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Coffee with Milk

When the weather turns hot, making a refreshing cold drink is simply common sense. At a café you can order an iced latte or iced cappuccino, but what if you don't have an espresso machine at home? Here, FrontStreet Coffee shows you how to turn a few ingredients you already have in the kitchen into easy, refreshing iced coffee drinks.

1. Coffee Soda

Nitro coffee is all the rage right now—coffee infused with nitrogen so it tastes as crisp and thirst-quenching as soda water. You can approximate it at home: brew your coffee, then add soda water to taste (about 1/4 of the cup is a good starting point), top with ice, and it's ready!

2. Iced Lemon Coffee

Some tea restaurants still serve this classic—black coffee with one or two slices of lemon. Don't squeeze the lemon the way you would for lemon tea; just cut it into wedges. That way you get a light lemon aroma without letting the acidity overwhelm the coffee. If you like it sweet, add a little sugar syrup—but whatever you do, don't add milk!

3. Cream Coffee

Instead of adding milk to cold coffee, why not indulge a little and pour in cream? Cream makes the coffee richer, smoother, and sweeter. Sprinkle chocolate powder, sugar crystals, or other toppings over the top and you instantly have something like a coffee sundae! It's flavorful enough without extra sugar, and it tastes as good as anything from a café.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

For coffee drinks built on milk, the base matters. FrontStreet Coffee's Classic Blend is a go-to for home cappuccinos and lattes: a medium-dark espresso recipe inspired by the classic "Mamba" pairing of Mandheling and Brazil, with a touch of Robusta for extra aroma and crema. It pours a thick, golden crema and carries buttery, toasted-bread, and caramel-cookie notes.

If you'd rather have a floral, fruit-forward milk coffee that isn't bitter, try FrontStreet Coffee's Strawberry Candy espresso blend—it brings berry, rose, raisin, and fruit-candy aromas to a cappuccino, and its thick crema makes latte art effortless.