Cafe owner reveals why it really costs more for an iced coffee – even though you’re getting less than a latte

A cafe owner has claimed that there is a very good reason why iced coffee is more expensive than hot coffee, even though it contains less liquid.

Ruby Rule, 25, owns three cafes in Queensland and sells hot coffee for $6, while an iced coffee goes for $7.50.

Ms Rule admitted that customers are ‘paying more to get less’ and even posted a video of the drinks being spilled over a table to demonstrate the difference in volume.

The young cafe owner has heard customers constantly complaining about the price difference and revealed that the hidden costs of producing an iced coffee are putting pressure on profits.

The plastic iced coffee cups cost almost double the paper and polymer cups used in hot coffee.

Commercial ice makers can cost more than $1,000 and plumbing, installation and maintenance are all even more painful in the hip pocket.

One of the biggest annoyances of the increasingly popular iced coffee is the disruption to its workflow.

“Making an iced coffee takes a while because you usually have to move a little more, while with hot coffee the whole thing is brewed without you actually having to get off the machine,” she says. Yahoo.

Ruby Rule, 25, owns three cafes in Queensland and sells hot coffee for $6, while an iced coffee is served for $7.50

Ms Rule said there is less skill involved in making iced coffee because baristas don’t have to perfectly texture the milk.

But during service, Ms. Rule said it’s much more unsettling to leave the service bar to go to the ice machine, fill a bucket and return to the espresso machine.

“The next thing that some people might not think about is the fact that milk expands when you add texture,” she said.

Ms. Rule explained that some coffees, such as a cappuccino, actually require less milk than an iced latte.

“The iced latte actually uses a lot more milk, even though it also has ice cream in it,” she said.

‘When you pour milk into a jug and give it texture, the milk becomes full of tiny air bubbles, which gives the milk more volume. Whereas if you use cold milk, it is what it is.”

There was an outpouring of appreciation as Ms Rule explained the differences online, putting to rest one of Australia’s most confusing price differences.

‘Why did the price difference of the coffee cups never occur to me! It all makes so much sense now. Thanks for sharing,” one viewer wrote.

“The ‘run back to where the ice cream machine is’ thing is so real. I enjoy making all kinds of coffee, but it does disrupt your workflow,” another added.

Ms. Rule claimed that she had never heard a customer complain about the price difference in the store, but that she had seen many versions of the common complaint online.