Measure for one serving
Brown sugar, coffee, milk and ice: the sort of drink you can put together without turning your kitchen into a café prep station. Stir the sugar into the hot coffee first, then build the cold drink around it. Start here and make the next glass a little more your own.
Start with 60 ml hot espresso or moka-pot coffee, 2 level teaspoons brown sugar, 120 ml cold milk and approximately 120 g ice. A glass, spoon and measuring jug are enough. For a filter-coffee version, use 90 ml strong prepared coffee and begin with 90 ml milk so the total liquid stays similar.
These quantities are a recipe starting point rather than a tested formula for every bean and milk. Brown sugar varies in packing and moisture; if you settle on a favorite amount, weighing it makes future glasses easier to repeat. No special brand of machine is required.
| For one glass | Starting quantity |
|---|---|
| Hot espresso or moka-pot coffee | 60 ml |
| Brown sugar | 2 level teaspoons |
| Cold milk | 120 ml |
| Ice | About 120 g |
| Filter-coffee variation | 90 ml strong coffee + 90 ml milk |
Dissolve, cool and assemble
Stir the brown sugar into the hot coffee until you can no longer see grains on the spoon. Give the coffee a brief moment to cool while you measure the milk. Fill your serving glass with ice, add milk, then pour in the sweetened coffee and stir. Use a glass suitable for this temperature change.
Do not seal and shake hot coffee in a container. This version is deliberately stirred, so you can make it without a cocktail shaker. Taste the combined drink before changing it. More sugar, more milk and more ice solve different problems and should not all be added together.
Adjust the balance
If you want less sweetness, use one teaspoon of sugar next time. If you prefer a fuller coffee flavor, reduce milk by 20 ml rather than simply adding another spoonful of sugar. For a cinnamon variation, dust a very small pinch on top; cinnamon will not dissolve like sugar.
Use the same coffee recipe for two attempts and compare your notes. Record the sugar quantity, milk type and how long the glass sat before you drank it. A slowly sipped iced drink will become more diluted, so judge your preferred balance at the pace you normally enjoy it.