Dunkin' Is Giving Away Free Coffee This Weekend

Iced coffee season is here.

Spring is in the air, and the coffee gets colder as the weather gets warmer. That’s right, people, iced coffee season is finally here (though for some people, iced coffee season lasts all 12 months).

National Cold Brew Day, which falls on April 20, kicks off the chilled coffee season. The best way to celebrate it is by heading to Dunkin’ to pick up a free cold brew this Saturday only.

Dunkin’ Is Giving Away Free Cold Brew

To get your free cold brew, you have to be a Dunkin’ Rewards member. If you’re not already a member, download Dunkin’s mobile app. On Saturday, April 20, make any purchase through the app, and you’ll get a free cold brew reward.

While sometimes having to make a purchase can make it feel like getting the “free” coffee is less worthwhile, we’re okay with it in this instance. A Dunkin’ cold brew will run you about $4, depending on your location, and adding on popular cold foam raises the price even higher (regular iced coffee is about 50 cents cheaper). If you’re apt to pick up a doughnut or a few munchkins with your coffee anyway, you’re still saving a few bucks.

What Is Cold Brew?

Cold brew is iced coffee’s cooler cousin. It’s still a part of the iced coffee family, but it’s brewed cold instead of hot and then chilled as you do with iced coffee. While making cold brew takes more time and coffee grounds, it results in a noticeably different flavor profile. Cold brew tends to taste sweeter and less bitter than iced coffee. The longer extraction process (think 10-24 hours as opposed to a five-minute drip) brings out a bolder flavor; it doesn’t get as bitter as drip coffee can when the water used is too hot.

If you can’t make it to Dunkin’ on April 20, making iced coffee at home is simple. You can use chilled coffee set aside from your morning pot and amp it up with iced coffee cubes (if you have the forethought to make them the night before). If you have even more time, you can prepare a batch of cold brew concentrate—just be sure to use a small portion of the concentrate and add water to your liking. 

Read the original article on All Recipes.