PrissyCook

I think the best cup of coffee I’ve ever had was a cup of cold brewed iced coffee from a coffee stand in Austin called Jo’s. I typically spend my birthdays back home in Central Texas and for my 30th birthday I turned my trip home into a mini-vacation. I stayed at a cool hotel, toured Austin with friends and ate amazing food.

But what I remember most was that cup of coffee from Jo’s. It was around that time in 2007 that I read a NY Times article about cold brewed coffee. The concept is that if you’re going to drink your coffee hot, do a traditional hot (boiling) brewing method. If you’re going to drink your coffee iced, brew it cold. It helps maintain the characteristics of the beans you’re using.

I tend to like a light Colombian because it tastes lighter and doesn’t have smokey under notes. The added bonus is that the lighter the bean, the more caffeine!

I attempted my first cold brew coffee in July 2007 and it was a messy affair.  There was cheesecloth, strainers, narrow rimmed glasses. This year, I’m better equipped with a fancy French Press. The process was so much cleaner, I think it made the coffee taste better!

Or it could have tasted better because I made it into an adult beverage! I served it in a martini glass, but I don’t think it quite qualifies for -tini status. I’ll just call it a iced latte and Frangelico.

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