These recipes have specific and individual flavours that distinguish them and each carries an excellent quality that stands out on its own.
1. The Bavarian Coffee Recipe
Ingredients:
- Freshly ground coffee.
- Coffee liqueur.
- Peppermint Schnapps.
- 1 teaspoon sugar.
- Whipping cream.
Method of preparation:
- Brew your coffee in a carafe and pour to a drinking cup.
- Add ½ oz the coffee liqueur.
- Add one teaspoon of sugar to sweeten to taste.
- Float one and a half ounce of whipped cream on top of the mixture.
- Sprinkle with grated chocolate and enjoy your coffee.
2. Spanish Coffee Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup of espresso made from coffee beans.
- Whipped cream.
- 1 oz. Amaretto Di Saronno.
Method of preparation:
- Pour your espresso into a heated cup
- Add amaretto and stir
- Top with whipped cream and enjoy your coffee.
3. Mexican Coffee Recipe
Mexican coffee is almost similar to the Irish coffee as you get the kick from coffee liqueur. This recipe serves 4 persons.
Ingredients:
- 3 cups of coffee.
- ½ cup of whipped cream.
- ½ cup of coffee flavoured liqueur.
- 4 sugar cubes.
- ½ cup of hot coffee.
Method of preparation:
- Pour sugar and hot water into a carafe and stir.
- Add the coffee liqueur as you continue stirring.
- Pour coffee into cups.
- Top each cup of coffee with a spoon scoop of whipped cream gently and serve.
4. Irish Coffee Recipe
This recipe is characterised by the extra flavour it gets from the addition of the Irish whiskey and dollop of Irish cream. This recipe produces not just an everyday refreshing drink but has a sublime effect.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of hot brewed coffee.
- Whipped cream.
- 1/3 cup of Irish cream liqueur.
- Sugar.
- Irish whiskey.
- 2 dashes of ground nutmeg.
Method of preparation:
- Pour the whiskey into a carafe and add 2 teaspoons of sugar.
- Add the two cups of hot coffee and stir until the sugar dissolves.
- Pour into two Irish coffee mugs.
- Float the whipped cream gently on top of each mug.
- Add a dash of nutmeg in each mug and serve.
Warning! This drink contains alcohol so use in moderation.
5. Turkish Coffee Recipe
The Turkish coffee is often called the original coffee and perhaps the coffee that gave rise to the slogan, ‘Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death and sweet as love.’ This is a recipe you want to try out especially if you want to impress your friends with an exotic kind of very dark coffee.
Ingredients:
- Finely ground Turkish coffee beans.
- Water.
- Sugar.
To experience the Turkish touch, you will also need the Turkish coffee pot and a demitasse cup.
Method of preparation:
- Using the demitasse cup, measure one or two cups of water and pour into the Turkish coffee pot (ibrik.)
- Add two teaspoons of the ground coffee and two teaspoons of sugar if you would like your coffee sweetened.
- Put the pot over heat and heat as slowly as you can while stirring from time to time. The slower you heat the better it is.
- When water starts to boil, pour some of the coffee equally among the cups to about a quarter fill of every cup.
- Continue to heat until the coffee boils again, then distribute the rest equally to fill the cups.
- Wait a few minutes before drinking your delicious coffee. Since there is no filtering, the coffee grounds sink to the bottom of the cups and ought not to be consumed.
Turkish coffee can be served alongside Turkish confections.
6. Vietnamese Coffee Recipe
The Vietnamese coffee is sweet, has a strong flavour and is distinguished by a special brewing process. What makes the brewing process of the Vietnamese coffee special is the Vietnamese coffee filter that is unique from other filters.
This recipe is among the must-try recipes for coffee enthusiasts and it very easy to make.
Ingredients:
- Condensed milk.
- Coarsely ground coffee.
Method of preparation:
- Pour ¼ cup of condensed milk into a coffee cup.
- Unscrew the coffee filter to remove cap and the interior.
- Add 3 ½ tablespoons of ground coffee to the filter.
- Put the Vietnamese coffee filter on top of the coffee cup and pour boiling water over the top until the cup is almost full.
- Unscrew the interior press to loosen then pour boiling water until the filter is full.
- Replace lid and wait for the water to filter through.
- Remove the filter and mix the coffee and condensed milk and enjoy your delicious coffee.
Tip: Water should not flow quickly through the Vietnamese filter. If it does, screw the interior press more tightly.
