Making a Black Cat and Other Coffee Drinks

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Welcome coffee lovers!

I came up with the Black Cat as a more affordable option to the ever popular chocolate latte drinks. Here the fancy store-bought drinks go for five bucks and up (plus tax), so I save more than twenty five bucks a week. That's the sweetest treat of all.

I've included other drinks too, all with a cat theme. I love cats and have five of my own. Somehow they used cat ju-ju on me and this page became very cat themed. This page also donated 100% of the first two years of earnings to the ASPCA! Thanks to all the visitors for your help.

Here one of my own fur babies, Shadow, mugs for the camera. A nicer shot than the escape, at least for this page. Hey, you can always let me know in the comments.

Please note: A lot of experts warn against letting your cat drink coffee. I feel the occasional, and I mean occasional lick or two does no harm, but no giving kitty an entire mug, OK?

UPDATE: Two new drinks have arrived on 3/5/2012!!!! Make that three, Patty's Minty Bliss has joined the page just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

As always, all pictures are used for entertainment purposes only. If you are the original copyright holder and want credit and a link, please contact me.

cat and his coffee Pictures, Images and Photos

Cat Coffee Mugs

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Can I make fresh brewed coffee an easier way?

Yes, and it is a green choice

Yes you can. Try what is called a French press. It only has a small glass or plastic body and a lid with the press attached to it. Just pour in your hot or boiling water (read your press directions to make sure it won't crack) and set the lid on with the press above the coffee and water.

When it has brewed, usually five minutes or so, press the knob of the press down SLOWLY. A good one forms a pressure pocket that will explode coffee upward if you press too fast. Then enjoy your coffee.

The French press can be a green choice. No machine to plug in and the coffee grounds nourish plants. You won't be buying coffee filters, or needing a tiny trash can with a plastic bag on the counter. Plus, it can brew any coffee in the world. Packaged, freshly ground, or prepacked in a filter bag. This means no multiple machines gobbling up electricity and your money.

The French Press is also inexpensive and can last a lifetime. It won't overheat and burn the house down or bubble coffee all over the counter either. They travel easily, so coffee purists can stow them in a travel bag to get that at home taste wherever they are.

NOTE: Since we have a cat theme, please remember coffee grounds are not safe for cats or dogs. Most won't bother them, but it is something to be aware of.

Using Syrups

Today it is fairly easy to find a syrup in almost any flavor, or for that matter, alcohol content. Here are some quick tips to keep that coffee excellent.

Sounds cheesy, but you get what you pay for. I just picked up some flavored syrups at the dollar store, and haunt dollar bins in Target at Christmas time. It tastes fine for me, but it certainly is not the quality of a more expensive syrup. The difference in price? Dollar bottles tend to pour like water. The good stuff is an actual syrup.

Read and follow the directions. A lot of flavors can sneak up on you as a note that comes after the coffee flavor. Use enough to taste it instead of the coffee and you may hate the following notes. You may feel fairly ill too.

Read the labels before purchase. You may have an allergy to an ingredient. Example is that hazelnut a safe mock flavor or a dangerous dose of the real thing?

Lastly, if you are going for an alcohol laced syrup keep it locked away from kids and pets. Your cat may like the smell or flavor but it isn't safe for her. She just can't metabolize the alcohol like you can. Remember no matter what alcohol is classified as a poison in a lot of psych 101 textbooks.

Syrups and Pumps

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African Cat

Happily you don't need a passport to meet this cool cat.

You'll need:

Salt
Black Coffee

Brew some strong black coffee, use salt to taste. This is a traditional way to serve coffee in Ethiopia. Use butter instead of salt if you like, another fine African tradition. Yes, coffee originated in Africa. The city folks do use plenty of sugar, but no one uses milk.

A coffee ceremony takes hours. You really shouldn't leave until your third cup. That is the blessed one. Find out more at this cool site. Any country where you drink coffee for hours is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy. That's what I say.

coffee cat Pictures, Images and Photos

Thanks goes to Icanhascheezburger.com for the cat pictures.

Bastet Have Mercy

Ever try to go off caffeine all at once? You'd put your head through a brick wall if it would stop the pain. Better to taper off then. This drink is also a good cure for migraines as the combined caffeine content will help restrict the blood vessels or something clever like that.

You can of course pray to your chosen diety for forbearance as you see fit.

You'll need:

one heaping teaspoon coffee granules
Coke
cherry syrup
cherries

Put cherry syrup, coffee granules, and cherries as desired in a tall glass. Pour in Coke slowly, as this foams up quickly. You can stir in the coffee and foam, the foam isn't going anywhere. Refresh with more Coke as needed.

Black Cat

Compares to a chocolate latte with whipped cream

You'll need

coffee (instant, brewed or expresso)
cream or milk
whipped cream
chocolate sauce
black cat-shaped sprinkles
Optional: sweetener

Tip: Expresso is just coffee brewed with less water. You don't need an expensive press.

