Category: Coffee Drinks
If You Liked White Claw, You’ll Love Hard Cold Brew
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It seemed like it would never end, but White Claw summer 2019 is slowly coming to a close. Many of us, of course, will still be found knocking back cans of hard seltzer later this year alongside cranberry sauce or Christmas ham, but in a drastic pivot in terms of taste and marketing, alcohol companies have quietly laid the groundwork for the next break-the-internet trendlet: hard coffee.
Mixing coffee and booze is admittedly a centuries-old pairing. The saccharine White Russians and espresso martinis often made with coffee-flavored liqueur came and went; more recently, the craft beer revolution has unleashed a slew of stouts and porters that cribbed their roasted, almost chocolate-like tasting notes from coffee beans.
But following the second coming of flavored malt beverages, and fueled by the double-digit growth of chilled coffee consumption, companies like MillerCoors and Pabst Brewing have begun to look to those refrigerated Illy cans for inspiration. Now, they’re answering a question few other than the second-wave coffee cognoscenti have thought to ask: What if bottled Starbucks Frappuccinos, but with an alcoholic bent?
For those of you still sipping on your iced lattes without the other buzz, here’s a breakdown of the hard coffee wave.
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The 6 Best Coffee Mugs of 2019
What makes a good coffee mug? There are few objective truths, but some combination of heat insulation, ergonomics, aesthetics and (occasionally) technology usually does the trick. We scoured the web for the best of the best in these categories so you don’t have to.
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Switch Things Up With These Spiked Coffee Cocktails
For many people, a nice cup of coffee is the only way to start the day. Even attempting to have a rational conversation before you’ve had your pumpkin spice grande latte with a double shot of espresso, can result in someone’s feelings getting hurt. Because we’re so used to using coffee drinks to pick us up, we rarely ever give it a chance to be our go-to when we need to wind down after a long day.
Spiked coffee cocktails are a great way to switch things up and add a sexy evening vibe to your favorite day time drink. And just like regular brews, there’s a blend for everyone from whiskey to vodka enthusiasts.
United States-based Stronghold Games — a maker of “best of breed” games that immerse players in the specialized subject or theme of each game, according to Board Game Geek — is now taking pre-orders for a new version of the three-year-old Japanese game “Coffee Roaster.”
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How To Make Your Morning Coffee Ritual More Sustainable
When you throw away coffee grinds and filter paper on a daily basis, you miss an opportunity to make a small dent against your disposable lifestyles. Sustainable systems and methods can apply to the sacred daily coffee ritual. For those who have embraced manual brewing, I want to focus on one resource intensive, yet indispensable component – the filter. While filter paper can be composted, it’s not practical in a city, and the sheer volume of filters used is staggering.
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Chill with a treat: How to highlight cold coffee drinks as snacks
For most consumers, coffee is more than just a morning ritual and a breakfast beverage; it’s a treat to brighten up any part of the day. Indeed, 59% of consumers report purchasing coffee beverages as a snack at least occasionally, according to Technomic’s 2018 Snacking Occasion Consumer Trend Report.
That’s especially true for cold coffee drinks, which are often perceived as a snack all by themselves or paired with a sweet or savory indulgence. And restaurants have taken notice and are capitalizing on its popularity—the number of iced coffee drinks on menus grew 47.1% year-over-year, according to Technomic’s 2018 Bakery and Coffee Cafe Consumer Trend Report. Here’s how restaurants can keep things going, highlighting cold coffee drinks as perfect snack opportunities.
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Enjoy seasonal coffee drinks with your waistline in mind
One thing that is synonymous with fall and coffee are pumpkin-flavored coffee drinks.
But, according to Ariana Cucuzza, RD, of Cleveland Clinic, store-bought pumpkin coffee drinks are known for being packed full of calories and sugar. So, she recommends making modifications to your order
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Company hiring coffee ‘addict’ to drink java for $1G, but there’s a catch
For as much as coffee roasting can feel like an isolated activity, nothing says solitude quite like solo board game play — with the possible exception of writing about solo board game play.
United States-based Stronghold Games — a maker of “best of breed” games that immerse players in the specialized subject or theme of each game, according to Board Game Geek — is now taking pre-orders for a new version of the three-year-old Japanese game “Coffee Roaster.”
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How To Make Your Morning Coffee Ritual More Sustainable
When you throw away coffee grinds and filter paper on a daily basis, you miss an opportunity to make a small dent against your disposable lifestyles. Sustainable systems and methods can apply to the sacred daily coffee ritual. For those who have embraced manual brewing, I want to focus on one resource intensive, yet indispensable component – the filter. While filter paper can be composted, it’s not practical in a city, and the sheer volume of filters used is staggering.
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Should Parents Worry About Kids Drinking Coffee?
Spend an afternoon hanging out in a Starbucks or Dunkin, and you’ll probably see a handful of teens—and maybe even some younger kids—stopping in for a cup of coffee. A 2017 industry report from the National Coffee Association found that the percentage of Americans aged 13 to 18 who drink coffee every day had risen to 37%, marking a 14-percentage-point increase since 2014.
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Brewery-inspired CBD coffee shop open for business in Oakland
One of the California’s first — if not the first — cannabidiol-themed coffee shop has opened its doors.
The Oakland business, called The Warehouse, has been providing free samples of its signature cannabidiol-containing product since its soft opening Sept. 3, but needed to pass a final health inspection before it could serve the drink for profit.
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