I love iced coffee. I have since I was about three and my Grandma used to share one with me when we walked down the road to meet Mum after work and that love has been rekindled now that I have a baby as I can drink iced coffee and breastfeed at the same time, something that you can’t do with a flat white. Incidentally, now I’ve had a baby I can understand why Mum wasn’t happy with my drinking them at three.

In the past the only problem I’ve had is if I buy iced coffee at an ice cream shop, they tend to add syrup. I learnt to only buy it at cafes. But now I can’t rely on cafes as the Americans have got to them.

It’s a fairly simple recipe – cold espresso, milk, scoop of ice cream, whipped cream on top and sprinkle with chocolate, coffee or nutmeg. That’s how its always been in Australia. In the past 2weeks I’ve paid $4.00 for coffee, milk & ice cubes and $4.20 for coffee, ice cubes and a tiny dollop of ice cream. Its not right – if they are going to sell that fine, but call it something else so I know not to order them. I only get one a week so I've been dudded for 2 weeks in a row. Not happy.