What Is the Difference Between Our Frappe and an Ice Capp?

A frappe is a blended iced coffee made with real espresso, sweetener, ice, and milk or cream. The difference between versions comes down to the quality of ingredients and how the drink is built.

Cold coffee drinks are everywhere, but they are not all made the same way. While they can look similar, what goes into them changes everything about flavour, texture, and how balanced the drink feels.

Our in-house frappe is made with real coffee and simple ingredients, designed to taste like coffee first. Mass-market blended coffee drinks like an Ice Capp-style beverage are often built for consistency and sweetness at scale rather than coffee character.

What Is in Our In-House Frappe?

Our frappe base is made daily from our Espresso L’Roma, combined with sugar and a touch of maple syrup for natural sweetness.

It is then blended with ice and your choice of cream or milk to create a smooth, rich, and refreshing texture.

Our in-house frappe ingredients: espresso, sugar, maple syrup, ice, and milk or cream.

The result is a cold coffee drink that stays focused on the espresso while keeping the sweetness balanced and clean.

What Are the Ingredients in an Ice Capp?

Many mass-produced iced coffee drinks are built using a pre-made base rather than freshly brewed espresso.

These bases are typically designed for shelf stability and consistent flavour, which can include flavouring systems, emulsifiers, stabilizers, and added sweeteners.

Typical Ice Capp-style drinks: pre-made coffee base, flavouring systems, sweeteners, stabilizers, emulsifiers, ice, and milk or cream.

The goal in these drinks is consistency across locations, not variation based on the coffee itself.

Is a Frappe Made with Real Coffee?

Yes. Our frappe base is made daily with freshly pulled espresso, which gives it natural depth, aroma, and complexity.

In contrast, pre-made bases are designed to taste the same every time, regardless of how, when or where they are prepared.

Our Whipped Cream and Custom Options

To finish our frappe, we can add freshly made whipped cream using La Pinte 35% cream and 1883 vanilla syrup.

This adds a light sweetness that melts into the drink without overpowering the coffee.

Every frappe can also be customized with Hollander sauces, including chocolate, caramel, and seasonal flavours for extra depth and sweetness.

Why Our Frappe Tastes Different

The difference comes down to simplicity and ingredients. Real espresso, natural sweeteners, and made-to-order preparation create a drink that tastes like coffee first.

Rather than masking coffee flavour, our frappe is built to highlight it while keeping the texture smooth and refreshing.

The Bottom Line

If you are looking for a cold coffee that actually tastes like coffee, our homemade frappe is built for that.

It uses real espresso, simple ingredients, and customizable options to create a balanced and refreshing drink that stays true to coffee flavour.

Sometimes the difference is not what you add, but what you choose to leave out.

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