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One of my summer favorites: Iced coffee + orange juice + ginger (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by andkit@lemmy.world to c/coffee@lemmy.world
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The coffee sunrise post earlier reminded me of one of my summer favorites (I just suck at taking pretty pictures but I think you'll get the idea):

  • a strong coffee (this one is 125ml from an aeropress but a double shot of espresso/lungo also works very well)
  • about 3-4 medium sized ice cubes (enough to still have ice after pouring the hot coffee)
  • ~120ml orange juice (adjust to taste and/or the size of your cup)
  • 10-20ml of nice spicy ginger juice (if the bottle says "don't drink pure", you got the right stuff)
  • pour the coffee slowly onto the ice cubes
  • Wait a bit so it gets nicely chilled.

I like slowly sipping about half of the top layer (it's basically an iced coffee at that point) before stirring and enjoying the final mix

Dunno if there is a name for that recipe, I just combined two stolen ingredient ideas (I saw a youtube video about espresso+orange juice once and a local café had an extremely tasty cold-drip based drink that included ginger)

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[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Now I would reject this straight away, except that I like cold brew, fresh orange juice, and Topo Chico. It just tastes like fizzy smoky orange and is lovely.

The ginger I can't quite imagine but coffee and orange are more compatible than I could have imagined without trying it.

[-] lockedcasket@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks, I hate it ❤️

[-] bestnerd@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

No way this doesn’t give you an ulcer from all the acid

[-] chandz05@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

This is like acid reflux in a cup lol

[-] Yankee_Self_Loader@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

[-] green_light_stop@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

My favorite way to end brushing my teeth.

[-] ang3c0@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

What in god's name is this

[-] GregoryHirsch@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Apparently it is called an iced bumblebee coffee, never tried it myself but it seems like it is very much a thing

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 0 points 1 year ago

Op loves the taste of garbage.

[-] damirK@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

OP might be a raccoon

[-] TheEhHole@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I have very little experience in drinking coffee outside of basic coffee, so I'm not sure if this is a joke or not.

[-] andkit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I swear it's not a joke - I do actually drink this. And the two friends I got to try it at least haven't sued me for poisoning them, so it can't be that bad

[-] BlovedMadman@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm glad I inspired you, and you have inspired me to (attempt at least) make your creation.

Thank you.

[-] andkit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Hehe, don't thank me yet. The general consensus seem to be that it's an abomination from the deepest circles of hell ;)

[-] BlovedMadman@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Don't threaten me with a good time

[-] Brainsnap@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The idea of this sounds bad initially, but I Love espresso tonics so I can definitely see this working.

[-] phiskas@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Absolutely cursed. Gonna try.

[-] FrullaPapaya@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I am trying to imagine what coffee + orange juice taste like, but I really can't

[-] andkit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Well the orange juice is certainly the dominant flavor and the coffee adds some nice bitter notes to it. The ginger then brings a nice spicy kick if you like that sort of thing in your food/drinks (I do, obviously)

I'd never have thought of mixing coffee and orange on my own. Same with espresso tonic. But it turns out I like both Or maybe my brain just suffers (more) damage when the room temperature exceeds 27°C 🤷

[-] oatmilkmaid@possumpat.io 0 points 1 year ago

I’m going to threaten my local coffee shop with this wish me luck

[-] andkit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

lol, good luck, I can already see them grabbing their pitchforks. And if they do let you live, ask them if they have any crazy recipes of their own and share with us ;)

[-] original_reader@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is either a work of singular art or complete and utter madness.

There's only one course of action: will try no matter the cost.

Also, thank you for using the metric system, fellow global citizen.

[-] thrawn21@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

This is either a work of singular art or complete and utter madness.

Some would say all art requires at least a touch of madness.

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