling water
1/4 cup honey
3/4 cup cold water
1 quart milk
1 cup ice cubes
PREPARATION:
Dissolve the instant coffee in hot water. Stir in honey and mix well. Add cold water, and pour over ice in glasses. Top of with milk. Serves 4
Coffee Coke Float
INGREDIENTS:
2/3 cup light cream
2 1/2 cups Landmark French Roast coffe
4 scoops coffee ice cream
1 bottle of Coke
PREPARATION:
Mix the cream and coffee, pour into 4 glasses (half full). Add a scoop of ice cream to each, then top off with coke. Serves 4
Coffee Latte Shake
This coffee shake is a thick and chilly delight, flavored with coffee and chocolate.
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup Landmark French Roast coffee, strong and cold
1 cup cold milk
10 ice cubes
1/3 pkg of instant pudding mix (chocolate)
2 tbsp cocoa powder
Hazelnut creamer, to taste
Sugar, to taste
PREPARATION:
Combine everything in a blender, and blend until ice is crushed and shake is thick.
Cold Coffee Nog
INGREDIENTS:
4 eggs
4 tbs sugar
1 pint milk, cold
1 pint Landmark Colombia Supremo coffee, cold
Nutmeg
PREPARATION:
Beat eggs and sugar together, then whisk in coffee and milk. Serve in eggnog in chilled glasses with a sprinkling of nutmeg. Serves 4
Frosty Miss
More of a dessert than a drink, this recipe is thicker than a milkshake.
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup Landmark Colombia Supremo coffee
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp almond extract
PREPARATION:
Dissolve sugars in coffee while it is hot. Let cool, and add almond. Pour into a metal tray and freeze until nearly solid. Beat well, then freeze again until it reaches a sherbet texture. Serve topped with whipped cream.
Iced Raspberry Chocolate Cappuccino
A light iced cappuccino with a bright raspberry taste.
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 oz chocolate syrup
1/2 oz raspberry syrup
1/2 cup Landmark French Roast coffee, chilled
1 cup milk
PREPARATION:
Combine ingredients and stir well, to dissolve the syrups. Pour over ice and serve.
*A common method for iced coffee is to use cold-filtered preparation. This method steeps the grounds in cold water for at least 12 hours (overnight), after which it can be strained and used at full strength. This method is preferred because it entails nothing more than adding coffee grounds to water the night before, and then filtering the brew on the morning of the day it is to be used. It is also said to produce a coffee with almost no acidity, an effect that many iced coffee drinkers prefer. The trick to iced coffee drinks is to make the coffee extra strength, at least 1 1/2 times as strong as usual, so when the ice melts, your coffee will not taste watered down.
Recipe: 96 oz. water (3 quarts) 3/4 lb. medium roast Landmark Coffee variety, coarse grind. In a 1-gallon container, pour 96 oz. cold water. Stir in 3/4 lb. of Landmark Coffee at a coarse grind (#9). Make sure you have saturated all of the grounds. Coffee will form a crust on the top. Cover and let stand for 12-18 hours. Spoon off excess coffee grinds, then strain coffee product through a filter with a filter cone. Refrigerate. Yield: Approximately 70 oz. brewed coffee.
