Irish Honey Scones

Crumbly scones + coffee.
I think I made these scones at 9 at night or something. 
The week was really busy with my grandparents in town and all the usual schoolwork... but once I start making excuses I'm a brilliant procrastinator, so I just closed myself up in the kitchen and cooked. 
I'm glad I did, because it's nice to wake up to a little buttery triangle and hot coffee. 

Speaking of coffee, everyone had been busy posting about the first pumpkin spice lattes, the first pumpkins, the pies... everything autumn.
When we were in Chicago I didn't like coffee (:O) so my standard order at Starbucks was a hot chocolate, or later a tall, no whip, double chocolate chip frappuccino (The rhyme never failed to amuse me. I felt so cool ordering it...).
So we went to the Starbucks at the Taj (*ahem* Chicagoans: South Bombay may have only 2 Starbucks, but they are a 1000 times more gorgeous than any one in the US. Just saying. They're pretty stunning), and they had the full smorgasbord of Pumpkin treats! I refrained from ordering a slice of pie, a muffin, a frappuccino and a cookie to complement my latte. Honestly, I don't think it was worth all the hype... it was definitely yum and creamy, but a little too sweet. I was kind of imagining a speculaas-y coffee, you know?
I'll try and make that and see how it comes out:) 

See those spices on top? Cinnamon, nutmeg, cocoa powder, vanilla... add a bit of ginger and pepper, and that's what the coffee in my head should taste like <3

Irish Honey Scones
From Good Old Fashioned Tea Time Treats, by Jane Pettigrew