Best Vietnamese coffee: so easy to make and enjoy at home

Brewing a cup of Iced milk coffee (cà phê sữa đá) with a Vietnamese Phin coffee is surprisingly easy. To make this slow-drip, tasty coffee all you need is a Phin filter coffee maker, some freshly ground coffee, a can of sweetened condensed milk and 5-6 minutes of your time

Put 1-2 tablespoons of sweetened condensed milk into a glass. Then place the phin filter base plate and brew chamber on top of the glass

Spoon freshly ground coffee into the filter and give the filter a gentle shake. This ensures the grounds are evenly distributed. Then place the weighted (or screw-down) pressure plate into the filter

Pour a little water into the brew chamber – just enough to cover the pressure plate. Leave to stand for 30-40 seconds. This enables the coffee to bloom

Top up the brew chamber to the top with more hot water and put the lid onto the filter

Once brewing is complete take the Phin coffee maker off the glass and set aside (the lid makes a handy coaster)

Spoon ice cubes into the glass to fill it and stir the mlik and coffee together

Finally, find somewhere to relax and enjoy your coffee!