idea

What happens when Americano meets soda? Americola of course. I invented the name, I don’t think anyone else is dumb enough to try this – or at least admit they did.

My idea was that if iced coffee is great, carbonation could only make it better!

I started with 4 shots of espresso, iced it, and poured it into a fresh liter of seltzer (from my soda stream machine). That proved to be a problem since there was a lot of fizz reaction and not enough space.

I poured the leftover espresso in two cups and added the water over top. It was a foamy mess. I’m not sure, but I think the crema really reacted with the carbonation.

The really funny thing was it tasted more like beer than iced coffee. Maybe I’ll try again maybe with a cold brew.