Iced Coffee For Your Labor Day Grill Out

Summer is here, and so is cold coffee season! With all of this humidity and heat we’re ready for some refreshing drinks to cool us down.Here are some of our favorite, iced, chilled, and blended coffee drinks you can enjoy at home.

Cold Brew 

This basic drink can quench your coffee cravings during the summer heat.

You’ll need

• Coarse Ground Coffee Beans
• Filtered Water
• 1qrt Mason Jar

First heat your water to 120° F. You can measure this with a candy thermometer. Put half a cup of coarse ground coffee grounds in your mason jar and pour 2-2½ cups of water over coffee grounds. Let sit for two minutes, stir and put in the fridge for 12 hours. 

Filter out coffee grounds by pouring through a coffee filter, clean t-shirt, or cheese cloth. If you choose the t-shirt, make sure it’s one you don’t mind being permanently coffee stained. I prefer organic Coffee Beans for cold brew, and would recommend coarse ground Puruvian Organic. Stores for up to 2 weeks.

Cold brewed can be consumed straight, iced, flavoured with your favourite syrups, blended, or any other way you enjoy it. My personal favorite way to drink cold brew is with 1 pump cherry syrup, 2 pumps dark chocolate, and a splash of half & half.

Affogato 

No summer drink list is complete without Ice Cream! There are several ways to make the classic Affogato, but this one is my favorite. You can mix and match any flavour of coffee or ice cream you want for this. My favorite is Highlander Grogg over vanilla. Strawberry Fields is a Kidd Coffee Barista favorite for Affogato.

You’ll need:

• Ice Cream
• Super Fine Ground Coffee
• Espresso machine

First prep your espresso machine to brew 2 shots of espresso. Scoop about ⅓ of a cup of ice cream into your cup, and brew your espresso right on top of your ice cream, and your Affogato is ready to go!

The Jenny

Calming lavender, and sweet honey, this versatile drink is sure to satisfy your taste buds this summer.

You’ll need:

• Cold Brew Coffee
• Honey
• Lavender Syrup
• Ice Cubes
• Milk
• Ground Cardamom 

This can be made iced or blended.

For Iced: fill a glass with ice cubes, add 2 pumps of lavender syrup, coffee, milk, drizzle in your desired amount of honey, and sprinkle with cardamom.

For blended: Put equal parts ice and coffee in a blender, add 2 pumps of lavender syrup, your desired amount of honey, and milk, blend until smooth. Pour into your favourite cup and top with whip cream and ground cardamom.

Prefer Breve’s? Just swap the milk for half & half. I recommend using coffee ice cubes for all iced or blended coffee drinks.

Honey Bae

Surprise your bae with this delicious orange and dark chocolate drink that is sure to entice their taste buds.

• Nitro Cold Brew Coffee

• Honey
• Orange Syrup
• Dark Chocolate Syrup
• Ice Cubes
• Half & Half
• Orange Zest
• Cocoa Powder

For this drink, put equal parts ice and coffee in a blender, add 2 pumps of orange syrup,  1 pump of dark chocolate syrup, your desired amount of honey, and half & half, blend until smooth. Drizzle chocolate syrup on the inside of your favourite cup and pour the blended coffee into it. Top with whip cream, orange zest, and cocoa powder.

You can also swap the half & half out for almond milk to create a delicious lactose intolerant friendly latte! I recommend using coffee ice cubes for all iced or blended coffee drinks.

Blended Buckeye Breve

Experience this classic candy with added caffeine. A delicious summer drink you’ll crave again and again.

You’ll need:

• Brewed Coffee (I used Buckeye Candy flavoured beans)
• Peanut Butter
• Cocoa Powder
• Half & Half
• Blender
• Ice trays

First you’ll want to freeze half your coffee in a clean Ice tray for four hours. When your coffee ice cubes are completely frozen, put them in your blender with 1 tablespoon of peanut butter, 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder, your desired amount of half & half and the rest of your coffee. Blend until smooth (I blended it right in my cup with my immersion blender.) Top with Whip cream and extra cocoa powder, and enjoy!

Not a fan of Breve’s? Simply swap the half & half for your favourite milk to create a delicious blended Latte!

Chill Churro

Taste the deliciousness of a churro, without the gluten, in this churro inspired beverage.

You’ll need

• Vanilla Coffee Ice Cubes
• Chilled Vanilla Espresso
• Caramel Syrup
• Chai Tea Syrup
• Half & Half
• Brown Sugar
• Ground Cinnamon

For the vanilla ice cubes mix together vanilla espresso, Brown Sugar, and a splash of milk. Freeze for four hours.

For the drink, put ice cubes, chilled espresso (I recommend White Russian coffee beans) 2 pumps of caramel syrup, 1 pump chai tea syrup, brown sugar, and half & half in a blender. Blend until smooth. Drizzle caramel syrup in a cup, pour in drink top with whip cream, and ground cinnamon. Enjoy!

Sweet Sakura

Experience the refreshing innocents of spring blossoms with this Sakura inspired drink.

You’ll need:

• Chilled coffee
• Pitted Cherries
• White Chocolate Syrup
• Cherry Syrup
• Banana
• Milk

To create your own Sweet Sakura, put ½ a banana, ¼ cup pitted cherries, coffee, 2 pumps white chocolate syrup, 1 pump cherry syrup, and milk in a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into your favourite cup, drizzle white chocolate syrup on, and top with whip cream and a pitted cherry.

Cicada

Tune out this summer's cicadas and taste this refreshing coffee with hints of macadamias, chocolate, and caramel.

You’ll need:

• Chilled Espresso
• Ice Cubes
• Chocolate Macadamia Nut Syrup
• Dark Chocolate Syrup
• Caramel Syrup
• Milk 
• Nutmeg

Get a tall glass, drizzle dark chocolate syrup on the inside. Fill ¾ with ice cubes, and chilled espresso (I recommend Queen City Espresso.) Add 2 pumps chocolate macadamia nut syrup, 1 pump dark chocolate syrup, 1 pump caramel syrup, and your desired amount of milk, stir. Top with whip cream, and ground nutmeg.

Easily turn this chilled latte into a breve by swapping the milk for half & half. For a drink that doesn’t get watered down as you sip, use coffee ice cubes.

Cincinnati Bond

Experience the city, shaken not stirred with this Cincinnati Chilli, and spy inspired summer beverage.

You’ll need

• Cold Brew Coffee
• Cinnamon Syrup
• Dark Chocolate Syrup
• Half & Half
• Cayenne Pepper
• Ground Cinnamon
• Crushed Ice
• Cocktail Shaker

Pour your cold brew into a cocktail shaker, add 1 pump cinnamon syrup, 2 pumps dark chocolate syrup, pinch of cayenne pepper, your desired amount of half & half, and crushed ice. Shake thoroughly. Top with whip cream, cayenne pepper, and ground cinnamon. To keep this drink cool, and not watered down, use crushed coffee ice cubes.

Orxata

Try this traditional mexican inspired coffee with notes of cinnamon, caramel and white chocolate.

You’ll need:

• Cold Brew coffee
• Rice Milk
• Cinnamon Syrup
• Caramel Syrup
• White Chocolate Syrup
• Honey
• Grounded Cinnamon
• Immersion Blender with Frother

Pour ½ cup rice milk and honey in a tall glass, froth with milk frother. Add cold brew coffee, 2 pumps cinnamon syrup, 1 pump caramel syrup, and 1 pump white chocolate syrup. Stir gently with a stir stick or long spoon until well mixed. Top with ground cinnamon, and enjoy!