If your morning starts like many people, your wake up comes from the first sip of coffee and as you complete the first cup---or in some cases the second or third cup---you're finally ready to take on the world and face the day. However, during the hot muggy days of summer, that steaming cup of coffee leaves much to be desired, so you often have to make a decision to either raise your body temperature even higher and sweat even more or go without your caffeine jumpstart in the morning. Of course, there is one other option and that's delicious iced coffee.
Iced coffee is no different from regular coffee. It can be caffeinated or decaf. You can drink it with milk-which may then become a latte if made with espresso---or simply iced coffee and cream. You can add sugar to it as you would regular coffee, but add the sugar to the strong coffee or espresso before you pour it over the ice.
There's a disagreement among iced coffee aficionados as to the proper way of making this drink The procedures vary among coffee baristas, as well. Some simply make a pot of coffee, allowing it to cool slightly and then pour it over ice. Others make the coffee stronger to compensate for the water from the melted ice. Some coffee shops make pots of regular coffee and then cool it in the refrigerator overnight and pour it directly on ice when a customer orders. No matter what way you make it; it's a wonderful cool way to get your summer caffeine fix on a hot day.
While iced tea was always the most popular summer drink, iced coffee is now moving fast up the popularity ladder to pass tea. Part of the reason is the new iced coffee drinks that taste more like an ice cream delight than a cup of coffee. The craze may have started with frappuccinos and then spanned out to frozen lattes and other cold coffee delights. A Frappuccino is similar to a cappuccino only blended with ice and topped with delicious whipped cream---if you desire. Sometimes, extra flavorings added to the Frappuccino create an even more exotic drink. Mocha, caramel and vanilla are a few of the favorites. When you add extra steamed milk, it becomes an iced latte or invert the way you add the ingredients, putting the milk in before the espresso and you have a macchiato.
Whether you like your ice cold coffee straight up, with cream and sugar, extra flavoring or make it into a Frappuccino, iced coffee is the best way to enjoy your favorite wake up drink and remain cool at the same time.
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