I think my first encounter with the concept of iced coffee was a Vietnamese restaurant
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-t - Aug 22, 2019 7:43:55 am PDT #10723 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
sj - Aug 22, 2019 7:53:04 am PDT #10724 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
In RI and parts of MA people drink iced coffee all year long.
Tom Scola - Aug 22, 2019 7:58:17 am PDT #10725 of 30019
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-t - Aug 22, 2019 8:16:01 am PDT #10726 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Real coffee lovers sip it at room temperature a teaspoon at a time, aspirating each mouthful to fully experience the flavor.
Just sayin
msbelle - Aug 22, 2019 8:43:58 am PDT #10727 of 30019
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I used to only drink iced coffee in summer, starting maybe 20 years ago, but I've been drinking it year round pretty consistently for 12 or do years.
I prefer both coffee and tea iced and unsweetened, but I need some sort of milk product in my coffee.
meara - Aug 22, 2019 8:48:35 am PDT #10728 of 30019
Huh. I drink iced coffee in the summer, even though half (most?) the time in Seattle summer it's not really warm enough to be drinking it. Or if it's actually hot out, no matter what the season (um, that would be somewhere other than Seattle, though).
The thing I don't get is the fetishization of "cold brew". Like...it's not that fancy (why are you charging so much extra??), and also I don't really care if it's cold brew or just regular brew that you stuck in the fridge? They may taste different (I recall reading an article where someone tested that) but generally I'm putting cream and sugar in, and not super noticing the difference.
Jessica - Aug 22, 2019 8:50:39 am PDT #10729 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I drink iced Americanos or cold brew during the summer (plus the occasional Nitro from Starbucks), and either French Press or cappucinos during the winter depending on what I have time for. If the milk isn't steamed/foamed, I take it black.
Jessica - Aug 22, 2019 8:53:12 am PDT #10730 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
why are you charging so much extra??
Because cold brew uses at least twice the amount of beans for the same amount of coffee, plus additional time. (Letting it steep a full 24 hours makes a huge difference in taste.)
If you're putting milk/sugar in, it's probably not worth the extra effort, but black cold brew vs black coffee-that's-been-put-in-the-fridge taste very different.
-t - Aug 22, 2019 8:54:07 am PDT #10731 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I like making cold brew concentrate. I think it's supposed to be less bitter than regular coffee, I'm not sure that I can taste a difference, I just find it convenient.
My only problem with iced coffee is that I drink it too fast. hot coffee I have to sip fairly slowly, but almost as soon as I get an iced coffee it's gone.
-t - Aug 22, 2019 8:56:47 am PDT #10732 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
What I actually came here to say: it's mandatory fun time! I do not know what to expect. Except that there will be food trucks, so taht should be good.