Iced coffee
Japanese iced coffee
Hot pour-over brewed directly onto ice for a vivid, aromatic cold cup.
Where it came from
Japan
specialty-coffee era
Brewing hot coffee directly over ice is a Japanese-style approach that preserves aroma while cooling the cup immediately. It spread globally through specialty coffee.
Make it at home
Starting recipe
You'll need
- Coffee
- 20 g
- Water
- 200 g
- Ice
- 100 g
- 01
Build
Place 100 g ice in the server and brew 200 g hot water through 20 g coffee directly onto it.
- 02
Serve
Serve immediately and adjust sweetness or dilution to taste.
At a café
Recipes and café sizes vary. Use this as the clearest starting point, then make it yours.