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Yahoo
3 days ago
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The 185-Year-Old French Trick Is the Only Way I'm Drinking Coffee This Summer
Iced coffee is a 100% necessity for me as the temperature starts to climb. I'm a big coffee drinker, and I simply cannot abide a hot drink on a hot day. (No, thank you.) I would love a fancy cold brew from my local coffee shop every day, but that gets expensive real quick, so I make my iced coffee at home. We have a lovely little cold brew contraption and nice beans, and the coffee comes out great, but sometimes I can't help but want to zhuzh it up a bit. I've dabbled in making flavored syrups at home to fancy up my iced coffees, and sometimes I'll get a flavored creamer, but for the longest time that's where the innovation stopped. How many ways are there to dress up iced coffee anyway? Well, as I was delighted to find, at least one more. I recently came across the perfect mix-in for iced coffee that delivers a flavorful — and different — summer sipper: lemonade. What Is Mazagran Coffee? Iced coffee with lemonade is called 'Mazagran coffee,' and its creation is credited to French troops defending the Mazagran fort in Algeria in 1840. To stretch their supplies, they began watering their coffee down with sweetened cold water, and the first iced coffee was born. Over time the new drink made its way to other European countries, and sweetened lemon juice replaced the water to create a new citrus-spiked coffee drink. Why Lemonade Is the Perfect Addition to Iced Coffee Lemonade is a surprisingly perfect addition to iced coffee, the two — seemingly conflicting — flavors really blend seamlessly into one another to make a drink that is more than the sum of its parts. It's the brightest iced coffee I've ever tasted, lightly sweet with a citrusy background flavor. It's even more drinkable and refreshing than a regular iced coffee, and I say that as a bona fide iced coffee addict. I know, it sounds like it shouldn't work. Coffee is bitter, lemons are bitter. Coffee and citrus are not two flavors that generally go well together, but I'm here to tell you that they complement each other extremely well. So well in fact, that people have been adding lemonade to coffee for almost 200 years. How to Make Lemonade Iced Coffee There are two ways to make this drink, depending on what you have on hand. You can make it the easy way, by mixing equal parts iced coffee or cold brew and lemonade, or you can get a little fancier and mix up your own coffee-lemon syrup. Chill the glass. Fill a tall glass halfway with ice. Make the syrup. Add equal parts espresso or cold brew concentrate and lemon juice to the glass. The exact amount depends on how strong you want your coffee to be, but 2 to 3 tablespoons each is a good place to start in a 16-ounce glass. Remember, you can always add, but you can't take away, so it's best to start with less and add more after tasting. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of sugar or simple syrup. Mix. Fill the glass with cold water and stir until well-combined. Garnish with a lemon slice, if you're feeling posh. Tips for Making Lemonade Iced Coffee Add a pinch of salt. A little salt can really punch up the flavor. Add it in when you make the coffee-lemonade syrup, or just stir in a pinch at the end. Skip the creamer. This drink is best without the addition of creaminess. Save dairy and other creamy ingredients for your typical coffee drink. This post originally appeared on The Kitchn. See it there: The 185-Year-Old French Trick Is the Only Way I'm Drinking Coffee This Summer Further Reading We Used Our New 'Room Plan' Tool to Give This Living Room 3 Distinct Styles — See How, Then Try It Yourself The Design Changemakers to Know in 2025 Create Your Own 3D Room Plan with Our New Tool
WIRED
18-07-2025
- General
- WIRED
The Best Coffee Concentrates for the Fastest Caffeine of Your Life
