Calgary’s own Phil & Sebastian coffee roasters are offering, for a limited time only, a set of specialty made-to-order coffee mocktails.

Currently being served at Phil & Sebastian’s Simmons Building location, these coffee-based alcohol-free drinks include the Irishman’s Cascara and the Mulled Cascara.

Photo courtesy of Phil & Sebastian (Vanessa Ng)

Using these drinks as a way for Phil & Sebastian’s baristas to express their creativity, the homegrown coffee roasters accepted 11 different drink recipe submissions from staff, and chose two to feature as their seasonal coffee cocktail offering.

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“This seasonality is meant to reflect the nature of our approach to sourcing coffee — ever-changing, and always in-season,” says Vanessa Ng, Wholesale Manager.

Photo courtesy of Phil & Sebastian (Vanessa Ng)

“Our staff needed to somehow implement cascara [dried coffee cherry skins–a unique ingredient that is rarely found beyond coffee-producing countries] into the recipes of their drinks,” remarks Ng.

Phil & Sebastian’s Marda Loop manager, Tim Houghton, crafted the Irishman’s Cascara, which is a take on an Irish coffee. It’s a mix of brewed coffee, steeped cascara tea, topped with cascara-infused fresh whipped cream, and sprinkled with candied cascara. It is also served with a side of candied cascara.

Photo courtesy of Phil & Sebastian (Vanessa Ng)

Barista Lauren Wilson created the Mulled Cascara as a take on mulled cider. It’s cascara, steeped with cinnamon and clove, and served with a candied orange slice.

Phil & Sebastian’s Simmons Building locale, which has been designed as a lab of sorts to showcase new drinks across the seasons, will serve these speciality beverages until they finish their supply of cascara, which will mostly likely be mid-spring.

Phil & Sebastian – Simmons Building

Address: 618 Confluence Way SE
Phone: 587-353-2268
Twitter: @philandseb