Make your own coffee like a pro in 3 minutes — 9 international specialty brews to turn you into an expert

By Rita

Always being chased by endless trivial tasks? After a busy day, many people can only find their little moment of joy with a cup of coffee in the afternoon. If you love coffee, why not trysome international brews featured on the website BuzzFeed— just a few simple steps not only let you escape the chaos of work temporarily but also fill your whole afternoon with the aroma of coffee.

1. Portuguese Mazagran
Ingredients: cold coffee, sugar, lemon, ice cubes
Method: Mix 1/2 cup of lemon juice with 1 cup of cold coffee, then add sugar and ice cubes to taste.

▲ Portuguese Mazagran (Photo / Screenshot from YouTube)

2. German Eiskaffee (Ice Cream Coffee)
Ingredients: ice cream, whipped cream, cold coffee, cocoa powder
Method: Pour coffee into a glass with ice cream, top with a spoonful of whipped cream and sprinkle with cocoa powder. Stir before drinking.

▲ German Eiskaffee (Photo / Screenshot from YouTube)

3. Vietnamese Iced Milk Coffee (cà phê sữa đá)
Ingredients: drip brewer, coffee grounds, condensed milk, ice cubes
Method: Place two or three spoons of condensed milk at the bottom of the cup. Put coffee grounds in the drip brewer and pour hot water through. Once filtered, pour the coffee over the condensed milk in the cup, add ice cubes, and it’s done.

▲ Vietnamese Iced Milk Coffee (Photo / Screenshot from YouTube)

4. French Café au Lait
Ingredients: steamed milk, coffee
Method: Mix steamed milk and coffee in a 1:1 ratio.

▲ French Café au Lait (Photo / Screenshot from YouTube)

5. Greek Frappe
Ingredients: instant coffee, sugar, water, mixer
Method: Add one spoon of instant coffee and sugar into a cup, pour in a bit of water, then blend with a mixer until the mixture rises halfway up the cup. Add water and ice cubes.

▲ Greek Frappe (Photo / Screenshot from YouTube)

6. Hong Kong Yuanyang (Milk Tea Coffee)
Ingredients: coffee, condensed milk, ice cubes, black tea
Method: Mix three spoons of condensed milk with coffee, stir well, then add black tea and ice cubes.

▲ Hong Kong Yuanyang (Photo / Screenshot from YouTube)

7. Italian Marocchino
Ingredients: Milk, espresso, cocoa powder
Method: Add milk to the espresso and sprinkle cocoa powder on top.

▲Italian Marocchino (Photo / Screenshot from YouTube)

8. Austrian Kaisermelange
Ingredients: Honey, egg, coffee
Method: Place the egg yolk in a cup, add two teaspoons of honey, stir while pouring in the coffee to mix.

▲Austrian Kaisermelange (Photo / Screenshot from YouTube)

9. Irish Coffee(Irish Coffee)
Ingredients: Whiskey, brown sugar, coffee, whipped cream
Method: Add one teaspoon of brown sugar to the coffee and stir, then add an appropriate amount of whiskey, and finally top with one or two teaspoons of cream.

▲Irish Coffee (Photo / Screenshot from YouTube)