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#Trendspotting: Austin
We tasted our way through Austin on a trend walk. Here are some of the most innovative menu items we found on our journey.
- Coffee
- Tea & More
- Not Your Average H2O
Coffee
Little City Coffee Roasters adds a flavorful twist to their nitro cold brew by aging it in a rye whiskey barrel so it picks up notes of oak, smoke, vanilla, leather, and spice.
There were several nostalgic flavors incorporated into coffee drinks like the Strawberry Shortcake Cortado at Fleet Coffee Co and Marshmallow Latte at Coffeehouse at Caroline.
Picnik is known for RTD butter coffee, but the café in Austin has a much larger selection of enhanced beverages. The Mayan Mocha stood out for its laundry list of functional ingredients like butter, mct oil, raw cacao, mesquite, lucuma, maca, ashwagandha, coryceps mushroom, and whey protein.
Teas & More
Buddha’s Brew is a local brand of kombucha with sophisticated flavor profiles like hops, basil honey ginger, beet carrot, and hibiscus rose.
The yerba maté in Clean Cause organic energy drink will give you a boost and 50% of the profits support recovery from alcohol and drug addiction.
Superfood lattes with beets and turmeric were offered at several coffee shops like Squeezery, Picnik, and Coffeehouse at Caroline.
Not Your Average H2O
WAIĀKEA claims to be water in its ultimate, untainted form. The water derived from snowmelt and rain at the peak of the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii.
Richard’s Rain Water is captured before it hits the ground and triple filtered. It’s suggested to be a more sustainable solution to bottling water because it requires less energy and a chemical-intensive treatment
Austin-based Waterloo offers sparkling water with true-to-fruit flavors and aromas that pop. Waterloo is a relatively new brand that has been gaining distribution at several major retail outlets like Walmart and Whole Foods.
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