Skip to main content Whether you're into cold brew, a frothy confection, or classic hot coffee, we've got a concentrated pick for every sipping style. All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. When I started hunting for the best coffee concentrates, I was skeptical. Can a little jug of liquid or bottle of syrup really hold up to drip coffee or other methods of coffee making? Reader, it can. Our top pick, Javvy ($25), is affordable, tasty, and—most important—easy to use for all coffee drinkers. Read on to find the best coffee concentrates for your favorite ways to sip, fueled by (so much!) caffeine-filled testing. Be sure to check out our many related buying guides, including the Best Coffee Subscriptions, the Best Pod Coffee Machines, the Best Cold-Brew Makers, the Best Latte Machines, and the Best French Press. Photograph: Louryn Strampe Javvy (formerly Javy) was the first coffee concentrate I tried, and I still reach for it before all others. It's available in a mind-boggling array of flavors, and my favorite part is that the different flavors aren't super-sweet. The Caramel variety, for example, has buttery notes of caramel with very little sweetness. I rarely use sweetener in my coffee, so flavored blends are not usually my go to; Javvy managed to make me rethink that decision, and I'm reaching for Brownie Batter, Mocha, and Caramel Brûlèe without a second glance. I like the flip-top lid and the syrupy consistency of the concentrate. You need only a teaspoon or two for a full 8-ounce cup. The flavor profile of the Original is good, too, with a satisfying Arabica bean taste that almost made me forget I wasn't drinking freshly brewed. There was no bitter or funny aftertaste. I prefer my coffee cold, but I made this hot and it was tasty (if a tiny bit thin). Available Flavors 17 (plus limited-edition options) Cold, Hot, or Both? Both Servings per Bottle 35 Caffeine per Serving 80 mg per tsp. Concentrate-to-Water Ratio 1-2 tsp. for 6-8 fl. oz. water Storage and Shelf Life Keep refrigerated; 10 weeks once opened Photograph: Louryn Strampe If you like your coffee extra kicky, this concentrate is what you're looking for. It packs 150 milligrams of caffeine into a single tablespoon-size serving, but it doesn't taste too acidic or bitter. There's a nice jolt but not jitters or an overt shock to the senses. I also like the cork closure. The flavors are good, too—my favorite is Caramel, but there are lots to choose from. And the base coffee flavor is very unlike other concentrates—it's robust and rich, lending a fuller body (even diluted) than some others I tried. One note is that this must be mixed into 8 ounces of water, rather than 6. I personally think it's quite obvious that Jot and Javvy are very similar, and choosing between them should ultimately come down to what flavor sounds the best to you. Both products are fantastic and worth trying. Available Flavors 6 (plus limited-edition options) Cold, Hot, or Both? Both Servings per Bottle 14 Caffeine per Serving 150 mg per tbsp. Concentrate-to-Water Ratio 1 tbsp. for 8 fl. oz. water Storage and Shelf Life Keep refrigerated; 2-3 weeks once opened If you know a thing or two about coffee, you might find the other brands recommended here too lowbrow. But can you out-taste a coffee sommelier? Kloo's coffee concentrates are curated by such tasters, also known as 'Q Graders,' and I couldn't stop saying 'Wow' out loud while I tested the brand's offerings. From the upscale, frosted packaging and shiny metal stopper to the included measuring jigger, I was impressed upon first glance. And once I mixed in a shot full of the extract-consistency liquid, the taste was somehow more impressive. Think nuanced, fruity flavors in the Ethiopia blend or nutty, berry notes in the Colombia blend. I am not a coffee snob—I do test pod coffee makers, after all—and even I could taste the difference here. This is not necessarily the most economical of options—one $33 bottle of concentrate makes 12 cups of coffee. Another note is that this has a shorter shelf life than some others we tested. But if you're a true coffee lover, this single-origin stuff is up your alley. Available Flavors 4 Cold, Hot, or Both? Both Servings per Bottle 12 Caffeine per Serving Unlisted Concentrate-to-Water Ratio 1 shot (0.75 oz.) for 7 fl. oz. water Storage and Shelf Life Keep refrigerated; 3 weeks once opened Photograph: Louryn Strampe Cold brew is a notoriously tricky thing to make. It's not so much difficult as it is time-consuming. Once your grounds are wet, you need to let them steep for at least 24 hours. In a blind taste test, I don't think I could tell homemade cold brew from the kind made with Pop & Bottle Concentrate. It nails the mellow, smooth, slightly sweet flavor of true cold brew, and it takes seconds to make. It's a little less concentrated than other kinds I tried—one bottle gets you up to 16 cups of coffee—but it truly tastes like cold brew specifically and not just a coffee-flavored