Baskets And Brew

Sarah Lynn:

Here’s a really fun one to make; it’s very smooth and rich. It’s how the Italians make iced coffee. =]

Caffe Shakerato:

Pull a triple shot of espresso very long.

Prep a regular stainless steel martini shaker by filling it up about half way with large ice cubes.

Add sugar to the top of the ice cubes in the martini shaker to your taste.

Pour the espresso over the ice and IMMEDIATELY place the martini top on, and shake it. (I say immediately because normally you never want to throw espresso over ice – that’s where you get the nasty bitter taste.)

The result is a deliciously smooth iced coffee drink. Enjoy!

halfbloodprincess:

Latte: Froth your milk (i’m assuming as you say you’re good at the esp. machine, you know how to do this) and add shots of espresso, I use 1 for 12 oz, 2 for 16 os, 3 for 20 oz.

Mocha: Make a latte, add your desired amount of chocolate I use 1 oz for 12 oz drink, 2 oz for a 16 oz drink, and 2.5 oz for a 20 oz drink. Also, I prefer Ghiradelli sweet powdered cocoa.

White Mocha: same as above, just use white chocolate

Also, you can add flavored syrups (in the same amounts as the cocoa), I use torani or monin, to make a drink like a vanilla latte.

If you want to make a blended drink:
Latte: 16 oz cup of ice, 2 shots espresso, splash of milk, scoop of vanilla frozen yogurt or ice cream. Blend until smooth. If you dont want fro-yo or ice cream, add a little more ice.

Add chocolate in the same proportions as above is you want a mocha version.