Cold brew coffee lovers can now enjoy their favorite beverage when United Airlines adds the popular beverage to their in-flight menu.
The cold brew, made by the Italian, family-owned coffee manufacturer illy, is brewed for 12 hours before being sealed and sent for distribution to passengers. The official launch of the beverage on board is July 1. However. travelers flying between New York / Newark (EWR) to Los Angeles (LAX) or San Francisco (SFO) will be able to enjoy a preview of the brew on red-eye flights between now and July 3.
United also shared that cold brew will be available on flights longer than 300 miles, which is a majority of their mainline routes. It will be $6 a can.
Cold brew, and cold coffee beverages, have grown in popularity over the last several years. As an example, Starbucks shared that cold beverages reached 75% of all drinks made during part of the summer 2023, in a earnings release.
With the shift to cold beverages, other travel brands have also been adding it to their menus. For example, the new Chase Sapphire Lounges in airports such as New York’s JFK and Boston’s Logan Airport all have cold brew served from New York-based coffee roastery Joe’s Coffee.
