thank you for the reply alex. Yes that does sound really good!
Adding flavors to coffee, while some will see that as blasphemy, my opinion is, well, if it's natural stuff and not artificial garbage drowned in corn syrup, then it can't be that bad. I mean if you want to be a total purist, your cream and sugar are adding flavors right? Drink it BLACK !!!
But on that I have played with some chocolate before, really good, vanilla pod before, really good, expensive but I have a vanilla plant I have been growing for the better part of 2 decades so I get plenty of pods each year about this time. I got 17 of them it looks like my yield will be this year, Ill expect about 14 give or take a few to actually make it to the end in super condition. Vanilla is a PITA but it's well worth it.
Another thing you may try is sassafras, which is used for root beer, there is a root beer plant, which is a herbaceous broad leaf, pulpy kind of plant .. make a tea out of those to get the 'flavored water' and then use that water to brew your coffee with... just another idea for you to play with.
THanks for the follow up, please feel free to keep at it and if you want, start a whole new topic so we can keep that specific thread going and others who may want to try, have a place to share their results, recipes's etc etc.
Aaron