Liberty on the Rocks: Patriotic Cold Brews for a Hot July
A Summer Survival Guide for the Caffeinated and the Free
Let’s be honest — July isn’t exactly sipping-from-a-thermos weather. It’s sweating-through-your-shirt, sunglasses-melting-off-your-face, slap-a-deck-hand-for-standing-too-close weather. But just because it’s too hot to stand in formation doesn’t mean it’s too hot for coffee.
Enter: Cold Brew Season.
This summer, we’re dropping anchor with a full spread of cold brew and iced coffee recipes made with the only coffee worthy of being poured over ice — Old Salt Coffee. Specifically? Liberty Call. Our Kona-forward flagship roast, now reporting for duty… on the rocks.
🧊 1. Liberty Cold Brew
Simple. Bold. Served like freedom — ice cold.
Ingredients:
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1 cup coarsely ground Liberty Call
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4 cups cold, filtered water
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Ice
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Optional: dash of milk, splash of rebellion
Directions:
Combine coffee and water. Steep in the fridge for 12–18 hours. Strain. Serve over ice. Stare stoically into the horizon.
Pairs well with: fireworks, early liberty call, and watching your neighbors try to grill without setting the lawn on fire.
🍦 2. Liberty Float (Yes, Seriously)
Because coffee and ice cream together is what the Declaration was really about.
Ingredients:
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6 oz cold brew Liberty Call
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2 scoops vanilla ice cream (or Kona coffee ice cream if you’re salty and fancy)
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Chocolate shavings or a drizzle of caramel
Directions:
Drop scoops into a tall glass. Pour cold brew over the top. Add toppings if you’re feeling full-send.
Pairs well with: questionable life decisions and kids yelling about sparklers.
🥶 3. The “Don’t Tread on Me” Shakerato
Fancy name. Brutal results. This one bites back.
Ingredients:
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2 shots of espresso (or 3 oz of super strong Liberty Call concentrate)
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1 tsp simple syrup
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Ice
Directions:
Shake everything like you’re chasing off a boarding party. Hard. Pour into a chilled glass. Admire the foam head like a true patriot.
Pairs well with: arguing about the proper grill temperature for ribs.
🏖️ 4. Cold Liberty Call Tonic
Crisp. Bright. 100% unbothered.
Ingredients:
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3 oz cold brew Liberty Call
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4 oz tonic water
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Twist of orange peel
Directions:
Pour cold brew over ice, top with tonic, garnish with orange. Looks classy. Tastes like nautical defiance.
Pairs well with: sandals, sea spray, and that one friend who insists coffee is only for mornings. Show them the way.
🧨 5. Liberty Call Firecracker (the “Oh Hell No” Edition)
Caffeine, spice, and everything America.
Ingredients:
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3 oz Liberty Call cold brew
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1 oz spicy simple syrup (cayenne + honey or habanero + brown sugar)
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Ice
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Lemon wedge (optional, but strongly encouraged)
Directions:
Build over ice. Stir once. Sip with your war face on.
Pairs well with: loud music, louder opinions, and fireworks at 0-dark-thirty.
🍹 6. “Shore Leave” Cold Brew Rum Punch -NOTE FOR THE OVER 21 CROWD!
Coffee, courage, and questionable decisions — shaken, not stirred.
Ingredients:
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3 oz Liberty Call cold brew concentrate
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1.5 oz dark rum (go with something Navy-approved like Myers’s or Kraken)
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0.5 oz coffee liqueur (e.g., Kahlúa or Mr. Black)
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Dash of cinnamon or nutmeg
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Ice
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Optional: splash of coconut milk or cream
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Garnish: orange peel or a cherry with an eye patch
Directions:
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Shake everything with ice like you’re prepping for inspection.
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Strain into a rocks glass or tiki mug over fresh ice.
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Garnish. Toast loudly and inappropriately.
Pairs well with: liberty ports, card games you don’t fully understand, and swearing allegiance to a fictional pirate ship.
Final Word: Chill Your Beans, Not Your Standards
Hot weather doesn’t mean weak coffee. At Old Salt Coffee, we don’t water down our caffeine or our convictions. Liberty Call was brewed for sun-scorched decks, beach barbecues, and watching Old Glory fly in a heatwave.
This July, put down the soda and Hoist A Mug — cold, bold, and built for battle.
#HoistAMug
#LibertyOnTheRocks
#ColdBrewedForFreedom
#ShoreLeaveApproved
#DeathToDecaf (Even When It’s Iced)