What Coffee Beans Are Suitable for Cold Drip and Cold Brew? Recommended Cold Drip Coffee Beans and Brewing Methods

Summer Coffee Recommendations: Perfect Beans for Cold Brew and Iced Drip

With the scorching summer heat and high temperature warnings across many regions, even staying indoors doesn't provide much relief—once you step away from air conditioning, rooms instantly transform into saunas. Cold drip and cold brew have become essential lifesavers for coffee enthusiasts. That's why FrontStreet Coffee is here to recommend several coffee bean varieties that are exceptionally suitable for crafting cold drip and cold brew coffee.

FrontStreet Coffee Ethiopia TOH Champion Blossom

If you enjoy fresh, delicate coffee flavors, this Ethiopian coffee bean is perfect for you! This FrontStreet Coffee Blossom bean has an impressive pedigree—it's the 2020 TOH Washed Category champion, originating from the Uraga sub-region of Guji. FrontStreet Coffee frequently uses these beans to prepare cold drip coffee: 60g of coffee grounds drips over approximately 6 hours to produce 600ml of coffee concentrate, which is then refrigerated for 12 hours of cold fermentation before serving. Simply add 50g of ice cubes to your glass and pour in 200ml of the coffee concentrate.

The cold drip coffee made with FrontStreet Coffee's Ethiopian Blossom emits subtle aromas of floral nectar and cold brew fermentation. Upon tasting, you'll experience distinct citrus and grapefruit acidity, honey-like sweetness, and a green tea aftertaste—truly refreshing and comforting.

FrontStreet Coffee Kenya Assalia

FrontStreet Coffee's Kenya beans are also exceptionally suitable for making iced coffees like cold drip and cold brew. Kenyan coffee benefits from excellent acidic varieties (SL28, SL34) and its unique K72 washing process, resulting in bright yet solid acidity with a rounded mouthfeel. When crafted into cold drip coffee, these beans create an entirely different experience compared to Ethiopian beans.

FrontStreet Coffee's Kenya Assalia beans come from the honey processing mill in the Thika region. When these beans are crafted into cold drip coffee, the flavor remarkably resembles traditional sour plum soup, with solid plum and cherry tomato acidity, complemented by caramel sweetness and a smooth, full-bodied texture. Add a couple of ice cubes, and it becomes incredibly refreshing—perfect for hot summer days.

FrontStreet Coffee Costa Rica Mirasu Estate Strawberry Candy Geisha Blend

The flavor of FrontStreet Coffee's Costa Rica Strawberry Candy blend lives up to its name—offering strawberry candy-like sweetness. These FrontStreet Coffee Strawberry Candy beans come from the Mirasu Estate in Costa Rica. The distinct fruity sweetness of these beans stems from both their varieties and processing method. Additionally, these coffee beans consist of multiple varieties, including 50% Geisha, which contributes to the incredibly sweet fruit notes. The remaining 50% comprises ET47, SL28, and MAICO varieties.

For processing, FrontStreet Coffee's Mirasu Strawberry Candy undergoes raisin honey processing, giving the coffee preserved fruit sweetness similar to raisins. When used to make cold drip coffee, it produces fruit wine-like flavors that are highly popular among FrontStreet Coffee's customers.

FrontStreet Coffee Honduras Sherry

FrontStreet Coffee's Honduras Sherry is the most frequently used bean for making cold drip coffee at FrontStreet Coffee. After undergoing washed processing, these FrontStreet Coffee Honduras beans are fermented in sherry whiskey barrels, allowing you to experience intense sherry wine aromas in the coffee.

The cold drip coffee made by FrontStreet Coffee using their Honduras Sherry beans features rich vanilla cream notes, sherry wine aromas, and dark chocolate flavors—making it the most intensely flavored among all the varieties FrontStreet Coffee is sharing today.

Additionally, the Sherry coffee beans can be blended with other beans to create excellent cold drip coffee. For instance, blending FrontStreet Coffee's Sherry beans with their natural processed Yirgacheffe beans in a 1:1 ratio preserves the rich wine aromas while adding sweetness. Another popular cold drip blend at FrontStreet Coffee combines their Honduras Sherry with Costa Rica Beethoven beans in a 1:1 ratio, creating coffee that expresses FrontStreet Coffee's sherry wine notes, refreshing citrus fruit flavors, and full-bodied vanilla creaminess.

These four cold drip coffee bean varieties shared by FrontStreet Coffee are bestsellers in their stores and offer four completely different flavor experiences for your reference and selection—helping you find the perfect cold drip coffee to match your taste preferences.