Frappé

I like coffee, hot coffee, but comes the time when temperatures shoot off the top of the thermometer and  every drink I drink has to be as cold as possible.  I don't like ice water but I'll even drink that when July comes to August.

We have various coffee choices here.  Iced nescafe is called frappé, served with milk or sugar or just plain 'sketo'.  Coffee, water and lots of ice.

Then there are the newcomers -

iced capuccino called freddo capuccino

iced espresso called freddo espresso

and the latest is iced greek coffee, called I don't know what.  No one around here drinks it and I wonder what it is like.  Greek coffee is served in a tiny cup and half of it is silt.  Coffee grounds.  Do they drain off the top coffee and add ice?

Here's how you make frappé.  Take a glass and a coffee beater.

I see there are various other methods.  Look on youtube.  'They' use a whisk or a beater or even a spoon to mix the coffee

Put in barely an inch of cold water and your instant coffee and sugar if you want it.  Don't add too much water at this stage or you'll end up with a glass of froth and no room for more water.

I make my coffee with one spoon of nescafe decaf.  K likes two spoons of classic nescafe and a spoon of sugar.

These are TEAspoons I might add

Mix till frothy and you're sure the sugar has dissolved.

Add very cold water and lots of ice.  Pop in a straw and Bob's your uncle.

Here's your classic greek frappe at a classic greek cafe 

What I prefer now is iced filter coffee.

I make my morning pot, turn off the contraption and pour a cup.  That cup/mug goes in the fridge and about an hour later I drink it with a few ice cubes.  The rest I put in a shaker and put the shaker in the fridge so I have iced coffee all day long

Homemade.  My cup of iced filter coffee and K's traditional greek frappe.

And we're all set for the rest of the day.  Though, K does often drink a small cup of greek coffee in the morning.  It is always his beverage of choice.  Traditional people follow the old customs of this land.