Flavoring coffee, with spices?

Bahnzo · Mar 17, 2015

Just curious here. I see lots of ground coffee with hazlenut and whatevernot flavors out there.

So it got me thinking. I grind my own before brewing, but what about adding flavors/spices to the fresh grounds? Nutmeg and cinnamon come immediately to mind. Does this work, and/or is it good? And if so, then what's your procedure?

jeff2011 · Mar 17, 2015

I use a Bodum press.....expresso roast, and add a couple of shakes of cinnamon directly to the grounds before adding water. I think it adds a nice little bit of flavor to my daily brew, but it isn't intense like a shot of flavor syrup at Starbucks. I like the subtle. Good stuff. Good thread topic, I am interested to hear what others do.

Mick · Mar 17, 2015

Most "flavored" coffees are flavored artificially.

Making your own is a better way to go about flavored coffee.

lemisanthrope · Mar 17, 2015

Is brandy considered a spice?

dosco · Mar 17, 2015

I've broken up a cardamom pod and put a few teeny pieces of the seeds in my coffee. Makes for a nice change.

Don't put in too much, though, or you'll get a strong and astringent flavor in your coffee.

malocchio · Mar 17, 2015

In Tanzania ,Zanzibar ,Eritrea ,Iran and a few other countries,ginger and cardamom are used daily."Persian" coffees and teas are sold prepackaged with cardamom already blended in.In Tanzania and Zanzibar you will also find the Chai Masala blended spices added to coffee as well as tea,really delicious !!

jeff2011 · Mar 17, 2015

lemisanthrope said:
Is brandy considered a spice?

I'm going to try that this afternoon...Irish Coffee is what I am thinking about.

oakeshott · Mar 18, 2015

Making Turkish coffee with cinnamon makes for a nice change.

gearchow · Mar 18, 2015

Some spices aren't water soluble though - like vanilla. So you need to introduce an extract post brew I would think. When I was a kid, I always liked the idea of a cinnamon stick in my hot chocolate. It was a rare treat.

-jim

JasonandMichelle · Mar 25, 2015

dosco said:
I've broken up a cardamom pod and put a few teeny pieces of the seeds in my coffee. Makes for a nice change.

Don't put in too much, though, or you'll get a strong and astringent flavor in your coffee.

Cardamom sounds delicious in coffee. I've not thought of it before!

I normally go the cinnamon or nutmeg route, but lately I've been on a ginger/allspice kick. Sounds weird, but give it a shot.

Marquis_De_Wyld · Apr 6, 2015

Coffee, vanilla extract works well.... Must clarify, not talking about the sugar filled coffee syrups. Not those, but the ones they use for cakes and cookery. Cinnamon is also nice.
astounded no one has mentioned chicory yet.

timnohair · Apr 8, 2015

gearchow said:
Some spices aren't water soluble though - like vanilla. So you need to introduce an extract post brew I would think. When I was a kid, I always liked the idea of a cinnamon stick in my hot chocolate. It was a rare treat.

-jim

the easiest to make vanilla flavoring is to make vanilla sugar. A vanilla bean left in sugar for two weeks.

Cuttingboard · Apr 9, 2015

jeff2011 said:
I use a Bodum press.....expresso roast, and add a couple of shakes of cinnamon directly to the grounds before adding water. I think it adds a nice little bit of flavor to my daily brew, but it isn't intense like a shot of flavor syrup at Starbucks. I like the subtle. Good stuff. Good thread topic, I am interested to hear what others do.

This!

Bahnzo · Apr 10, 2015

Marquis_De_Wyld said:
C
astounded no one has mentioned chicory yet.

Where do you get it? Is it a normal spice available at most stores? (I notice you're UK so maybe it's a thing there but not in the US)

OkieStubble · Apr 11, 2015

Bahnzo said:
Where do you get it? Is it a normal spice available at most stores? (I notice you're UK so maybe it's a thing there but not in the US)

http://www.orleanscoffee.com/how_to/what-is-chicory.html

gearchow · Apr 11, 2015

I always thought chicory was coffee substitute for tough times.

-jim

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