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Japanese iced coffee extraction method attracting attention in Europe and America

In Japan, where iced coffee is a pervasive culture, there have been many ways to make it.

In recent years, iced coffee has been enjoyed in the summer in Europe and America, but the brewing method, which originated in Japan, is attracting attention.
Let me introduce one part of it.
 

What is “Kyoto Coffee”?

Cold Brew is said to be a brewing method that originated in Japan.

An easy way to make cold brew coffee is to put coffee grounds in water, let it sit for a few hours to over 10 hours, and then filter the coffee grounds through a paper filter.
It is also easier to use commercially available tea packs.
 

On the other hand, ``Dutch coffee'' is a unique method of brewing cold brew coffee using special equipment.
 

Dutch refers to the Netherlands, but Dutch coffee refers not to the home country but to the pre-war Dutch East Indies (Dutch Indies) and later Indonesia.

In Indonesia, where coffee is produced, the local drinking method is to soak coffee grounds in plenty of water and then mix the rich coffee extract with milk.

The coffee beans used for this were pounded with a mortar and pestle into a fairly fine powder, and the amount of powder seems to have been quite large, as it seems to be from the region where it was produced.

It is said that Dutch coffee was born in Kyoto after the war, inspired by the extraction method unique to this region.

Also known as water drip, coffee grounds are placed in a thick glass cylinder, and water drops drop by drop from a container placed on top of the container, and the extracted liquid collects drop by drop.

This Dutch coffee is brewed at room temperature over several hours using a special glass device, and is characterized by its unique mellow flavor and rich body.

You may have once seen a giant piece of equipment in an old-fashioned coffee shop.

This was revived in America in the 2010s. This Japanese device was introduced and began to be used. For unknown reasons, it is called "Kyoto Coffee."

In fact, this extraction method born in Kyoto may be used by new generations in the future.

Japanese iced coffee

 
``Kyoto Coffee'' is brewed at a specialty store using special equipment, allowing you to enjoy the unique flavor of cold brew.

I think it's often served as iced coffee, but of course you can also drink it warm.

On the other hand, "Japanese Iced Coffee" is a pure iced coffee brewing method.

This is because it is the so-called "quenching method."
In this method, ice is placed directly into the server that receives the paper drip to rapidly cool the coffee that has been extracted at a higher concentration than usual.

It seems that recipes using Hario V60 are becoming more popular in America.
Even major coffee chains have added iced coffee to their menus, but this method is used because it is much easier to enjoy iced coffee at home than cold brew.

In particular, as the price of take-out coffee has increased due to recent inflation, the culture of brewing iced coffee at home is gradually spreading, and posts using the tag #Japaneseicedcoffee are also popular on social media.

Additionally, specialty coffee shops often sell cold brew coffee made from their own roasted beans in stylish bottles or cans.

It seems that iced coffee culture is becoming more common in Europe and America as more and more people enjoy it at home.