7. French Press Coffee Recipe
Both the connoisseurs and enthusiasts believe that French Press coffee is the best way to produce a far richer in flavour and robust cup of coffee than the drip method which is widely used. A French press glass urn that is fitted with a filter plate is used here in place of the coffee pot.
Ingredients:
- Coarsely ground coffee.
- French press.
- Tea kettle.
- Sugar or sweetener (optional).
Method of preparation:
- Boil water in a tea kettle for the amount of coffee you intend to make and bring it to cool to about 200?F.
- Preheat French press using warm water.
- Pour out the warm water out of the French press urn.
- Put 2 tablespoons of ground coffee into the press urn and pour enough hot water over the ground coffee to make it wet and wait for one minute before pouring the remaining cup of water into the urn.
- Stir and place the plunger over the press and let the coffee brew for at least 3-4 minutes.
- Push the plunger down slowly until it reaches the bottom and pour into a cup and enjoy your coffee.
You can add sugar or sweetener to your desired palate.
8. Kahlua Coffee Recipe
Kahlua is a well known liqueur made from sugarcane and coffee which can also be added to coffee together with other ingredients to make a dessert like coffee drink. This recipe is good for 4 servings and can be tweaked to your taste and quantity as desired.
Ingredients:
- 4 cups of hot coffee.
- ½ oz. of kahlua.
- Ground cinnamon.
- ¾ cup of chocolate syrup.
- Whipped cream.
Method of preparation:
- Mix your coffee in a large jug with chocolate syrup and stir well.
- Add Kahlua and cinnamon and stir well.
- Pour the coffee into the cups and then top each cup with a scoop of whipped cream and serve your coffee.
9. Brazilian Coffee Recipe
Brazilian coffee is light, smooth and has a fruity flavour. It does not only keep you awake but is refreshing as well. For a more full bodied brew you use the French press while the stovetop espresso will make intense coffee.
Ingredients:
- Ground Brazilian coffee.
- French press.
- Whipped cream.
- Chocolate.
- ¼ cup of rum.
Method of preparation:
- Prepare a strong cup of coffee using the French press.
- Heat the chocolate, coffee and rum together.
- Pour mixture into cups and top with a spoonful of whipped cream for every cup of coffee and serve.
10. Mayan Coffee Recipe
Mayan coffee is made from classic ingredients and you too can enjoy this exotic beverage made from wild coffee tree beans which are produced in Maya.
Ingredients:
- Ground coffee beans (Mayan).
- Whole milk.
- Nutmeg.
- Cayenne.
- Unsweetened chocolate powder.
Method of preparation:
- Put 2 teaspoons of ground Mayan coffee into your coffee maker.
- Add each a pinch of nutmeg and cinnamon and Cayenne.
- Add unsweetened chocolate as you like and brew your coffee.
- Boil your whole milk in a separate pot while stirring from time to time to make sure it does not scald or burn.
- Pour the brewed coffee into a mug and top it off with the heated milk.
- Sweeten to your taste and enjoy your Mayan cup of coffee.
You can garnish your cup of spicy Mayan coffee with a chunk of sweet chocolate to give it that extra touch.
11. Cuban Coffee Recipe
The Cuban coffee recipe uses any kind of ground coffee and is brewed just like espresso. It is sweet and rich and usually enjoyed by countless people all over the world. Brewing the Cuban coffee is quite simple though it takes some time to perfect.
Ingredients:
- Finely ground coffee.
- Sugar.
- Espresso machine.
- Metal mug.
Method of preparation:
- Fill your stovetop espresso maker with water according to the manufacturer’s instruction.
- Add the finely ground coffee to the machine and place the espresso maker over moderate heat.
- While the coffee is brewing, add sugar in the metal mug. Since the Cuban coffee is characterised by its sweetness, you will need about 1 to 2 teaspoons of sugar per cup although ultimately the coffee’s sweetness is up to you.
- As soon as the coffee starts percolating, pour a small amount of coffee over the sugar and return the espresso machine to the heat. Beat the sugar and espresso using a spoon to create a pale paste mixture.
- Once all the coffee has been brewed, pour slowly into the metal mug mixing it with the paste until all the sugar has dissolved. A thin layer of sugar foam (crema) should float on top of the coffee.
- Pour the coffee into the small Cuban coffee cups “tacitas” and serve immediately.
Making the sugar foam is the process that defines the Cuban coffee thus you cannot beat the sugar mix excessively. If you pour too much coffee into the sugar accidentally, just continue the beating process until you achieve the sugar crema.