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Scottish Sun
13-06-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
I sampled supermarket iced coffees for the sunny weekend… my £1.25 pick is perfect balance of earthy taste & sweetness
The most costly £4.50 drink turns out to the biggest letdown of all DON'T GET IN A FRAPP I sampled supermarket iced coffees for the sunny weekend… my £1.25 pick is perfect balance of earthy taste & sweetness THE sun has got its hat on – and more and more of us are reaching for an iced coffee to stay refreshed. But rather than splash a fortune at the cafe, you can pick up supermarkets' own drinks for a fraction of the price. Sophie Warburton samples what is on offer, and gives her verdicts and marks out of five . . . 10 Sophie Warburton tested out various iced coffees that can save you splashing out at the cafe Credit: Louis Wood 10 Arctic's coffee stood out from the rest, winning on taste and price Credit: Louis Wood Arctic Coffee Cafe Latte 330ml – £1.25 A FAVOURITE of mine for many years. Arctic says it is made with 'only the best ingredients', including Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee beans, in powder form. In fact, I noticed this was the only drink that used coffee powder, rather than extract. Another reason Arctic trumps the rest is how it manages to balance that earthy coffee taste with sweeter notes. RATING: 5/5 10 Starbucks scored full marks - but it is on the costly side compared to some others Credit: Louis Wood Starbucks Caffe Latte 220ml – £2.55 CREAMY, sweet, nicely pack-aged and perfect for when you're on the go. Great for those newer to iced coffee as it's quite sweet but you can still taste espresso. Very moreish. You spike the lid with a straw, making it hard to spill. The only downside is it's a bit pricey, as you may expect with Starbucks. This coffee is a lovely combination of full-fat milk, water and Arabica coffee extract. RATING: 5/5 'survey reveals what your ice cream eating habits could say about your personality' 10 Costa's latte was a little thick but still scored highly on the taste test Credit: Louis Wood Costa Cafe Latte 330ml – £2.55 VERY similar to the Starbucks caffe latte but thicker. In fact, this latte was perhaps a little too thick for my liking, as I felt a bit full after drinking it. I did enjoy it but you probably wouldn't want to drink too many of these. Again, this one is a little bit on the pricey side. The drink is made up of semi-skimmed milk, coffee extract and water. RATING: 4/5 10 After hearing rave reviews, I thought Jimmy's Iced Coffee tasted bland Credit: Louis Wood Jimmy's Iced Coffee 275ml – £2.10 UNPOPULAR opinion because I have heard rave reviews about this one, but I thought it tasted watery and bland. It's not terrible, but in comparison to the competition it was tasteless. It's also priced at £2.10 in Tesco, so not even the cheapest option. This coffee has been put together with semi-skimmed milk, water and single-origin Arabica coffee. RATING: 3/5 10 The chocolate taste overpowered the coffee and was disappointing Credit: Louis Wood Emmi Caffe Latte Cappuccino 230ml – £1.85 TOO sweet for me, it also features a chocolatey component – and it's all a bit much. Not one for those of us who want to taste the coffee. If I had to choose the drink that it's most similar to, it's the Starbucks caffe latte. They feature similar designs but this one is more of a dupe. It's concocted with semi-skimmed milk and brewed Arabica coffee. RATING: 3/5 10 This drink was quite thin and I could only really taste watery oat milk Credit: Louis Wood M&S Oat Latte Cold Brew Coffee 250ml – £2.60 RATHER unpleasant, I'm sorry to report. This drink was quite thin and I could only really taste watery oat milk. I've also decided I'm not a huge fan of coffee in a tin, like this, and much prefer it in a glass or bottle. This drink is concocted from water, Arabica coffee and oats – much like its sibling, below, but just worse. RATING: 2/5 10 The oat milk tasted of good quality – the kind that's almost slightly powdery Credit: Louis Wood M&S Chilled Cold Brew Oat Latte 250ml – £2.60 COMES in a minimalist plastic bottle – and that pretty much sums it up. Minimal flavour, and I wasn't crazy about this one. The oat milk is quite punchy, though, and I preferred this latte to the other M&S one I tried. The oat milk tasted of good quality – the kind that's almost slightly powdery. The drink is made from water, Arabica coffee and oats. RATING: 3/5 10 The overpowering taste disappointed and I would not be keen to try it again