beverage. I found it tasted best diluted slightly more than the packaging calls for. I didn't care much for the beverage hot—it still reminded me too much of cold brew—but your mileage may vary there. Available Flavors 4 Cold, Hot, or Both? Both Servings per Bottle 16 Caffeine per Serving 90 mg per tsp. Concentrate-to-Water Ratio 1-2 tbsp. for 6 fl. oz. water Storage and Shelf Life Keep refrigerated after opening; 2 weeks once opened Photograph: Louryn Strampe This concentrated Starbucks cold brew tastes exactly like what you'd buy in its stores. That is, delicious. You can finally be your own barista. The flavored varieties aren't too heavy-handed—I like the earthy notes in the Madagascar Vanilla and the creamy quality of the Caramel Dolce—and I like that this is readily available in most grocery stores. It isn't super-concentrated, so you might want to start with slightly less water than is called for, and the bottle is pretty big in my fridge. But if you know what you like and you like it, this is smarter than going to the Siren for a simple cup of coffee. Available Flavors 7 Cold, Hot, or Both? Cold Servings per Bottle 5 Caffeine per Serving 235 mg per 6 ounces Concentrate-to-Water Ratio 6 ounces for 6 ounces of water Storage and Shelf Life Keep refrigerated after opening; 2 weeks once opened Are you running a circus pie car? Do you have a family full of caffeine addicts? Do you drink the stuff all day? This giant jug of cold brew concentrate is the jug for you. It can make 32 cups of coffee! You can make it in a big batch or just dilute it as needed. The coffee is tasty, especially once you get the dilution dialed in right (like most other concentrates, I like mine slightly less diluted). There are notes of chocolate and a toasty nuttiness that go well black or with creamer. Available Flavors 1 Cold, Hot, or Both? Cold Servings per Bottle 32 Caffeine per Serving Unlisted Concentrate-to-Water Ratio 1 part concentrate to 4 parts water Storage and Shelf Life Keep refrigerated; 2 weeks once opened Photograph: Matthew Korfhage $79 $69 (13% off) Cometeer Cometeer's flash-frozen coffee pods (8/10, WIRED Recommends) are featured in our list of the best coffee subscriptions. Cometeer starts with beans from quality roasters like Intelligentsia or Counter Culture. It brews the coffee, then flash-freezes it into a little pod. You'll get the frozen pods and pop them in the freezer, where they'll keep fresh for months. To make it, just melt it and then mix with hot or cold water or milk. The aluminum capsules are recyclable. The coffee tastes excellent, with all of the guesswork taken out. You don't have to buy a bag of beans and go through the rigamarole of figuring out the perfect grind and extraction temperature—you literally just have to melt, dump, and stir. If you want good coffee but don't want to deal with a single bit of thinking to get it, this is a very safe bet. Available Flavors 50+ (varies by month) Cold, Hot, or Both? Both Servings per Bottle Each box has 8 capsules Caffeine per Serving Varies Concentrate-to-Water Ratio 1 capsule for 6 fl. oz. water Storage and Shelf Life Keep frozen; 1 day at room temp, 3 days in the fridge How We Tested & What's Up Next AccordionItemContainerButton During my testing period, I completely replaced my once- or twice-daily regular coffee habit with coffee concentrates. I followed the packaging instructions exactly. I made iced coffee with every candidate; I made hot coffee when the packaging said I could. I tried each variety black, with milk, and with flavored creamer. I tried the 'Original' blend when applicable, and a few flavored varieties as well. I looked for ease of use, caffeine content, dissolubility, and—above all—taste. I'll be testing more coffee concentrates from Chameleon Coffee, Dunkin', Explorer, La Colombe, and more. How Do You Use a Coffee Concentrate? AccordionItemContainerButton The packaging has instructions, which are very simple. Mix the concentrate (usually a teaspoon or a tablespoon) into your liquid of choice (hot water, cold water, milk, or a mixture; usually 6 to 8 fluid ounces. Six fluid ounces is 3/4 cup). Stir more than you think you need to. Then add flavorings, syrups, cream, or sugar to taste. You can add a bit more concentrate, but this will increase caffeine levels, and a little goes a very long way. Coffee concentrates can also be used to lend coffee flavor to other foods and beverages. Try mixing a little in your vanilla protein shake or ice cream sundae for a caffeinated kick. Power up with unlimited access to WIRED. Get best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore for just $2.50 $1 per month for 1 year. 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Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Waffle House Debuts Limited-Run Canned Cold Brew Coffee in 9 Locations
