Looking for the perfect coffee mocktail to kick off the summer? There is nothing quite as refreshing, juicy, and delightfully spicy as our new Ginger Beer Pour Over featuring Hebe Coffee. It'll soon be your go-to drink to accompany peaceful, sun-soaked days lounging around with a good book or enjoying some fresh air.

Between the rich sweetness of ripe, muddled strawberries and the ginger beer's citrusy kick, we needed a coffee with a distinct personality... something bold, fruit-forward, and (above all) sweet. And when it comes to Hebe's roasting philosophy, sweetness just happens to be at its very core. 

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The roaster behind the recipe

Hebe is a Korea-based roaster founded by 15-year industry veteran Lim Ji-Young. From years of experience sourcing and roasting green coffee to multiple accolades in Barista Championships, Ji-Young brings a lot of personality, expertise, and passion to her craft.

What makes Hebe unique? It's worth mentioning again that there's a distinct sweetness in every coffee. Although they offer multiple flavour categories from Natural to High-End, there's a common thread that makes one cup after another taste clean, composed, and balanced. Truthfully, most Hebe coffees would make an excellent match for a fruity and refreshing coffee mocktail. 

For this recipe, we landed on Sidamo Bensa Bombe* – a natural Ethiopian Natural that brews with tons of jammy, red-fruit tasting notes like strawberry and raspberry. Rounded out with a smooth, chocolatey finish, this coffee has all the sweet you need to perfectly complement the spice of ginger beer.

*The Sidamo Bensa Bombe was so well-loved, it sold out before we could publish this blog! You can replace the coffee in this recipe with Hebe’s Panama Bambito Anaerobic, which is a very close alternative, or any coffee with a bright, fruit-forward flavour profile!

How to Make our Ginger Beer Pour Over

This coffee mocktail is refreshing and easy to make... no fancy equipment required. To see these steps in action, check out our Instagram short!  

Preparation

Grind your coffee

• Grind 20g of whole-bean coffee. We used a slightly fine setting for pour overs. If you’ve already found an ideal grinding range for your brewer at home, go with it!

Muddle your strawberries

• In the cocktail shaker, muddle 3-4 halved, ripe strawberries.
• Note: Don't have a cocktail shaker or muddler? A large jar with a water-tight seal and sturdy fork work too!

Get to brewing

• Brew directly into the cocktail shaker and strawberries using the method of your choice. If you’ve opted for the NextLevel Pulsar Dripper, here’s our exact recipe:
• Place your dripper overtop a cocktail shaker.
• Make sure the valve is shut, and start by pouring in 70g hot water. Allow to bloom for 30 seconds.
• Open the valve, and wait for 30 more seconds.
• At the 1-minute mark, pour in 110g hot water (180g total).
• Remove the dripper once all your coffee has drained through, around 2-2 1/2 minutes.

Shake it up

• With the coffee, strawberries, and a handful of ice cubes in the cocktail shaker, close the lid and give it a few good shakes!

Assemble

• Strain your coffee and strawberry mixture over a tall glass with ice, leaving around 3-4 cm from the rim. Top with the ginger beer.
• Garnish with a strawberry, and enjoy!

Loved this recipe? Want to see more? Send your recommendations and requests to hello@eightouncecoffee.ca. We may just feature your ideas on our blog!