This recipe makes a base for many flavorful coffee drinks. There are several different methods to choose from, each producing a slightly different flavor. It makes excellent iced coffee, coffee with Kahlua or Irish Coffee.

To brew in a manual drip pot, use 1 – 2 heaping tablespoons of drip grind dark roast coffee with chicory to 1 cup of boiling water. Fit the filter in the pot and add coffee. Moisten the coffee with ½ cup boiling water. Once absorbed, continue adding boiling water, a bit at a time. Avoid flooding the grounds with water. This method extracts as much flavor from the coffee as possible.

To brew in an automatic drip pot, use 1 - 2 heaping tablespoon of drip grind dark roast coffee with chicory to 1 cup of boiling water. Fit the filter in the coffeemaker and add coffee. If making 4 or more cups, add an additional tablespoon of ground coffee. Brew coffee in the usual manner.

Once the coffee is made, it is ready to be flavored. For Café au Lait, please follow the link below.

Note: If you don’t care for the flavor of chicory, simply use the same method with a nice dark or French roast coffee.