Credit: Louis Wood Quarterpast Iced Coffee Concentrate 360ml – £4.50 NEVER again – unless I'm really desperate. Sweetened with cane sugar and very gloopy, this was seriously overpowering. It hasn't altered one bit my low opinion of concentrated coffee. This one works in the same way as Nescafe's concentrate. You just add 20ml to a glass with ice, and top with milk. Enough for 18 servings. RATING: 1/5 10 If you're on a budget, this could be just about bearable as this was by far the cheapest Credit: Louis Wood Barista Coffee Co. Caffe Latte 250ml – 80p OH dear, this is just sickly and, well, plain boring. Not something that I would go looking for again next time I fancy an iced latte. This was, however, by far the cheapest option of the drinks I tried out – so if you're on a budget, this could be just about bearable. It is created from semi-skimmed milk, water and instant coffee. RATING: 2/5
Metro
29-04-2025
- Business
- Metro
Full list of drinks that could go up in price with expansion of sugar tax
The tax on sugary drinks could be about to get a lot broader, with milkshakes and coffees brought into line for the first time. Sugar content in soft drinks collapsed by 46% in the past five years as a result of the levy introduced by Chancellor George Osborne in 2016, according to the Food and Drink Federation. But in her autumn budget last year, Osborne's successor Rachel Reeves said she was considering widening it out. Currently, the tax is added to soft drinks with sugar content of 5% or more – leading some brands to change their recipe to lower their level to just under that threshold. Some, such as Irn Bru, also gave customers the option of buying a premium version with the original recipe at a higher price. The government is consulting on proposals to drop the threshold to 4%, meaning many drinks that changed their recipe would be sucked back in. Craig Munro breaks down Westminster chaos into easy to follow insight, walking you through what the latest policies mean to you. Sign up here. Other plans include applying the tax to milk-based drinks like lattes and milkshakes, as well as non-dairy alternatives made out of oats and rice. Frijj chocolate milkshake : 11.4g of sugar per 100ml : 11.4g of sugar per 100ml Cadbury chocolate milkshake : 10.3g of sugar per 100ml : 10.3g of sugar per 100ml Yazoo chocolate milkshake : 8.6g of sugar per 100ml : 8.6g of sugar per 100ml Starbucks Caffe Latte iced coffee : 8.3g of sugar per 100ml : 8.3g of sugar per 100ml Arctic Coffee Cafe Latte : 7.9g of sugar per 100ml : 7.9g of sugar per 100ml Shaken Udder Vanillalicious : 8.4g of sugar per 100ml : 8.4g of sugar per 100ml Jimmy's Iced Coffee original : 4.9g of sugar per 100ml : 4.9g of sugar per 100ml Irn Bru : 4.5g of sugar per 100ml : 4.5g of sugar per 100ml Pepsi : 4.5g of sugar per 100ml : 4.5g of sugar per 100ml Old Jamaica Ginger Beer : 4.9g of sugar per 100ml : 4.9g of sugar per 100ml San Pellegrino Lemon : 4.5g of sugar per 100ml : 4.5g of sugar per 100ml Fanta Lemon : 4.5g of sugar per 100ml : 4.5g of sugar per 100ml Ribena : 4.3g of sugar per 100ml : 4.3g of sugar per 100ml Tango Orange : 4.3g of sugar per 100ml : 4.3g of sugar per 100ml Dr Pepper : 4.3g of sugar per 100ml : 4.3g of sugar per 100ml Rubicon Sparkling Mango : 4.5g of sugar per 100ml : 4.5g of sugar per 100ml Lucozade Orange: 4.5g of sugar per 100ml The milk-based drinks would get a 'lactose allowance' under the plans, taking into account the sugars that occur naturally from the milk. Christopher Snowdon of right-wing think tank the Institute for Economic Affairs called for the sugar tax to be 'repealed, not expanded'. He said: 'It has been costing consumers £300 million a year while childhood obesity rates have continued to rise. More Trending 'To claim it has been a success on the basis of a hypothetical reduction of one calorie a day is absurd.' According to the NHS, obesity in children aged between 11 and 15 has increased over the past ten years. Government statistics released last September showed the tax has raised a total of £1.9 billion since it first came into effect in 2018. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper told BBC Breakfast this morning: 'We are making sure we are taking practical, sensible measures to improve the health of our children.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Foreign sex offenders to be stopped from claiming refugee status MORE: Full list of ultra processed foods you thought were healthy MORE: This is what's really in baby food pouches from Ella's Kitchen, Little Freddie and Aldi
