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Iced, Spiced Southern Coffee

April 20, 2008 |

Spring is here. Time to go skiing and light a crackling fire. In the second week of April we had snow, killing our tomato plants. Then just to remind us that it really is spring, it snowed again this afternoon.

We’re beginning to wonder if we went to sleep in the Northern Hemisphere and woke up in New Zealand, where winter is not far away. But what the heck, we’ll sit on the freezing porch and sip some iced spiced Southern coffee and pretend it’s spring.

Iced tea is a regular, traditional drink in the southern U.S.A. Most Southern homes will have a jug of sweet black tea chilling in the fridge year round, ‘cos they have relatively warm weather.

In the rest of the U.S. iced tea makes an appearance in spring and summer, and is usually served unsweetened, with or without lemon.

This is a variation with coffee we found in a book called The Cook’s Guide to Spices. While our ingredient list is the same, the proportions are different.

Unlike the iced coffees at some of the coffeehouses, this one has no milk. It’s flavoured with cloves, cinnamon and some booze.

Iced, Spiced Southern Coffee

2 cups strong black coffee
3 cloves
one 2-inch stick cinnamon
2 to 3 tablespoons maple syrup or sugar
2 tablespoons coffee liqueur (like Tia Maria or Kahlua)
**you can use Bailey’s Irish Cream for a different flavour
1/2 cup ice-cold water
1/2 cup crushed ice cubes

3 simple tips for making perfect coffee

Make the coffee, add the cloves and cinnamon to it when it is hot and let it steep for about an hour. Strain and add cold water, maple syrup, liqueur and crushed ice.

Our post dedicated to this spice is @ A box of cloves

Iced, Spiced Southern Coffee is our entry for Think Spice: Cloves, hosted by dear Gretchen @ Canela & Comino.

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33 Comments so far

  1. musical on April 20, 2008 2:49 pm

    Atlast i found someone who loves spiced coffee! Mucho thanks, friends!

  2. Cham on April 20, 2008 3:12 pm

    I love iced coffee, may be i would prefer without booze :) A snow blanket in spring? Thinking about Global Warming ….

  3. Rachna on April 20, 2008 3:23 pm

    OMG…. i was thinking winter wud never end in CT and finally it did…gosh….hope this is the last snow..never had iced coffee… not a coffee person….luv lemon ice tea though

  4. Manisha on April 20, 2008 3:59 pm

    Meh. See that is why I haven’t planted anything. We’re going through a typical spring in Colorado. We had about 3 inches of snow last week after 2 days of sunshine and a high of 82F before plummeting down to 32F in less than 24 hours. Gorgeous weather this weekend though although I have several excuses why I did not go the Farmers’ market and/or plant anything. :D

  5. Manisha on April 20, 2008 4:01 pm

    And, erm…please ask the dude in the bright red jacket to pliss give side. He’s blocking the view.

  6. Suganya on April 20, 2008 5:11 pm

    OMG. I would do anything to get back to winter. We were close to 90F today :(

  7. arfi on April 20, 2008 7:27 pm

    Gee, that looks really, really icy. We don’t get snow here where I live, but we often get frost. Yesterday was just like Winter already and it was 6 degrees. Now when I see this photo I thought you’re already enjoying Spring…? Isn’t the world changing?

  8. Rachna on April 20, 2008 7:48 pm

    and erm me want you to wait a minute next time so that the guy turns around and then you click ;) okie??

  9. Arundathi on April 20, 2008 9:26 pm

    i’ll happily change places with you - 95 deg F here in Chennai. :( Still enjoying the coffee though I should be drinking lemon iced tea!

  10. Uma on April 20, 2008 10:10 pm

    wow, snow in spring. Strange, but so beautiful! And the cup of Iced coffee looks so refreshing. Great shots!

  11. Divya on April 20, 2008 10:51 pm

    Nice pic..Tea over Ice..nice recipe..

  12. TC on April 20, 2008 11:18 pm

    We, too, got fed up of the weather and made ourselves an iced drink today.
    This milk-less spiced coffee sounds wonderful.

  13. swati raman on April 21, 2008 12:05 am

    aah this spiced coffee sounds blissfull.. coffee in any form is…

  14. Happy Cook on April 21, 2008 12:17 am

    Never knew there was iced coffe like this.
    I have a bottle of Kahula here for the last two years.
    So will give it a try

  15. Srivalli on April 21, 2008 1:05 am

    Ah..came down to say ..and saw manisha has already said!…..hello..hello..where are those that I am looking for??…smileys..:D

  16. sushma on April 21, 2008 4:09 am

    Hey im not a spiced coffee fan but yours luks very tempting and nice pic

  17. nags on April 21, 2008 4:21 am

    love love love the pic!!!

  18. Miri on April 21, 2008 5:40 am

    Well, this is perfect for the dry hot summer sun beating down on Delhi….YOU both on the other hand are really going to have to stretch your imagination to have this ice cold drink with snow all around you!!! I guess the booze will help warm you!

  19. sunita on April 21, 2008 5:43 am

    It’s not snowing here at the moment, but the temperatures are way below normal…I don’t drink coffee :-( but love that second picture :-)

  20. arundati on April 21, 2008 6:14 am

    its blistering hot here….104F on saturday….i would trade places with you guys for a while…..

  21. Deeba on April 21, 2008 6:32 am

    WOW…now this is UP MY STREET!!! Spiced coffeeeeeeeeeeeee…fabulous! May I come & share some coffee & Winter or Spring, whichever. We’re ready to fry eggs on our sidewalk…it’s touching 39 degrees C already!!*groan*…life is!!

  22. LyB on April 21, 2008 8:26 am

    I’ve never had iced coffee, it sounds delicious with the maple syrup, the spices and the booze! :)

  23. Anjali on April 21, 2008 8:35 am

    Bad manners Jai people don’t show their back to visitors.Please turn around. Bee tell him ;). Umm…iced spice coffee thats something new for me.

  24. Smitha on April 21, 2008 11:15 am

    Just to let you know that I made instant rasmalai as per your instructions. They were a resounding success judging by how quickly they disappeared!!! Every one asked me for the recipe and when I confessed as to how easy it actually was, they were even more impressed!!! Thanks Jai and Bee.

  25. Núria on April 21, 2008 11:18 am

    Hola couple! Here in Barcelona the weather is wild too! We don’t have water in our reservoirs, it’s April and it’s cold as March, 2 days ago we had little white stones falling from the sky…

    This spiced coffe you proposed has seduced me!!! I’ll try it for sure. Would it work with our strong coffee too?

    dunno. if your teeth turn black, hope you have some good toothpaste. :D

  26. Mansi on April 21, 2008 12:14 pm

    I’m happy its spring, though we had really windy chilly weekend! but looking forward to a perfect californian summer:)

  27. White On Rice Couple on April 21, 2008 3:27 pm

    Look at all that beautiful snow! The coffee probably tastes even better in a winter wonderland!
    We’ll trade you some CA sunshine and tomato plants for a couple days of that brilliant snow and skiing!

  28. swati raman on April 21, 2008 8:43 pm

    i was blessed.. bee finally visited my place :) thanks… i so very want to know more abt u guys… u r such an inspiration…

  29. swati raman on April 21, 2008 8:44 pm

    my place .. i meant my page :)

  30. vanamala on April 22, 2008 1:00 pm

    awesome pics …. tea looks nice

  31. Kalai on April 23, 2008 9:18 am

    Wow… Love the contrasting pics!! Iced coffee with spices looks and sounds delicious! Would love to try this one. :)

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  33. Recipe Round Up - May 4, 2008 « Flexitarian Menu on May 4, 2008 5:26 am

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