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illy Ready To Drink, Classico Cold Brew Coffee Cans

UNIQUE COFFEE EXPERIENCE - Ready To Drink Cold Brew Coffee is made from the unique illy blend cold-brewed for 12 hours. Enjoy cold or at room temperature.

7.4 /10
★★★½☆ Recommended Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #1174 of 1193 (Top 99%)
Our Coffee Score 7.1
Coffee Lovers Score 8.6
Overall Ranked #1174 of 1193 (Top 99%)
Iced Coffee & Cold Brew Ranked #91 of 94 (Top 97%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #1179 of 1193 (Top 99%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #1028 of 1193 (Top 87%)

Our verdict: Ranked #91 of our top 94 iced coffee & cold brew — a solid medium pick with smooth notes, earning a 4.3★ average across 349 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Medium
Origin
Multi-region blend
Process
Roasted
Size
8.4 oz
Price / oz
$6.28
Best for
Cold Brew, Ready to Drink

Flavor notes

Smooth

The Coffee Score review

UNIQUE COFFEE EXPERIENCE - Ready To Drink Cold Brew Coffee is made from the unique illy blend cold-brewed for 12 hours. Enjoy cold or at room temperature. Our team spent hands-on time with the illy Ready To Drink, Classico Cold Brew Coffee Cans to see how it holds up against the rest of the iced coffee & cold brew we've tested.

Across repeated sessions we evaluated it on the categories that matter most: quality, consistency, value, and how likely we are to reach for it again. Ranked #91 of our top 94 iced coffee & cold brew — a solid medium pick with smooth notes, earning a 4.3★ average across 349 Amazon ratings.

From the roaster

  • UNIQUE COFFEE EXPERIENCE - Ready To Drink Cold Brew Coffee is made from the unique illy blend cold-brewed for 12 hours. Enjoy cold or at room temperature.
  • DISCOVER THE FULL RANGE - Discover the unparalleled illy taste, available in a convenient ready to drink coffee format. Made from 100% arabica coffee beans and natural ingredients, with exceptionally smooth and refreshing taste.
  • COLD BREW FOR YOUR COCKTAILS - With illy’s ready to drink coffee cans, put a fresh twist on classics like the Gin Tonic Cold Brew or experiment with unexpected flavors like the Elderflower and Pink Grapefruit Cold Brew.
  • WE BRING THE TASTE OF ITALY TO YOU - We’ve spent eight decades refining a singular, signature blend celebrated over the world as the pinnacle of what coffee can be.
  • SUSTAINABILITY IS OUR VISION - We pride ourselves on the constant focus on our environment and the community. We are part of a global movement with a common goal: to pave the way for a better, more liveable and more enlightened world.

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 7.1/10 — ranked #1174 of 1193 (99% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Smooth.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 8.6/10 from 349 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Mass-market brand Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 8.2
Freshness 20% weight 7.5
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 6.7
Value 15% weight 3.7
Roast Quality 10% weight 7.2
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 7.1/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.3★ from 349 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 72%
4 star 9%
3 star 8%
2 star 4%
1 star 7%
  • Billy Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Super Smooth Iced Coffee, No Bitterness

    Really solid cold brew. It’s super smooth and not harsh at all. The low acidity makes a big difference, especially if you usually find iced coffee a little too sharp. I usually pour it over a full glass of ice and just sip on it, and it stays really refreshing the whole time.

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  • Momx4 Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Smooth Cold Brew

    I discovered illy Ready to Drink cold brew on a recent flight and fell in love. It has a smooth cold brew flavor without the need to add sweetener.

  • Josh Meeks Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Perfect

    Really great. Worth it

  • MLL Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Great Coffee!

    Great coffee taste. The cans came well packaged (in a cardboard box tray with plastic shrink wrap) so none of the cans were dented or damaged. I'm going to try the latte variety next purchase.

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