What Are the Latte Coffee Beans Made From in Bottled Cold Brew?
Seesaw released a bottled cold brew fresh latte with Mengniu's Daily Fresh milk brand. The formula lists 0 non-dairy creamer, 0 white sugar, and 0 artificial sweeteners, with sweetness from natural monk fruit concentrate. Custom beans are cold brewed and paired with milk from a GAP Level 1 certified pasture. Bottles sell online for about 11 yuan each, with a three-bottle minimum.
Reviews split sharply after launch. Some buyers praise the clean combination of fresh milk and coffee, while others describe a Chinese herbal medicine taste, a cloying texture, and an odd astringency. The debate centers on the monk fruit concentrate. The coffee specification and price point place the drink in a crowded bottled coffee market where formula choices shape how consumers judge the product.
Specialty coffee brand Seesaw recently teamed up with Mengniu's fresh milk brand Daily Fresh to launch a bottled cold brew fresh coffee latte. The official claim is that it uses custom beans for cold brew, paired with fresh cow's milk from a GAP Level 1 certified pasture. The ingredient list highlights 0 non-dairy creamer, 0 white sugar, and 0 artificial sweeteners, with sweetness coming from natural monk fruit concentrate. After launch, online platforms sell it at about 11 yuan per bottle, with a minimum purchase of 3 bottles, prompting many consumers to stock up. However, reviews are clearly polarized: some praise the clean formula of fresh milk plus coffee, while others complain of a Chinese herbal medicine taste, a cloying texture, and an inexplicable astringency. The controversy centers on the sweetness brought by the monk fruit concentrate. This article sorts out the formula, price, and consumer feedback of this new product, and explores the competition and choices in the bottled coffee market.
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Recently, specialty coffee brand Seesaw launched a new product—cold brew fresh coffee latte. This product was created in collaboration with Mengniu's fresh milk brand Daily Fresh, but it has been made into a bottled beverage.
According to the official statement, Seesaw uses custom coffee beans for fresh cold brew, then pairs it with Daily Fresh's fresh cow's milk. This fresh cow's milk comes from a GAP Level 1 certified pasture, with a rich milky aroma and a natural hint of sweetness. The ingredient list states 0 non-dairy creamer, 0 white sugar, and 0 artificial sweeteners, while the sweetness comes from a concentrate blended with natural monk fruit.
After the new product was released, many netizens expressed anticipation. Some said, "Fresh milk plus coffee is just fresh latte. I love this collaboration, I have to buy it," while others said, "Just looking at this ingredient list, you know it's clean. Let's taste it."
Because it is a bottled drink, this product can be purchased on online platforms. Checking the platform price, a single bottle is about 11 yuan, and it is sold in minimum quantities of 3 bottles. This specification has also led many netizens to choose to stock up.
However, after this bottled drink was launched, it also drew complaints from netizens. Some said bluntly, "It has a weird taste, not sweet but not unsweet, and there's a Chinese herbal medicine flavor." Others complained, "After two sips, it felt sticky and greasy, I thought it had gone bad." Still others felt, "It has an inexplicable astringency when drinking it."
In fact, the main source of dissatisfaction is the addition of monk fruit concentrate to the product. Many netizens said: "What's the deal with the monk fruit sugar in that ingredient list? It really tastes bad." "If you're not adding sugar, then don't add sugar. Why add monk fruit sugar? It has a sense of being neither fish nor fowl, like herbal tea plus milk."
Many people originally thought this drink was sugar-free or had no sweetness, just plain "coffee + fresh cow's milk." Only after buying it did they discover that monk fruit concentrate had been added, and this concentrate has sweetness, with an unpleasant taste. One netizen said, "The official side seems not to understand. What everyone means is that they hope for no sweetness, not whether there is sugar." Some even felt, "It's far less tasty than the latte Daily Fresh launched itself three years ago."
Nowadays, many brands have launched their own bottled drinks, such as Costa, Starbucks, Nestlé, and others. But the bottled products from these brands come in rich flavors, giving consumers more choices when purchasing. In Seesaw's collaboration drink this time, monk fruit juice was added, bringing sweetness. Some people may like it, but for those who do not like sweetness, it is easy to step on a landmine, and there are偏偏 no other options.
Competition in the bottled coffee market is actually very fierce. Major brands are all fighting for share, and drinking water and beverage brands are also eyeing the market. In such a market, convenience, taste, and diversification of products still need improvement. Relying only on collaborations is not enough. I hope Seesaw can develop even better products in the future.
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