1) Taking your brewed coffee, add sweetener (sugar, Splenda) and cream or milk to taste. A great cup of coffee makes a killer Black Cat.

2) Top with whipped cream, then add chocolate syrup on top of whipped cream. Some will go down into the coffee, that's OK.

3) Top with black cat-shaped sprinkles.

You're done.

Tip: Add a little cinnamon for a Red Cat, caramel topping instead of chocolate for a Tabby Cat, or chocolate shavings and heavy cream for a Fat Cat.

FYI: The traditional latte has twice as much milk as coffee.

WARNING: Cream may be OK, but chocolate can be deadly to cats. So no sharing if you have the chocolate mixed in. You wouldn't want to hurt cuties like these.

Tea cat Pictures, Images and Photos

Black Cat Sprinkles and other Treats

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Bridgette's Cat

This was made as an offering and is connected to Maxine's Mountain. It is for offerings, and to take away sorrows. The dark colors connected to Mamman Bridgette, lady of the cemetery. The drink is the strongest thing you'll find here, the closest to wine I can get. A good drink if you are feeling somber as it somewhat mimics sparkling red wine.

You'll need:
Coke
pomegranate/grape juice

You can find a blended juice like I did, which makes this drink a snap. Fill champagne flute or wine glass half way with juice. Then top with Coke. This sat as an offering for about half an hour before I tasted it. Wonderful! Good thing it is a mocktail as I downed it in two swallows. I'm maudlin in my grief at times, OK?

But this is a happy page, gosh darn it, so I should party like this little guy.

dansende kat Pictures, Images and Photos

Caramel Kitten

This lovely drink is like having a cute little kitten to snuggle with. Make it in a small cup for more decadence.

You'll need:

Caramel Syrup
Vanilla Syrup
Instant coffee
Powdered creamer
Equal or sugar to taste
Whipped Cream

Put coffee instant creamer and sugar or sugar substitute in cup. Add just a splash of both syrups. Pour in boiling water, stir. Top with whipped cream, add a dash of caramel syrup for kitten stripes if desired.

I had to add whipped cream three times to get the shot. It kept melting too fast.

Oh yes, it made the drink beter.

Catnip Iced Latte

Purrrrrrr

This tension taming tea is as simple as brewing a tea bag.

You'll need:
1 catnip tea bag
ice
milk
sugar

1) Brew the catnip tea.

2) Serve over the ice, mixing in milk and sugar as desired. Catnip is so easy to grow you may want a patch of it to steep fresh leaves. If using fresh catnip just double the amount, say two teaspoons of fresh leaves for one latte.

Needless to say, you feline family may demand some to share. Which is ok. Some cats like to steal the teabags and will even drink right out of the cup.

Cat drinking tea Pictures, Images and Photos

Coffee Creamer

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Chocolate Hisses

Compares to Mexican Hot Chocolate

You'll need:

2 packets instant hot chocolate mix
8 oz hot water
a pinch of chili powder
milk to taste
large mug
Optional: marshmallows or whipped cream

1 ) Mix the hot chocolate powder and chili powder,
and then add the hot water.

2) Add milk to taste.

3) Add marshmallows, whipped cream, or other topping if desired.

This drink is extremely decadent and should leave you with an overall feeling of warmth. Unless you drink way too much and overdo the chili powder. Then you may want to fight the whole world.

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Hepcat Soda

Hepcat loves his coffee and listening to beat poetry. He dresses in black, quotes French existentialists and digs the artistic underground. But every so often he sneaks out to Route 66 to get his kicks at a greasy spoon. He loves the floats there. In a happy way, not a dismal existential way, you dig? But he calls this a soda 'cause it washes away the grime of our empty culture, daddio.

You'll need:

Coke
Instant Coffee
Vanilla soft serve or icecream

1 )Place coffee granules on bottom of soda glass.

2) Add vanilla soft serve.

3) Pour in Coke. Serve with spoon and bottle of Coke on side if desired.

Small bottles, not two liters please. Hepcat loves this drink because you get coffee flavor and a float at the same time. Too many will make you loose your cool though.

Cool Cat Pictures, Images and Photos

Maxine's Mountain

Named in honor of my darling sweet Maxine, whom I had to put up for adoption. I'll love and miss her forever, but c'est la vie. All the things here were the favorites of my dearest one, so the drink is named for her. Miss you to bits sweetie. If you were still here with me, I'd make you one just for you.

You'll need:
Whipped cream in a can
instant or brewed coffee
1 tbs hazelnut powdered creamer

Brew coffee, adding powdered creamer, adjust to your taste. Now slowly add a mountain of whipped cream. It is fine if you do this a couple of times as it melts as it adds to the decadence. Served in a huge cup as shown here, your own cat could certainly go to town on the whipped cream at least.

