Hot or Cold???

It’s no surprising announcement that I like my coffee. I like hot coffee, iced coffee, happy coffee just about any coffee. With that said, I’m not one of those “have to have it every day” kind of people. For me my coffee should be part of an experience. Even if it’s just the three minutes I give myself to sit down and sip a mug full. I can’t drink on the run and I really don’t enjoy having it while I’m busy trying to get other stuff done. I am completely incapable of drinking from a to go mug. Not the kind that you get at the drive thru with the little hole in the plastic lid. I can handle that. It’s the nice travel mugs you fill up at home and take with you. Nope. I either spill it on myself or somehow aspirate and end up chocking. So fine, I’ll stick to my regular mug and sitting at home. My favorite coffee is the cup that comes with a good friend. Coffee is best as a social event.

When I’m cold, I like to curl up with a nice steamy cup-o-Joe. The warmth from the mug soaks into my hands and almost makes my whole body relax. When it’s hot out, I can find just as much relief from a nice iced coffee.

For the kid party the other day I had a huge pitcher of iced coffee made to give the Mommies a special treat.

Here are a few of my tricks for a refreshing iced coffee drink. Let’s say you want to end with a pot of 8-cups of coffee. Scoop a heaping 6 scoops of coffee into the filter but only pour about 5 or 6 cups of water in the coffee maker. Start the brew and wait a few minutes for the coffee maker to do it’s job. As soon as it’s done brewing take the pot off the hot plate and turn the coffee maker off. I open the lid to the pot and let the heat out. Slowly I will start to add ice to bring up the water level to the original desired amount (8-cups). Be careful not to add too fast you don’t want to crack the glass. If you rather, you can transfer the coffee into a plastic pitcher and add you ice there. Once I have the water level up I add some creamer. I like the flavored creamer. The cold creamer will help to chill your drink off a little faster too. I always add more creamer to iced coffee than I would add to hot. You might need to play around with amounts until you get the ratio that works for you tastes. Now pour into a glass filled with ice and enjoy.

If you have planned ahead you might be able to pour that drink over some coffee ice cubs.

The day before I made the iced coffee I took the leftover coffee from the morning pot and poured it into an ice cube tray. With coffee ice cubes I could make sure the coffee was really cold but didn’t have to worry about it become diluted.

I’m pretty sure everyone enjoyed their drink.

Hot or cold…what’s you favorite??
Do you have any ideas on how to jazz up a coffee drink?