The left back is "Midsummer" and the right front is "Cascara Pine"
Blue Bottle Coffee is visited by fans who want hot and delicious coffee even in the middle of summer, but in fact, you can also enjoy a limited edition cold coffee cocktail divided by soda.
Blue Bottle Coffee Shinjuku, located in the station building "NEWOMAN" in Shinjuku, Tokyo, is crowded with coffee fans of all ages even during the daytime on weekdays. It's fun just to watch the shop staff brew hand-drip coffee with a skillful hand that can be said to be elegant.
But I want to order something a little strange. One is "cascara pine" (520 yen, tax included, same below) that uses coffee cherries and fruits that wrap coffee beans. The other is "Midsummer" (520 yen), which uses cold brew coffee. Both are served as non-alcoholic cocktails.
After all coffee cocktails are made right in front of you
Cascara pine
Cascara is coffee cherry tea
First, Cascara Pine is a drink made by dividing Cascara, or coffee cherry tea, with soda and organic pineapple juice.
The coffee cherry is in the jar in the foreground
The color is like black tea. The taste is completely different from coffee, and it is also reminiscent of tea. The sweetness and sourness of pineapple spreads in your mouth when you taste it.
Is there a slight bitterness in the aftertaste? Carbonic acid only tickles the tongue and is not very strong. The mouth is very light and you can drink it with a straw.
Compared to coffee beans, coffee cherries usually don't get much attention, but in fact, they are popular as everyday drinks in the production areas. Making it into a cocktail and putting it in the limelight seemed to be cool.
Midsummer
This is "Midsummer"
The contents of midsummer are cold brew coffee, soda, and elderflower syrup known as herbs. Served with cut lime. It is layered like a cocktail and is in a glass, and I want you to stir it lightly before drinking.
It has two layers like a cocktail
It doesn't look cool and has a fruity flavor when you drink it. Later, the roasted and bitter taste of coffee is faint, but undoubtedly.
It looks like a cocktail, but when you suck it up with a straw, it feels good to spread the aroma and taste of coffee in your mouth. I remember I'm in Blue Bottle Coffee right now. By the way, if you squeeze the lime, the taste will change again and it will be fun.
Both were easy to drink and tasted good, but if you strongly recommend them, midsummer. It's nice to think of the passing seasons while mixing straw-layered cocktails and listening to the sound of ice hitting a glass.