HALP! is being ab-duck-ted! Pictures, Images and Photos

Patty's Minty Bliss

Our sweet Patty is 100% Irish, at least on St. Patrick's day. He knows everyone has mint-flavored something on that day. Maybe it goes back to lamb with mint, that mints are green, or shakes and ice cream with mint are green, therefore a good food for this day. All he cares about is it is sweet, creamy and delicious. The silly kitty comes from OH HAI Vintage

You'll need:

Instant Coffee granules
1 scoop Chocolate Chip Mint Ice cream
Optional: sweetener

Put scoop of ice cream in mug, pour coffee granules on top. Use the same amount you would for one cup of coffee. If you want a sweeter treat, add sweetener. Then pour in boiling water slowl, pausing to mix the melting ice cream into the water. You'll wind up with a minty, chocolate-kissed coffee drink. You can always zap this in the microwave for several seconds if it isn't as hot as you'd like.

St. Patrick's Day Cat Pictures, Images and Photos

Santa Claws

This world famous cat flies through the air on Santa's sleigh every year. He brings toys to good cats and kittens everywhere. Be a North Pole kind of cat, he likes his drinks to have a Christmas kick. This version is non-alcoholic as both Santa Claws and I have enough problems keeping all four paws on the ground. Remember, as Santa Claws purrs: "Alcohol and cats do not mix!"

You'll Need:
Coffee
Eggnog
Whipped Cream

Fix your coffee as usual substituting eggnog for milk or cream. Top with whipped cream. Compares to one of those fancy eggnog coffees at a lot lower price. Fact is, for the price of the largest one at a certain coffee place, you can buy a carton of eggnog. That's enough to power a whole office party or family gathering. Life is good

Note: If you are the original holder of the copyright for the Santa cat intro phot, please let me know so I can credit you.

SANTA CAT Pictures, Images and Photos

Queen of Boston

This is like Boston coffee, but a lot better for your health.

You'll need:

coffee
skim milk
Splenda or other non calorie sweetener
Optional: spring of mint or catnip

Make as you would your regular coffee. The fresh catnip can be a garnish or add a minty flavor to the coffee.

coffee cat Pictures, Images and Photos

Witches' Cat

Just in time for Samhain, our witches' cat saunters up. A little sweet, some bitter, a bit of magical mystery. I wouldn't call this an offering, but a great take on a mocktail, yes? Before you flame, I am indeed Wiccan, Blessed Be!

You'll need:

Diet or regular Mountain Dew
1 Sugar in the Raw packet per drink
1 teaspoon of instant coffee per drink

1)) Wet rim of glass and roll or tap into sugar. The Sugar in the Raw has a wonderful brown color.

2) Pour any unused portion of the packet into the bottom of your drink glass.

3) Spoon in coffee granules.

4) Slowly, and I mean slowly pour in Mountain Dew.

As you can see this drink will foam up right away with a wonderful brown color from the coffee granules. There will be tiny bits of melted coffee grains mixed in, that's wonderful don't stir, OK? It is sort of sweet, but bitter too. Serve with a spoon and enjoy that foam. You could have a little decanter of soda or milk to the side for guests as well.

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Our feline femme fatale

See our rescued darling pose.

No need to ask her to strut her stuff. My girl Maxine is the tops when it comes to adorable poses. A real rescue, she was born to a mother dumped off in the winter snow. Hey, learn about helping ferals, OK?

Luckily mom made it through and her adorable kitten is now a full grown lady who adores seeing herself in the mirror. Check out our wonderful products below.
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Charlie Had Too Much Coffee

OK he was always this fiesty. My little guy left this world last year, but you can see that although blind, he sure loved his hockey. He wasn't harmed in any way, OK? I loved my little bully and grab the hockey stick was his favorite game. I've include some other videos too. Enjoy!
Cat Trick
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  • Nightcat May 19, 2012 @ 11:29 pm | delete
    Why thank you mrsclaus411. Thanks for visiting! :)
  • mrsclaus411 May 19, 2012 @ 11:27 pm | delete
    I can't wait to try all these out. Great lens.
  • Nightcat Apr 17, 2012 @ 12:40 pm | delete
    Hi daWonder! I honestly don't own the rights to the photo, I have it from Photobucket myself. Lovely edit, though!
  • daWonderer Apr 17, 2012 @ 2:38 am | delete
    I've used one of your cats in my digital work here: http://fav.me/d4wkblk
    if you don't like it or that I used and uploaded it then please send me a message there.. thanx for being kind... :)
  • Nightcat Mar 18, 2012 @ 12:53 am | delete
    Thanks so much for your kind comment, Bananko. :) Thanks for visiting!
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