Just Be Cool: 11 Iced Coffee Recipes to Make All Season Long

When it starts to warm up outside, these iced coffee recipes are all we want to drink.

April 25, 2015

Dublin iced coffee with cream served in a tall glass

It's finally time: Picnics, outdoor movies, and beach trips are all within reach, and so should a tall glass of iced coffee. Hang onto your sunglasses: These recipes (some boozy!) will keep you buzzing straight into summer.

Alex Lau
1/11
Espresso Old Fashioned
At Everyman Espresso, they serve this sans alcohol, but feel free to add a splash of brown before stirring.
View Recipe
2/11
Cold-Brew Iced Coffee Concentrate
Cold brew goes down easy, but watch out: This is high-octane stuff. For a clear liquid, use coarsely ground coffee. (Finely ground beans make for a cloudier drink.)
View Recipe

3/11
Vietnamese Iced Coffee
Sweetened condensed milk makes this a treat to rival ice cream.
View Recipe
Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
4/11
Shoeless Joe
Cherry cola with a kick. Is it wrong to have this for breakfast? Oh, well.
View Recipe

Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
5/11
Caffè Shakerato
To take this in a mocha direction, add 1 ounce chocolate syrup (we like Monin brand best), and cut the simple syrup to 1/2 ounce.
View Recipe
6/11
Dark Moon
Stumptown's Duane Sorenson uses locally made House Spirits coffee liqueur, made with Stumptown beans, in this cold-brew cocktail. It’s delicious, but hard to find outside of Oregon. In its place, use any other coffee liqueur.
View Recipe

Alex Lau
7/11
Guinness Affogato
The recipe doesn’t say to add a shot of Baileys, but we have a feeling you wouldn’t regret doing so.
View Recipe
Matt Duckor
8/11
Irish Iced Coffee
While each bartender has a preferred whiskey, we tried this with Jameson with great results.
View Recipe

Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
9/11
Alive and Kicking
Orangerie is a Scotch whisky that’s been infused with orange peel, clove, and cassia; it can be sourced online.
View Recipe
Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
10/11
Dublin Iced Coffee
A delicious mix of caffeine, dessert, and danger.
View Recipe

Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
11/11
Siciliano
If you can’t decide whether you want to finish your meal with a coffee or an amaro, drink this.
View Recipe

As the senior food editor at Bon Appétit, Christina spends her days in the BA Test Kitchen dreaming up recipes for home cooks (Chocolate-Matcha Butter Mochi Cake and Green Curry Lentil Soup are favorites). She also oversees the brand’s digital recipe content, working with freelancers and test kitchen staff to ... Read More

Senior Food Editor

Explore Bon AppétitCoffee cold brew Cocktail