The first time I had coffee like this was in a little Vietnamese restaurant off the beaten path. Not knowing exactly what I had ordered, I was surprised when they brought me a glass with an odd looking tin contraption dripping really strong, bitter, chicory coffee into an unknown white substance which I later learned was sweetened condensed milk. I stared at this in awe as the coffee dripped right on top of the milk keeping its own layer. When the dripping subsided, the waitress came over knowing I was a little confused and mixed the coffee and milk together and poured it over a glass of ice. This creamy, caffeinated drink was pure joy! I don’t have one of these little coffee presses but you really don’t need one.

Ingredients:

• 1 14 oz can Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 10-12 cups good strong Coffee
• 1 whole Vanilla Bean, split and scraped, or a couple drops of vanilla extract
• Ice

While the coffee is still hot mix in the sweetened condensed milk and vanilla in a large pitcher and refrigerate. When the coffee has cooled down serve over ice.