Waffle House launched canned cold brew coffee, available at nine Atlanta locations The chain also brought back its Strawberry Shortcake Waffle, first removed in 2016 Waffle House ended its nationwide egg surcharge linked to the ongoing bird flu outbreakWaffle House steps into the ready-made industry with a new product for coffee lovers. The Georgia-based breakfast chain quietly added a ready-to-drink cold brew to its website, aptly named 'Classic Blend Cold Brew,' described to be 'lightly sweetened with cream.' According to a local news outlet, the beloved restaurant announced the new product on its Instagram Stories on Tuesday, June 17. As noted on the website, the cans are retailed at $3.95 and are only available for purchase at nine Atlanta locations for a limited time. The nine Waffle House locations include: 5071 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard 3735 Roswell Road 2264 Cheshire Bridge Road NE 4065 Peachtree Road 3016 Piedmont Road 2581 Piedmont Road NE 4532 Chamblee Dunwoody Road 3916 Flat Shoals Parkway 2812 Buford Highway NE The canned cold brew coffee joins Waffle House's menu along with a new seasonal item, the Strawberry Shortcake Waffle, that was added back in April. The waffle, which was removed from the menu in 2016, is topped with strawberry-flavored gems, crispy shortcake crumbles and whipped cream, according to All Recipes. Waffle House was in the news earlier this week for its menu announcement regarding its egg surcharges. Back in February, the chain released a statement saying that it would be adding a $0.50 surcharge to every egg ordered as a response to the ongoing highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu, outbreak. After five months, on Tuesday, July 1, the company announced on X, formerly Twitter, that the surcharge would be immediately removed. Egg-cellent news…as of July 2, the egg surcharge is officially off the menu. Thanks for understanding!' read the post, which had amassed over 2 million views shortly after posting. The virus made its way to the States in 2022, though the outbreak began globally in 2020. Once it reached the U.S., the number of cases spiked quickly, particularly in 2025. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), at this time, there are 70 confirmed cases of the bird flu across the United States, with 41 being from dairy herds (cattle) and 24 from poultry farms. The remaining cases are from other unspecified animals and unknown sources. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. As stated by the health agency, 'While the current public health risk is low, [the] CDC is watching the situation carefully and working with states to monitor people with animal exposures.' Read the original article on People
WIRED
28-06-2025
- Business
- WIRED
Breville's Luxe Brews Great Drip Coffee—and Makes Real-Deal Cold Brew
The new Breville Luxe Brewer is designed for hot coffee. It makes excellent, subtle, hot drip coffee. But it also does something that almost no other fancy coffee maker on the market achieves. It makes real cold brew coffee—the sweet and gentle stuff, the cool elixir of smooth summers and milky heaven. The Luxe is part of a new generation of drip coffee makers that has helped transform drip coffee from bitter office fuel into a subject for connoisseurship. The Luxe's predecessor, the Precision Brewer, was one of only a handful certified by the Specialty Coffee Association to brew drip coffee according to narrow benchmarks on temperature and extraction. The Luxe, though not yet certified, brews according to these same exacting criteria. The Luxe achieves this feat through a whole lot of technical sophistication. This means PID temperature controllers, tightly controlled flow rates, programmable algorithms for different water volumes, and the same thermocoil heating technology and pump you'd use to make espresso. But the Luxe makes cold brew, blessedly, by leaving it alone. Real cold brew is made only with coffee, water, and time. Messing with this formula, or hurrying it up, never quite gives you the real thing. The