Just Folks. National Coffee Day.
It’s National Coffee Day!
Even though you may enjoy drinking coffee the same way every day, National Coffee Day is a day to celebrate all the ways and reasons why we enjoy this iconic beverage so much.
Although I've become more of a tea drinker in the last ten years, I'm still seduced by the aroma of coffee. It percolates my senses. The smell of brewed espresso immediately takes me back to my time as a student in Florence, Italy where I had my very first cappuccino. There was nothing like it! The vibe of the neighborhood coffee bar, the way the warm bone-china cup felt in my hand and the first sniff and sip of coffee I tasted through the swirled froth…ah... it was like no other coffee I had ever had. And of course, the small powdered bombolone I ate along with it filled with light crème converted me then and there. So today on National Coffee Day, I plan on meeting some friends and sharing a cappuccino at a new coffee spot we recently discovered downtown. I heard they had great pumpkin crumb muffins!
And, just in case you’re so inclined…
Espresso Martini
To be enjoyed with Cider Doughnuts, either real or imagined.
1 ounce Mr. Black Cold Brew coffee liqueur
¾ ounce cold brew concentrate, such as Stumptown
¾ ounce vodka
½ ounce aquavit, preferably Linie
Scant ½ ounce cane syrup (cane syrup is a form of molasses— you can substitute agave, simple syrup, or honey to taste)
5 drops saline solution (1 part kosher salt to 100 parts water), or a small dash of kosher salt
Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker half filled with ice. Shake until chilled, about 15 seconds. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Serve with no garnish.
Recipe Credits: Nathan McCarley-O’Neill, NoMad. Adapted for the NYTimes by Robert Simonson.
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