Gone are the days when grabbing an iced-coffee meant ducking into the servo.
Today, a cold coffee is more likely to mean a house-made honeycomb-infused single origin in a hip flask (à la Single Origin Roasters), or a long-neck of triple-filtered grounds, steeped for 24 hours until the juice turns a clear crimson red (as at Canberra’s Two Before Ten). Around Australia, cafés and roasters are turning to refreshing cold drip for its smooth finish and clean taste – not to mention the convenience and longer shelf life.
But regardless of whether the coffee is enjoyed neat, over ice, with a dash of milk or in a cocktail, there’s a slew of bottled brews now available, each varying in acidity levels, vibrancy, bitterness and buzz. Here are our picks.
Elixir Specialty Coffee, Sydney
Elixir Specialty Coffee, Sydney
Elixir Specialty Coffee, $6 for 155ml, instagram.com/elixirspecialtycoffee.
The Kind Coffee Co, Burleigh Heads
The Kind Coffee Co, Burleigh Heads
Organic Cold Brew, $36 for two 500ml bottles; Organic Double Shot $27 for six 100ml bottles, thekindcoffeeco.com.
First Press Coffee, Melbourne
First Press Coffee, Melbourne
Pure Black Double Shot, $4 for 100ml; Cold Drip, $89 for six 500ml bottles, firstpresscoffee.com.
Two Before Ten, Canberra
Two Before Ten, Canberra
Hand-Crafted Cold Brew, $9.95 for 500ml, twobeforeten.com.au
Bondi Circus, Sydney
Bondi Circus, Sydney
Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate, $15 for 500ml; Ready-to-Drink Cold Brew, $5 for 200ml, bondicircuscoffee.com.au.
Single Origin Roasters, Sydney
Single Origin Roasters, Sydney
_Honeycomb infused Killerbee blend__, $6 for 200ml, singleoriginroasters.com.au.
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Saturdays NYC x Artificer, Sydney
Saturdays NYC x Artificer, Sydney
Cold Brew Coffee, $5 for 200ml, saturdaysnyc.com.
Minor Figures, London
Minor Figures, London
Cold brew with organic milk and straight black, $4 for 250ml, minorfigures.com.
