Dunkin’ Donuts launch line of boozy iced teas and coffees: ‘Spiked’ ready-to-drink cans will be available in eight flavors
- Dunkin Donuts confirmed Monday that it was marketing the drink
- It is the second time that the brand has ventured into the alcohol trade
- Drinks are only available in liquor stores and will launch in just 12 states this summer
Dunkin’ Donuts plans to release beverage-based versions of its iced tea and coffee in the coming weeks, officials have confirmed.
The beloved chain said Monday that its range of ready-to-drink “dotted” cans will be available in eight different flavors in liquor stores.
While the drinks feature Dunkin’s branding and recipes, they are not sold at the pick-up locations.
The spikes coffees come in the flavors: original, caramel, mocha and vanilla. They will contain 30 milligrams of caffeine and less than six percent alcohol.
Meanwhile, the hard tea varieties will be available in flavors: light sweet, half and half, strawberry, dragon fruit and mango pineapple.
The spikes coffees come in the flavors: original, caramel, mocha and vanilla
They will contain 30 milligrams of caffeine and less than six percent alcohol
It is the second time that the brand has ventured into the alcohol trade. In recent years, it has made several beers with New England-based company Harpoon Brewery.
The collaboration included the launch of a donut-infused ale, a coffee roll cream ale and a cold brew coffee porter,
Brain Gilbert, vice president of retail business development at Dunkin’, said CNN“We knew we had an opportunity to create something special when we saw the positive response to our past seasonal collaborations for Dunkin’ inspired beers.”
He added that there was a “growing appetite for adult beverages.”
While the drinks feature Dunkin’s branding and recipes, they are not sold at the pick-up locations
President Scott Murphy also told the outlet that the latest range meant ‘you can start and end your day with Dunkin’
Initially, the drinks will launch in 12 states, including Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas.
It has not been confirmed how much they will cost. While the iced tea will be available from the end of August, the iced coffee won’t hit the shelves until early September.
The company reinforces the growing demand for hard, ready-to-drink drinks. In the past 12 months, the category has generated $10 billion in revenue.
It represented a seven percent increase from the previous year, according to figures from NIQ.