Coffee lovers have their own preference when it comes to their cup of Joe. Some prefer their coffee black, hot or iced, others like theirs flat white. Some want their coffee to come with whipped cream or ice cream and there are others who like to switch things up, order the special blend of the month for each coffee shop visit.
Just like everything else, the coffee trend is constantly changing with innovative brewing appliances and exciting new blended coffees ranging from from keto coffee and nitro cold brew to bottled brews and the social media hit: Dalgona coffee.
This 2021, here are unique coffee blends served by homegrown cafes to make one’s coffee experience more interesting.
U(bae) Latte | X Marks the Spot, Queensland | Manor, Rahmann St., Cebu City
X Marks the Spot’s U(bae) Latte is a creamy, dreamy drink with a shot of espresso and almond milk. It gets its strikingly gorgeous natural purple color with no artificial flavors and no added syrups but with a spirulina sugar rim to add more healthiness to it. This drink ideal for health conscious coffee drinkers is served hot and iced.
X Pink Latte | X Marks the Spot, Queensland | Manor, Rahmann St., Cebu City
How about a pink latte to jump-start your day? Not only does this drink look cute but it’s also healthy. It is packed with nutritional benefits with local beetroot and your choice of frothed plant-based milk (soy, almond or coconut milk). These are blended with your “eXpresso,” using locally sourced coffee beans.
This dreamy drink is served hot or iced (Iced Pink Latte) and caffeine-free, which is ideal for a pre- or post-workout drink. This pink drink is always served with X Marks the Spot’s signature house-made power food sugar rims.
Black Widow from Spence Cafe and Kitchen | Spence Cafe and Kitchen, Solinea Tower 2, | Cebu Business Park, Cebu City
Torn between caffeine and alcohol to keep you awake and enthusiastic? Why not get both? If you’re feeling a bit more adventurous, grab a cup of Black Widow from Spence Cafe and Kitchen. This signature drink is a blend of espresso, whiskey chocolate bitter and amaretto sour, finished with an egg white foam and a sprinkling cinnamon. It is garnished with coffee beans.
Dirty Horchata from Mucho Cafe | E Zone, F. Cabahug, Mabolo, Cebu City
If you’re looking for an unconventional but must-try coffee drink, put Mucho Cafe’s Dirty Horchata at the top of your list. This one is inspired by the famous Mexican drink, Horchata, made from blended ground rice, cinnamon and milk. For its version, Mucho Café adds some kick to it by infusing it with an espresso shot using locally sourced medium roast arabica coffee from Amadeo, Cavite.
Aside from the amazing farm-to-cup experience, the cafe is eco-friendly as it uses milk cartons for its take-away orders and provides sugarcane straws.
Sparkling Brown Espresso | Neighborhood Café, J. Fortich St., Cebu City
Pairing coffee with a carbonated drink may not exactly be common, but this fizzy caffeinated drink from Neighborhood Café called Sparkling Brown Espresso will surely help you beat the heat.
Sparkling Brown Nespresso is made of café’ espresso but with the addition of sparkling water which provides a nice bubbly kick that, when mixed with the strong taste of coffee flavor, is totally refreshing and thirst-quenching. It is definitely the most hot weather-appropriate way to get your morning buzz.