
Thai Iced Coffee
Strong cardamom-laced coffee sweetened hot, cooled fast and served over ice with cream poured carefully to layer. As pretty as it is refreshing.
Medium
Difficulty
10 min
Time
160 Cal
Calories
1
Serving
Flavor profile
Non-alcoholic
Taste values from the Pocket Bartender recipe catalog.
Ingredients
- Sugar· not in your bar
Or swap: Honey — floral sweetness, Simple Syrup — dissolves instantly
- Cream· not in your bar pods
Or swap: Half-and-Half — lighter, Heavy Cream — richer
- Cardamom· not in your bar
Or swap: Cinnamon — warmer, less floral
- Coffee· not in your barblack
Or swap: Espresso — bolder — dilute with hot water
Instructions
Prepare a pot of coffee at a good European strength.
In the ground coffee, add 2 or 3 freshly ground cardamom pods.
Sweeten while hot.
Then cool quickly.
Serve in highball glass over ice, with cream.
To get the layered effect, place a spoon atop the coffee and pour the milk carefully into the spoon so that it floats on the top of the coffee.
Pairs well with
Sweet cardamom coffee over ice cools the fire of savory Thai bites:
- Chicken satay skewers
- Thai fish cakes
- Crispy spring rolls
- Coconut cookies




