Iced Einspänner
Updated Aug. 24, 2021

- Total Time
- 5 minutes
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Ingredients
- ¼cup heavy whipping cream
- 2teaspoons granulated sugar
- ⅛teaspoon kosher salt (Diamond Crystal)
- 2cups ice cubes
- 1cup cold-brewed coffee
- Cocoa powder, for garnish
Preparation
- Step 1
In a small bowl, whisk together the cream, sugar and salt until thickened and airy but far before peaks form. It should be decidedly thinner than whipped cream and have the consistency of melted ice cream: silky, light and pourable.
- Step 2
Assemble the drinks: Divide the ice and coffee between two (12-ounce) tumbler glasses. Pour the cream into each glass and, through a fine-mesh sieve or with your fingertips, lightly dust with cocoa powder.
Private Notes
Comments
never use cold brewed coffee for an Einspaenner! Brew an triple espresso, cool it. the half of the sugar is enough! Coffee in Vienna is not as sweet as Americans drink it! Use 2 crushed ice cubes, Beat the heavy whipping creme with sugar. Set it on top of the coffee sprinkle with cocoa. Never stir an Einspaenner you drink through the creme "Haube". Instead of a ton of sugar serve a small praline on the side.
To Kaitlin, there is less caffeine in espresso than regular coffee, and cold brew has the most by far. It may seem wrong but it is not. The darker the roast, the less caffeine is less in the bean.
To Melissa, roughly 1oz of Espresso contains 40mg of caffeine, and 1oz of Coffee contains 10mg of caffeine. I think you're on to something in that adding ice to hot espresso would water it down. Also, you're right in that the standard serving size of espresso is 40-80mg of caffeine while a 'small' cup of 12oz coffee contains 120mg, so yes its less in that context. That being said, brewed coffee has less caffeine than espresso.
I had some leftover coffee from this morning and I was hot and thirsty, and even though you’re supposed to use cold brew coffee, I didn’t want to waste my pour-over coffee. So I made this yummy drink and oh my gosh it is absolutely delicious and refreshing and just hit the nail on the head. I I had a tin of powdered vanilla sitting out on the counter, so I use that as well as the cocoa . Perfect.
For a few months in 1957 I lived in Vienna Austria, used to order it in the many coffee houses.
Delicious, easy and a treat on a hot summer day. Used decaf cold brew perfect for a late afternoon break.
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