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Explorer Cold Brew

Explorer Cold Brew Organic Liquid Coffee Concentrate

QUALITY INGREDIENTS – Crafted from single-origin, ethically sourced, organic, fair-trade and specialty grade Arabica coffee beans

8.6 /10
★★★★½ Highly Recommended Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #704 of 1193 (Top 60%)
Our Coffee Score 8.6
Coffee Lovers Score 8.7
Overall Ranked #704 of 1193 (Top 60%)
Ready-to-Drink Coffee Ranked #58 of 109 (Top 54%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #602 of 1193 (Top 51%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #1011 of 1193 (Top 85%)

Our verdict: Ranked #65 of our top 109 ready-to-drink coffee — an outstanding medium pick with caramel, hazelnut, vanilla notes, earning a 4.3★ average across 112 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Medium
Origin
Multi-region blend
Process
Organic
Size
53.0 oz
Price / oz
$0.79
Best for
Cold Brew, Iced, Instant

Flavor notes

CaramelHazelnutVanilla

The Coffee Score review

QUALITY INGREDIENTS – Crafted from single-origin, ethically sourced, organic, fair-trade and specialty grade Arabica coffee beans Our team spent hands-on time with the Explorer Cold Brew Organic Liquid Coffee Concentrate to see how it holds up against the rest of the ready-to-drink coffee 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 #65 of our top 109 ready-to-drink coffee — an outstanding medium pick with caramel, hazelnut, vanilla notes, earning a 4.3★ average across 112 Amazon ratings.

From the roaster

  • QUALITY INGREDIENTS – Crafted from single-origin, ethically sourced, organic, fair-trade and specialty grade Arabica coffee beans
  • DELICIOUS CONCENTRATE – This full flavor brew is 10x more concentrated, meaning more lattes, cappuccinos, and americanos at home for an excellent alternative to instant coffee
  • CUSTOMIZABLE TASTE – With 4 caffeine levels to choose from, enjoy hot, iced, or add one of our delicious vanilla, caramel, or hazelnut Flavor Elixirs
  • ADDED BENEFITS – Pair with one of Explorer’s Functional Elixirs to give any coffee the benefits of mushroom coffee
  • SUPPORTING CLEAN WATER - A percentage of every sale goes to charity: water - the world's leading clean water organization, to bring clean water to those most in need of it

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 8.6/10 — ranked #704 of 1193 (60% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Caramel, Hazelnut, Vanilla.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 8.7/10 from 112 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Small-batch / craft roaster Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 8.8
Freshness 20% weight 8.8
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 8.8
Value 15% weight 7.7
Roast Quality 10% weight 8.1
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 8.6/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.3★ from 112 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 67%
4 star 11%
3 star 12%
2 star 3%
1 star 7%
  • Linda Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Concentrated cold brew coffee

    This concentrated cold brew coffee has amazing taste. The quality of the coffee is excellent. I mix one by one with the concentrate and milk along with a splash of creamer and just add ice perfect morning iced coffee. Will be buying more!

    1 found this helpful

  • Ceci Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Quality product! Handy guide included to craft your own cold brew!

    This is definitely a CONCENTRATE! The cold brew is almost syrup-like and can coat your glass! Follow the 1:4 ratio of cold brew to water and they even provide a handy guide for recipes like a Vietnamese Iced Coffee or a coffee martini. The packaging was great.

    2 found this helpful

  • Mike Varadi Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Superb flavor

    First experienced explorer coffee in the 2 oz bottles on an international flight in the first class cabin. Loved it so much I searched for it on Amazon and found the large bottle.Very useful for hot or cold coffee drinks. Good value for money considering the quality of the product.

    3 found this helpful

  • Amazon Customer Verified purchase ★★★☆☆

    Dramatically less concentrated

    This is my 2nd time ordering this concentrate. Absolutely loved it the first time, no complaints. The 2nd order, the concentrate is roughly half the strength which is evident by its very light color and the instructions now indicate to use twice the amount.

    2 found this helpful

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