Being a bit coffee obsessed, I’m surprised I didn’t see this earlier, but the Independent tested various cold brew coffees, and listed local roastery @Mont58Coffee as having the best beans for cold-brew coffee:
The best cold brew coffees for 2021 are:
Best overall – Illy cold brew ready to drink classico: £2.50, Illy.com
Best for the environment – Wildland cold brew coffee bags: £5.48, Wildlandcoffee.co
Best for making expresso martinis – Conker cold brew coffee liqueur: £30, Waitrosecellar.com
Best for a buzz – Black Insomnia cold brew: £9.99, Blackinsomnia.co.uk
Best coffee bags – Presto cold brew coffee bags: £9.99, Presto-coffee.com
Best local champion – Derw cold brew coffee: £6, Discoverdelicious.wales
Best cold brew coffee concentrate – Solo coffee cold brew concentrate: £11.99, Mighty-small.co.uk
Best cold brew beans – Mont58 Coffee cold brew blend: £8.35, Mont58coffee.com
Best coffee in a can – Minor Figures: £1.79, Waitrose.com
Best aromas – Rave cold brew: £7.50, Ravecoffee.co.uk
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Best: Cold brew beans
Rating: 8/10
The aromas straight out of the packet of this ground coffee were mind-blowing. Using 70 per cent Brazilian and 30 per cent Colombian beans with a medium roast, there was clearly a lot of love and work poured into this product. Catford-based, it’s a local company with big ambition.
We used a cold brew coffee pot for Mont58, leaving it to drip through and create the full-bodied and refreshing flavours. The brand suggests a cube of ice or a splash of milk to perfect the cup, but we were quite happy with it black at room temperature.
Buy now £8.35, Mont58coffee.com
Congratulations to @Mont58coffee !
