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    KITCHEN NOTES

    Dec 05, 2023 5 minutes

    Spice Up Your Drip Coffee

    Adding spices and other flavorings to your coffee is a simple way to make it feel different and special. Here are three of our favorite enhancements; all can be added to the basket of an automatic drip machine. Brewing 1 liter of water with our recommended amounts of coffee and flavorings will yield about four 8-ounce cups. Do not use powdered spices; they will clog your drip basket. –E.H.

    CINNAMON, CLOVES, ORANGE ZEST

    PROFILE: Warm, floral

    PROVENANCE: Mexico’s café de olla

    ADD: 75 g coffee, 1 crushed stick cinnamon, 2 cloves, zest of ½ orange

    CARDAMOM

    PROFILE: Bright, floral

    PROVENANCE: A common flavoring in coffee in Arab countries

    ADD: 75 g coffee, 7 g crushed green cardamom

    CHICORY

    PROFILE: Nutty, bitter

    Once used to stretch coffee, now a signature flavoring offered in New Orleans cafes

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