How can I make other Iced Coffee taste as good as Starbucks?

[tim_]

Guys, I'm really trying here. I want to drink iced coffee at the many local quaint coffee shops in my neighborhood, and I want to make it at home with my french press... But there is something missing everywhere but Starbucks, and I can't figure out what it is!

There is something about the flavor of a Starbucks Iced Coffee (I get it sweetened with a little bit of 2% so it's light brown) that I can't get anywhere else. In fact, at most other places I find Iced Coffee to be quite distasteful once I add liquid sweetener.

I thought it might be something special in Starbucks "Classic Syrup" (Simple liquid sweetener) so I bought a bottle of it from Starbucks and poured it in an iced coffee I got from a local coffee shop - still unpleasant.

What else could it be? Am I crazy?

 

[PinkRose]

If you do a Google search for recipies for Starbucks Iced Coffee, you'll find some copycat recipies that you can try.

Here are a couple items that may be helpful.

Starbucks iced coffee recipe? - Yahoo Answers

Starbucks Restaurant Copycat Recipes: Iced Expresso

Rose

 

[eldub]

Buy a bag of beans with a central/south american blend, grind and cold brew for 18 to 24 hours then filter. I (almost) promise you will like the results better than Starbucks.

Check out the Toddy CoffeeSsystem website for details on the amounts.