9 Really Good Cold Brew Coffees

(For under £10)

The coolest way to reduce your carbon footprint.

9 Really Good Cold Brew Coffees

(For under £10)

“I’m not a regular coffee drinker, I’m a cold brew coffee drinker”

You may prefer a cold brew to a regular cuppa’ because of the flavour or longevity of the batch but when the cold brew you are sipping on is sustainable and superior in taste, well there’s no going back. Check out these top eco-friendly cold brew options, as rated by our users.

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How ethical are these cold brews?

These scores are based on crowdsourced ratings across various aspects of these products' ethicality and sustainability principles. Visit reallygoodculture.com for more.

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9 Top Rated Cold Brews

Bagging the not-so-hot cold brew top spot is Kiss The Hippo's Cold Brew. Sip sustainably on these cans knowing the coffee has been sourced ethically with organic beans. Kiss The Hippo pay over 2x the fair trade price to their farmers and have achieved a carbon neutral certification by working with non-profit On A Mission to better understand their CO2 footprint and offset it via their reforestation projects.

Believe me folks, this is just the beginning of Kiss The Hippo's positively impactful initiatives.

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Runner up for most ethical cold brew is Mont58's blend. Brewed in South East London, Mont58 is on a journey to become B Corp certified and have eliminated almost all their landfill material from their operations by using recyclable and compostable materials. They're partnered with Climate Essentials and PackFleet to monitor and reduce their own emissions.

Just in time for summer Missing Bean's Cold Brew can is the newest addition to their line of sustainable coffee products. They work directly with their producers to ensure farmers are paid fairly. As Oxford's first independently owned coffee shop, they are run by a small team who over see the whole process ensuring the highest ethicality and sustainability standards are met.

Founded and made in Cardiff, Quantum's cold brew can be delivered to your door in eco-friendly packaging with the peace of mind it's been sourced sustainably.

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With notes of nectarine and mango this sweet sweet cold brew will tantalise your taste buds with ethical excitement. B-Corp certified, Origin Coffee are one of the OG mission-driven coffee roasters. How do they do it then? They have partnered with First Mile to create home compostable packaging and they have reduced energy consumption in their plant by using Smart Roast patented technology. Check out the rest of their impact here.

Conveniently canned for a cold brew on the go, TrueStart's Cold Brew is made from 100% Colombian Arabica sourced from the very place their Founder Helena used to live! Each can contains regulated caffeine content to give you a steady pick me up without the crash or jitters. B Corp, carbon negative, and Living Wage Foundation certified the Bristol based brewers are dedicated to contributing to a happier and healthier world with their healthy and eco coffee.

Proud members of 1% For The Planet, Rave Coffee puts the environment at the heart of their business model. Their Ground No. 9 Cold Brew can be made at home and brewed for as long as you like for a tailored flavour.

Califia Farms' Cold Brew is the perfect dairy-free alternative if a black cold brew isn't your style. Using almond milk sourced from a third generation family farm local to their manufacturing - the farm works with Pollinator Partnership who certify farms based on biodiversity factors such as habitat nesting, clean water and reduction of chemical use for pest management. They've also been working to make their packaging recyclable and reduce their carbon footprint by reducing the weight.

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Perk up your day with Perky Blender's Original blend. Full bodied and dark just like a fiiiine wiiiine and ages over ice just as beautifully. Endeavouring to buy from suppliers who champion smallholders and independent farmers and working closely with KeepCup to reduce single use cups, the brand is certainly a beacon of ethical coffee consumption.

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