Who’d have thought that one could actually perspire in a city like Bangalore? But oddity is only natural and all we can do to beat the heat is by keeping our cool at all times. What also helps are a few sips of scrumptious coolers to rejuvenate our spirits as we get along with our tedious days.
DNA drops by five popular cafés in the city and finds their most popular coolers.
Barista Lavazza’s Hawaiian summer menu is a breeze of mango and mint in different blends to give your personality the right drink. The green mango granita is a treat to the tongue with its thick mango and crushed ice combination, filling your mouth with that perfect blend of sour and sweet. The little grains of mango that you can bite into, add pep making the drink refreshing.
Café Coffee Day’s summer menu has kokum, mango, vanilla and coffee preparations. Among all, an exclusive and well-balanced cooler is the Thandai Chiller. Not too sweet or tangy, this calming drink is an intermingling of vanilla ice cream, cold, skimmed milk with soft whipped cream on top. It is extremely smooth and slides down your throat, chilling your senses. This slightly sweet thick shake, also has a hint of Indian spices adding a unique flavour to the drink.
Café Mocha’s menu boasts a drink called the Fruits From The Tropics. If you need to pick a drink after a day of street shopping, this surely is your saviour. With a combination of pineapple, apple, musk melon and orange juice, this drink is a beautiful blend of fruits in the right formula that is rejuvenating. However, their pink lemonade, which is a light blend of cranberry and lime, can also soothe some of those tense muscles. With ice cubes cooling your lips with every sip, this funky coloured drink tastes like peppermint adding a fruity touch to the nice refreshing lemonade.
Costa Coffee, being the new addition to our city, has also launched an interesting summer menu. However, among all their summer specials, mango cardamom lemonade is the only flavoursome drink. With crushed ice filling half your glass, the flavours of mango pulp and cardamom is invigorating. With the right amount of sweet and salt, the sight and taste of this drink is cooling.
Cuppa, the fast expanding café around town has cricket for its summer theme. The perfect theme for cricket fans, the colours of their coolers are in sync with the jerseys. With a white aerated beverage as the base for most, their best cooler is definitely King’s Julius, which has a distinct taste of lychee and passion fruit. This not too sweet glittering drink is light on the taste buds, revitalising your spirit.
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