Luxe gives you the real thing—holding room-temp water and coffee grounds in suspension for as long as 24 hours before releasing it into a waiting carafe. In a world of coffee makers desperate to screw up cold brew, leaving it alone amounts to wild innovation. I haven't seen this function in any coffee maker not made by Breville. The device isn't perfect, of course. There are some quirks. But the Luxe is an impressive machine that keeps Breville in the conversation when it comes to the best drip coffee devices out there. The Fast Drip Photograph: Matthew Korfhage Before we return to cold brew, let's talk drip coffee. It's good. The Luxe is a handsome device, and also a big one: It makes 12 cups of coffee in a batch, as big as the biggest office brewers but much more gentle and precise in how it brews big-batch coffee. The device is programmable in most of its particulars. By clicking the settings option, coffee geeks are free to create their own custom criteria, modulating the brew temp to an accuracy of a single degree. Other settings adjust the size and time of a pour-over-style bloom, and the flow rate of coffee through a shower-style brew head. But most people won't bother. If you press the 'brew' button, the device will sense the amount of water in the removable water reservoir and brew accordingly. For small-batch coffee below 20 ounces, you'll use a conical basket insert and conical paper filters. For larger batches, you'll use flat-bottom filters and the default flat-bottom brewing basket.
CTV News
17-06-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Making coffee at home: Home economist on ways to save money
Home economist, Jodie Kachkar, talks about ways people can save money with steps to make their daily coffee at home. Iced beverages can be a nice treat on your way to work especially in the summertime, but that can add up in your bank account. With some ideas to save money at the coffee shop, home economist Jodie Kashkar joined CTV Morning Live's Kent Morrison. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Jodie Kachkar: Teachers are fueled by coffee right about now, so I make my own at home because it kills me to drink the $7 to $10 drinks at coffee shops.. Kent Morrison: How much do you think it costs you to make one at home? Jodie: Probably somewhere between 50 cents and $2. You can save a lot of money on fancy coffee. Kent: People might be a little scared because they don't know how to do that. Can you show us how? Jodie: Not hard at all. Cold brew is big right now and that's probably the easiest and cheapest to make. Basically, cold brew is coarse ground coffee and cold water, then you let it sit on your counter overnight, then you strain it. It's not as easy as just hitting a button, but all you do is mix those two things together, and then you strain it. So you need a couple of fine mesh strainers and you're set. Kent: How long would such a thing last in the fridge? Jodie: I make it in smaller amounts because my bottles are the size that they are, but I would say probably five to seven days. Kent: Why are there unsweetened and sweetened cold brews? Jodie: I have a chai concentrate that I have sweetened slightly and a regular iced coffee. I ran the regular iced coffee through my coffee maker, and then I cooled it and I sweetened it. I sweetened the chai concentrate and iced coffee because they started off hot and they tend to get a little bit bitter. I'm trying to balance that. If you would normally put milk or cream in your coffee, this is the step you would put it in to help balance those flavours a bit. Kent: Any other advice with the chai for people wanting to make their own? Jodie: I make it slightly stronger myself. Typically, it's one tea bag per cup of water. I end up doing five tea bags per four cups of water and I brew it for an extended period, somewhere between 30 minutes to one hour. Then I sweeten it, then chill it. It's totally doable, not a lot of work and you don't have to babysit it. It's a great way to save money. Kent: Can you tell me what a rhubarb shrub is and why you brought it? Jodie: A rhubarb shrub is an old fashioned way to manage excess fruit. A shrub is equal parts vinegar, sugar and fruit. You let it sit and steep, and the vinegar becomes a bit more softer and it becomes like a syrup that you can add to water or soda water or an alcoholic beverage. I don't actually like plain water, so this is a way for me to stay hydrated in the summertime.
