Many years ago, I was treated to coffee in a friends home. At first sip, I made a face... mostly in surprise. It tasted different. He noticed my hesitation.
"It's cowboy coffee. With Cinnamon." This came from a 6'4" heavy set man dressed in full cowboy garb, since we were off to a shoot that morning. The last person on earth to drink froo-froo coffee, or make fun of.
I drank the coffee, and said thank you.
Years later, that taste came back to haunt me. I decided to give it a try, with a slight difference in how it's made.
Here at the dragon castle, we grind our beans before every pot. That alone makes a large difference in flavor. We also use bottled spring water for the coffee, since our well runs heavy on minerals. That helps too.
To effect 'cowboy coffee', we just dropped a stick of cinnamon into the grinder with the coffee beans. Ta Da! That was it.... but the difference in the cup was all out of proportion to the effort involved.
A little cinnamon in the coffee makes the flavor explode. Yes, it adds it's own taste to the mix, but it also makes the coffee more... well..... COFFIER (yes, I am allowed to make up words. I have a license to do so).
It's not for everyday I suppose. Few things are. Some days one desires rye toast for breakfast, and some days it's oatmeal. Well, some days it's a cup-a-joe, and others it's a rich creamy vacation in-a-mug.
Try it once, I double dog dare ya!
