6 Different Types of Cold White Coffees

Refreshing on hot days, the iced latte can be shaken or stirred, sweetened or flavoured, and tailored to your preferred strength. If you enjoy a cappuccino's more pronounced coffee taste, use only half the milk in this recipe.

Instructions

1. Fill half the glass with ice cubes. Using the technique, brew one shot/25ml (1 oz) of espresso into a small jug and pour it over the top.

2. SERVE IT UP - Top up with 180ml (6 oz) milk, and sweeten to taste with simple syrup.

3. ALTERNATIVELY - Brew one shot/25ml (1 oz) of espresso, add it to ice cubes in a cocktail shaker and shake well. Fill half the serving glass with ice cubes
and add 180ml (6 oz) milk until the glass is three-quarters full. Strain the chilled espresso into the glass, and serve.

For a more complex dairy-free alternative, mix various nut and seed milks together and take the opportunity to play with textures as well. Sweetening with molasses instead of sugar adds another level of flavour.

Instructions

1. Using the technique on, brew two shots/50ml (1 1⁄2 oz) oz) of espresso into a small jug and dissolve 2 teaspoons of molasses into it. Add to a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes and shake well.

2. Spoon 2 tablespoons of soya custard into the bottom of the glass and add a few ice cubes. Top up with 150ml (5 oz) hazelnut milk.

3. SERVE IT UP - Strain the espresso over the top, and serve with a spoon.

One of the more naturally sweet alternatives to cow’s milk, rice milk does not froth well when steamed, but that makes it more suitable for iced coffees. Nut extracts go very well with rice milk, but experiment with berries as well.

Instructions

1. Using the technique on, brew one shot/25ml (1 oz) of espresso into a small jug. Allow to cool.

2. Mix the espresso, 180ml (6 oz) rice milk, and 25ml (1 oz) praline flavouring in a cocktail shaker. Add some coffee ice cubes, and iced cascara coffee, step 1) and shake vigorously.

3. SERVE IT UP - Double-strain into the glass and serve immediately with a straw.

A popular variation of the iced latte, the iced mocha requires chocolate sauce, which imparts a rich, sweet taste. If you would like the coffee flavour to come through more intensely, use less milk or reduce the amount of chocolate sauce.

Instructions

1. Pour 2 tablespoons of homemade or shop-bought milk or dark chocolate sauce into the glass. Fill with ice cubes and pour over 180ml (6 oz) milk.

2. Using the technique on, brew two shots/50ml (1 1⁄2 oz) of espresso into a jug and pour it over the milk.

3. SERVE IT UP Serve immediately with a straw to help stir and dissolve the chocolate sauce.

ICE MOCHA Pure refreshment on a summer’s day, this drink is the perfect post-barbecue pick-me-up.

If you don’t have a Vietnamese phin coffee dripper, use a French press or a stove-top moka pot. Prepared in much the same way as the Ca phe sua nong, the iced version is more diluted, but still sweet and creamy.

Instructions

1. Pour 2 tablespoons of condensed milk into the bottom of the glass and fill it with ice cubes.

2. Remove the filter from a phin and pour 2 tablespoons of medium-ground coffee in. Shake to distribute the grounds and screw the filter back on.

3. Place the phin on top of the glass. Bring 120ml (4 oz) water to a boil and pour about a quarter of it over the filter. Using the phin, brew the coffee following the
directions on Phin.

4. SERVE IT UP Stir to dissolve the condensed milk, and serve.

Honey is a flavoursome natural sweetener and works well in both hot and cold drinks. In this recipe, you can add it to the coffee before it is chilled, or stir in just before serving. To make milk cubes, simply freeze milk in an ice-cube tray.

Instructions

1. Using the technique on Cold Dripper, brew 100ml (3 1⁄2 oz) cold-brewed coffee double-strength over ice cubes.

2. Place 3–4 frozen milk cubes into the glass and add 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 tablespoon heather honey, and 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon.

3. SERVE IT UP Pour 100ml (3 1⁄2 oz) milk followed by the coffee into the glass, and serve with a stirring spoon.

MILK AND HONEY - Frozen milk cubes or coffee cubes prevent the coffee drink from diluting too much.