Cà phê sữa đá: fierce dark coffee dripped over sweetened condensed milk, stirred into caramel silk, poured over ice. The afternoon reset button.
3 tbsp
☕ Cold Brew Coffee ›
grounds, dark roast — brewed strong and hot, 120 ml
Mise en place
Before you start
Prep checklist
Cold Brew Coffee — grounds, dark roast — brewed strong and hot, 120 ml
Condensed milk into the glass first; brew the coffee strong and hot directly over it (a phin filter traditionally; a small strong pour-over honestly).
Stir the layers into uniform caramel, THEN pour over a full glass of ice. Sweet, strong, and engineered for tropical afternoons.
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The order matters: stir warm, then ice. Ice first and the condensed milk sulks at the bottom forever.
Taste before serving and adjust salt and acid — the last 30 seconds of seasoning matter more than any single ingredient.
Afterwards
Keep, reheat & pair
Storage
Best the day it's made; syrups and bases keep a week refrigerated.
Freezing
Freeze bases into cubes for instant future drinks.
Reheating
Serve as intended — hot drinks fresh, cold drinks over plenty of ice.
Make ahead
Syrups and bases keep a week refrigerated; freeze fruit for instant thick blends.
Wine pairing
This is the drink.
Beer pairing
This is the drink.
On the plate
Serve it with
Garnish
A cinnamon stick for warm drinks
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