Arabian Coffee

Ingredients

  • 1 pint water
  • 3 tbs ground coffee
  • 3 tbs sugar
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp cardamom
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions

  1. Heat all ingredients in a saucepan until foam starts to form on top
  2. Serve immediatedly
  3. To keep it traditional, don’t pour coffee through a filter

Black Forest Coffee

Ingredients

  • 6 oz hot coffee
  • 2 tbs chocolate syrup
  • 1 tbs maraschino cherry juice
  • Whipped cream
  • Chocolate shavings
  • Maraschino cherries

Directions

  1. In a mug, mix coffee, syrup and cherry juice
  2. Stir well then top with whipped cream, chocolate shavings and cherries.
  3. Serves 1

Espresso Sorbet

Ingredients

  • 6 tbs espresso ground coffee
  • 4 tbs brown sugar
  • 1 quart boiling water
  • 1 cup whipped cream
  • Cocoa powder

Directions

  1. In a bowl, combine the ground coffee and brown sugar.
  2. Add boiling water and mix
  3. Let steep until water has cooled, then strain out coffee grounds
  4. Pour the mixture into a shallow pan or dish, and freeze for at least 3 hours
  5. A deeper container will take longer to freeze through
  6. When the sorbet is nearly frozen (still scoopable), serve into tall chilled glasses and top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cocoa

Espresso Spritzer

Ingredients

  • 1 cup espresso, chilled
  • Sparkling mineral water
  • Crushed ice

Directions

  1. Pour espresso over ice in a tall glass
  2. Fill the remainder of the glass with mineral water
  3. Give a quick stir and serve
  4. Serves 1

Espresso Martini

Ingredients

  • 7 oz vodka (Stoli coffee-flavoured vodka is a good choice)
  • 1/2 oz Kahlua
  • 1/2 oz espresso
  • 4 coffee beans, for garnish

Directions

  1. In a cocktail shaker, shake vodka with crushed ice for about 30 seconds
  2. Add Kahlua and espresso and give another couple of shakes to combine
  3. Let stand for a minute, to fully chill through
  4. Strain into 2 chilled martini glasses, and add 2 coffee beans to each glass
  5. Serves 2