cold brew

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noun

variants or cold brew coffee or cold-brew coffee
plural cold brews or cold brew coffees or cold-brew coffees
: a beverage prepared by steeping coffee grounds for usually 12 to 24 hours at room temperature or cooler and straining before serving cold
… said he had to stop in and try their coffee, and ordered a cold brew.Tim Hawk
After you've steeped and filtered your cold brew you should store it in your fridge.Jamie Stedmond
… many cold-brew coffees are offered as a ready-to-drink product …Oliver Strand

cold brew

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verb

cold brewed or cold-brewed; cold brewing or cold-brewing; cold brews or cold-brews

transitive verb

: to brew (coffee, tea, etc.) by steeping at room temperature or cooler

Examples of cold brew in a Sentence

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Noun
Alongside the classic latte, Starbucks has brought back pumpkin cream cold brew and iced pumpkin cream chai. Dan Avery, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026 Pumpkin Spice Cold Foam Cold Brew – Vanilla cold brew topped with pumpkin cold foam. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 Hit the Rooftop at The Stray Dog Head straight for the rooftop at The Stray Dog, a long‑running New Buffalo favorite for American comfort food, cold brews, and lake breezes. Amy Bizzarri, Midwest Living, 20 Aug. 2026 For aficionados of foams and flavorings, there’s a seasonal rotation of coffee concoctions such as the Lakeside Daydream, cold brew with a lashing of raspberry syrup and a cloud of pistachio cold foam. Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cold brew

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

2000, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1988, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cold brew was in 1988

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“Cold brew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20brew. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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