Coffee has quickly become a necessity of everyday life and a “unique” new concept complete with cold brew coffee on tap is taking Noosa by storm.
Cách Song specialise in Vietnamese cold brew coffee and desserts from a “hole in the wall” style bar on Hastings Street.
Brisbane-based owners Brent and Amy Poulter opened the store in late March, inspired by their love of coffee and many trips to Vietnam.
“I’m a massive coffee fan and I really like that (Vietnamese) style and I wanted to feed into something that was in the coffee world but a little bit different,” Brent said.
“It’s a beautiful brand, it’s very fun and playful.
“The product itself is quite new to the market, this concept hasn’t really been done in this configuration.”
Brent fell in love with Vietnamese iced coffee a decade ago on a visit to Asia and with several successful food businesses, including the Getta Burger chain in Brisbane, it seemed only natural to bring this concept to life.
“Our main product hubs around the Vietnamese-style iced coffee.
“We import the blend from Vietnam, we cold brew it in Brisbane and we send it in kegs up to the store.
“It’s a draught system installed with a big copper font that hangs from the ceiling in the front of the store that the customers can engage with.”
Brent said they have a variety of flavour combinations, including chai, caramel and vanilla, but the most popular was The Way of Life, which is cold brew with a shot of condensed milk.
“(The condensed milk) sweetens it and is the dairy component, but because you don’t have the big glass of milk, it’s very light and refreshing.
“We also do a guilt-free iced coffee, which is the cold brew iced coffee and coconut water.
“It’s made from young coconut water so it’s a little sweeter.
“That one’s called Lifestyle and it’s my favourite. It’s really light and refreshing, it’s not heavy and you get that little caffeine buzz after it.”
Brent said cold brewed coffee was less acidic than when it was brewed hot, and while it still had a strong flavour, the end result was “very smooth”.
Cách Song also serves a range of sweet delicacies, including the mochi donut, which is gluten and dairy free.
“The actual mix for that donut, there’s nothing else like that on the market so we’ve designed our own.
“I’m actually gluten and dairy intolerant myself so I wanted to bring something onto the market that suited that.”
Other menu items include fruit infused water sealed daily on site, cold pressed juices and gelato Bahn Mi, a brioche style bun filled with locally made gelato.
The store name, pronounced “Kak” Song, is a Vietnamese term meaning “way of life”.
“It’s a lifestyle choice, everything resonates to Noosa Main Beach,” Brent said.
“It’s got that feel to it, so we just wanted to hub the brand and the products around a certain way of life, a lifestyle that is a little bit fun and beach driven.”
With a passion for sustainability, Cách Song has a recycling initiative where the company encourages customers to bring back used cups.
“We encourage people to bring the plastic back to us so we can make sure it can go into the right recycling,” Brent said.
“We also have token system where people can select a local charity.
“Every one that gets sent back we will donate 20c to either Trees for Tourism or Noosa World Surfing Reserve.”
Cách Song is located at Shop 3, 18 Hastings Street, Noosa. Visit: cachsong.com.au.
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