hot beverages recipes & cocktail drinks recipes

What is the caffeine?

Caffeine was discovered in coffee in 1820.

It is an alkaloid (C8H10O2N4·H2O) found in coffee bean and tea leaf, cacao and some other plants.
Caffeine is drug that increases the blood pressure, stimulates the central nervous system and stimulates the action of the heart and lungs.

Caffeine wakes up creates better mood, even euphoria. But don’t drink it too much, because it can cause depression, insomnia, headache, and weakness. It is present in most cola beverages.

Did you know

The northern people drinks more coffee then anyone.

By the records from 2001 year, the tradition continues, the Turks drinks rather tea then coffee. The leaders are Finland people with consumption of 11 kg. Per inhabitant in one year. Then go Danish (4,7 kg.), Norway (9,4 kg.) and Swedish (8,5 kg.). Austria just 7,7 kg.and Italy 5,4 kg.

Coffee beans growing in El Salvador (on picture)

Coffee has been El Salvador’s major export crop for more than a century. Agriculture employs 27 percent of the Salvadoran work force

Some of the most famous coffee brands

BAHIA coffee bean from Brazil, it has soft fruity, velvet like taste. It growth in sunny province but with gentle climate.
KITALE coffee bean growth in Kenya, in higher regions, so it gives strong coffee, some people say that it is the best of all Arabica coffee. For the most of the people it is too strong. Most often it is mixed with other sorts.
ANTIGUA coffee bean from Guatemala, strong intensive aroma, because coffee plant bushes are exposed to brancing air of Pacific.
POPAYAN coffee bean from Columbia have well balanced taste and smell, because coffee plant bushes are growing in shadow of banana trees, which keep them safe from strong sunlight in Cordilleras.

Tips on how to make coffee drinks

•  To preserve aroma : always keep coffee in nontransparent can, which closes hermetically. In one week you can lose 80% of aroma.
•  The taste of coffee drink depends of water you use, hard water can spoil taste.
•  It is not good for water to boil for a long time, watch and when come to a boil remove from cooking stove.
•  Always cook coffee drink just before serving.
•  Never warm up coffee drink.
•  Don’t cook anything else coffee in coffee pottery.

1,5 dl strong coffee
1 spoon coffee liqueur
1 spoon wine brandy
1 dl cream
½ vanilla sugar

This gourmet coffee recipe comes from France, and it’s quite charming. Cooked coffee spill into warm cups, add liqueur and wine brandy. Cream and vanilla sugar put on top. I am finishing coffee beverage recipes with one more alcoholic coffee.

This gourmet coffee recipe comes from Brazil, it’s mixture of coffe and cocoa. Cook strong coffee and high-density bitter cocoa.
Mix the same amounts of beverages and while it’s hot spill in to warm cups. Add sugar if you like. Enjoy drinking this non alcoholic coffee.

1,5 dl strong sweet coffee
1,5 dl whole milk
1 spoon instant cocoa
1 clove
1 piece of cinnamon quills and some milled cinnamon
2 spoons cream
½ vanilla sugar

This cool gourmet coffee recipe comes from Holland. Cook cocoa with 1 piece of cinnamon, clove and milk. Strain and mix in coffee. Spill in to warm cups. Cream with vanilla sugar put on top of beverage. Decorate with milled cinnamon.

1,5 dl strong coffee
1,5 dl milk
1 spoon coffee liqueur
1,5 spoon of instant cocoa
2 dl cream
1 spoon sugar in powder
cocoa in powder

Pound cream with sugar till it starts to concentrate. Cook cocoa with milk and clove; mix in coffee and liqueur, than spill it in glass thru strainer. On top put the cream but don’t mix it so that all layers are visible. On top decorate with cocoa. Enjoy this alcoholic gourmet coffee recipe

1,5 dl black wine
1 spoon of sugar
2 spoons of instant coffee (powdered)
2 small pieces cinnamon quills
2 small glasses of vodka

Gourmet coffee recipe for brave warriors. and it’s alcoholic coffee Cook 1,5 dl water with sugar and cinnamon quills. When come to a boil cooked in coffee. When coffee melt add wine and warm it well. Spill it thru strainer in to glasses and add vodka.

1,5 dl strong coffee
2 spoons of rum
2 dl cream
1 vanilla sugar

More alcoholic coffee for you. use this gourmet coffee recipe when you wish to charm someone special. Pound cream with vanilla sugar. In warm glass spill coffee, add rum and completely cover top with cream.

4 yellow of eggs
6 dag sugar
3/8 l cooked strong coffee
5 dag chocolate coffee filled
0,8 dl wine brandy
1 non-sprayed orange

This is another alcoholic coffee. Pound yellow of an egg with sugar until you get smooth bubbly cream. Mix orange juice with wine brandy. Melt chocolate in coffee and add it to the mixture. Put it to warm glasses and decorate with the orange pill.

1,5 dl egg liqueur
1,2 dl banana liqueur
5 dl cooked strong coffee
1 very ripe banana
1,5 dl cream
cocoa for decoration

In blender mix liqueurs, coffee and banana, after mixing you’ll have bubbly beverage. Spill in to glasses and decorate with cream and cocoa on top. You will love this coffee beverage recipe.

5 dag of brown sugar
1,5 dag of small pieces cinnamon quills
5 cloves
pill of ¼ non-sprayed orange
6 dag strong coffee with hard smell largely grounded

Cook 1 liter water with sugar, cinnamon, cloves and orange pill. Let it boil for 5 minutes, than mix in coffee. As it starts to boil remove it from the cooking stove and cover with a cover. After 5 minutes strain the beverage. Enjoy drinking this non alcoholic coffee.