Monday, November 28, 2011

The Bengal Tiger!

By overwhelming popular demand, the original recipe for my favorite Sunday afternoon coffee:

The Bengal Tiger

You will need:

one 2-3cm sliver of orange peel
one clove
one teaspoon caster sugar
one espresso

Any good espresso will do, though something on the fruity side is probably best.  My go-to blend is a pod of Nespresso's Volluto extracted on our DeLonghi Essenza machine.

Directions:

  1. Combine orange peel, clove and sugar in espresso cup.
  2. Add espresso.  Stir gently to dissolve sugar and infuse orange and clove.  Try not to disturb the crema too much.
  3. Enjoy.  Make sure not to choke on the clove.  (You can strain out or otherwise remove the orange peel and clove before drinking, but in my opinion this detracts from the overall experience.)

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