I am on-again, off-again coffee drinker. I’ll go through long stints where I am deeply attached to a morning cup, only to suddenly switch to hot black tea with milk and honey. Currently, coffee and I are hot and heavy, so when the folks at Moustache Coffee Club got in touch and asked if I wanted to team up for a giveaway, I said yes.
Based in Los Angeles, Moustache is a coffee subscription club where you can opt to get a bag of gently roasted, single origin beans on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis. They roast and ship on the same day in the hopes of getting you the freshest beans possible.
They sent me a 12 ounce bag of their Colombian beans (I was told that these beans were a medium roast, which is a little darker than their norm) and asked if I might like to make something with them. And so, I did.
I made a sweetened coffee concentrate to use in making a Thai iced coffee analog (which I will drink sitting on a park bench, if warmer days ever come). I measured out 3 ounces of beans and ground them quite fine (I have this grinder and I love it. It’s pricy, but good for coffee obsessives).
I measured 1 cup of organic cane sugar into a pint sized mason jar and set the coffee filter up over it, and brewed a very strong 12 or so ounces of coffee right into the sugar.
Once the jar was nearly full with coffee, I removed the coffee filter and used a small whisk to help dissolve the sugar into the coffee. It only took a 30 seconds or so of careful stirring until the sugar and coffee were fully integrated.
I put a lid on the jar and once it was cool, popped it into the fridge. It’ll keep for a few weeks.
In addition to making a faux Thai iced coffee (traditionally, it’s made with sweetened condensed milk and freshly brewed coffee, but I find that this method makes for a faster cup and I don’t have to deal with sticky containers of sweetened condensed milk), I also occasionally will stir some of the concentrate into fizzy water for a coffee-flavored Italian soda.
Now, for the giveaway. The nice folks at Moustache Coffee Club want to give one Food in Jars reader a 12 ounce bag of their coffee. Here’s how to enter:
- Leave a comment on this post and tell me about your favorite warm drink.
- Comments will close at 11:59 pm eastern time on Saturday, March 28, 2015. Winners will be chosen at random and will be posted to the blog on Sunday, March 29, 2015.
- Giveaway open to United States residents only.
- One comment per person, please. Entries must be left via the comment form on the blog at the bottom of this post.
Disclosure: Moustache Coffee Club gave me a 12 ounce bag of their coffee and are providing an additional one for this giveaway. No additional compensation was provided and all opinions expressed were honest and my own.
The first cup in the morning always makes the day so I savor it religiously! This recipe would be great drizzled over vanilla bean ice cream! Making it today. Thank You!
I like hot chocolate with Dogfish Head Toasted Marshmallow Vodka.
Very strong, very black coffee. Thanks for this recipe, will be trying when Spring finally arrives
The best cup of coffee is one that you are sharing. My youngest daughter was the early bird of her siblings. We shared many a cup of coffee on the back porch over looking the lake before she went to school. Tops in coffee? Bless the camper that brews the first pot of coffer over our campfire. What a delicious aroma to wake up to. I enjoy a hearty coffee, dark no milk or sugar. Although a shot of whiskey in my coffee sure warms a body up at bedtime when tenting, P.S. My age is 70-years young, Have been a scout leader with the Boy Scout of america for thirty-seven years.
Black, and as strong as it comes!
Once I dated a man. He was, happily, forgettable. But we drove once to SC and had some coffee at a coffee shop. It was a lovely Charleston day and we sat at a table outside and I ordered maple coffee. It wasn’t sweet, but had a deep, rich maple-y flavor. I have never had a cup of coffee so good since and fear I’ll never have one that good again.
Although, every cup of coffee I have with my husband is far more enjoyable than any cup of coffee had before he came along!
Coffee, french vanilla flavored.
A cup of really good coffee, with more half and half than I should use.
Coffee with flavored cream!
I love blending hot coffee, coconut oil (and sometimes a tablespoon of grass fed butter), with a dabble of vanilla in a NutriBullet. I get a frothy cup of delicious, creamy coffee! Sounds weird, I know, but yummy!
Black coffee! Daily.
Coffee with a shot of espresso
Coffee with milk sweetened with chocolate syrup!
My favorite warm coffee drink is either a peppermint mocha or dark caramel latte. They just make me happy. But, for real, I will always be incredibly attached to coffee and drink at least 2 pots on Saturday and Sunday!
Warm apple cider is my favorite, but in the morning I need a caffeine pick me up!
Favorite warm drink…a good strong cup of coffee with half and half.
Your coffee syrup is a great idea. Not sure what else I’d do but it’s fun think, maybe add vodka and cream for the White Russian, use as syrup over cinnamon icecream, use a bit in hot chocolate. THANKS!
I love a good latte. We are switching to a French press, so we are trying all types of fresh beans to find our favorites.
I drink a cup of coffee with some beef gelatin every morning. It’s the easiest way for me to get my daily dose of gelatin.
My favorite hot drink would have to be a hot buttered rum. Great on snowy days!
Coffee with half and half is my fave hot beverage!
Fresh-brewed pour-over coffee with heavy cream, lots of sugar, and a couple of teaspoons of my homemade brandied vanilla (vanilla beans brewed in brandy)! Oh my.
Cuban coffee!
Right now it’s warm tea with lots of sugar.
Definitely coffee!
Coffee made with fresh ground (local roasted) beans, a shot of toffee nut syrup or stevia, and whipped cream on top sprinkled with java sprinkles.
My favorite is a mocha latte. I like to top it with whipped cream if I have it.
I love a Gibraltar from square one coffee in philly!
A good cup of joe with cream!! Also, warm water with fresh lemon! OR yummy herbal teas!!
Coffee liberally sweetened with lots of cream.
Coffee… I can’t wait to have it in the mornings!
My favorite warm drink is Coffee. I love strong coffee.
Hmmm…well…I *love* my chicory & coffee but I also *love* a good jasmine green tea.
Coffee every day and a buttered rum often in the evenings. I LOVE warm/hot drinks!
Strong coffee with a couple shakes of cinnamon and a spoonful of organic coconut sugar
Coffee. Just plain old coffee.
a latte with a touch of cinammon and nutmeg dusted on top!
Plain black coffee or Americano or strong black tea with one sugar cube
Strong black coffee for me too, although sometimes I will add a little sugar and cream in the evening. This recipe looks intriguing though, because we do like a frozen mocha! Think I will try it with a little chocolate and see how it works out!
Coffee………black; morning, noon and night and hours inbetween
Fresh, hot coffee with brown sugar and skim.
My favorite warm drink is the caramel latte from a bakery that makes its own caramel sauce. It’s not fake tasting or overly sweet.
Really strong, good black coffee.
Coffee laced with sugar and heavy cream. Sometimes I wake up early thinking about it. 🙂
I am ridiculously fond of coffee with milk, sugar, and black baking cocoa powder added to it. I like this combination so much that I mix together my sugar and black cocoa and carry a small jar of it with me whenever I travel, and I also use it to flavor decaf in the evening, or even just make hot cocoa without the coffee at all.
vanilla soy lattes!
Plain black coffee for me, please!
I was a black coffee drinker until one day when I decided to add just a little heavy cream. Now I love coffee so much that I can’t wait to get up in the morning so I can have some more!
I mostly drink siphon coffee with milk or PG Tips with milk.
But my favorite hot drink is atole.
I learned to drink old black truck stop coffee while working nights to pay for school. Black coffee is still a favorite, although my standards are higher now!
Strong, black coffee.