Coffee Heresy.....

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!