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7 Brew Brunette Cold Brew

Hazelnut + Caramel Cold Brew

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About This Drink

Brunette Cold Brew

The 7 Brew Brunette Cold Brew is the hazelnut-and-caramel version of 7 Brew signature Brunette, rebuilt on slow-steeped cold brew coffee instead of espresso and chocolate milk - and it is one of the lightest sweet coffees on the entire menu, running just 110 calories in a Small (16oz), 120 in a Medium (24oz), and 130 in a Large (32oz), with 20g of sugar and a serious 156mg to 335mg of caffeine depending on size. Prices run $3.00 Kids, $4.50 Small, $5.50 Medium, and $6.50 Large.

7 Brew is the drive-thru-only coffee chain born in Rogers, Arkansas, and the original Brunette is one of the "7 Originals" that built the brand - a hazelnut, caramel, and chocolate milk breve-style drink that fans describe as a liquid Ferrero Rocher. The Cold Brew menu takes those same flavor combinations and moves them onto 7 Brew pre-steeped cold brew, which sits in water for many hours to pull out coffee flavor without the acidity or bitterness of hot brewing. Because the cold brew builds skip the chocolate milk and heavy half-and-half base and use only flavor syrups plus a small splash of dairy, the calorie count drops dramatically - a Large Brunette Cold Brew at 130 calories is a fraction of what a blended or breve-based Brunette carries, while still landing 20g of sugar from the syrups.

What makes this drink genuinely different from every other hazelnut coffee in the drive-thru lane is the balance of intensity. The coffee is the loudest element here, not the milk. Hazelnut and caramel syrup ride on top of a dark, smooth, chocolatey cold brew rather than being buried in dairy. Milk is still listed as an allergen because of the cream splash, and there is no decaf cold brew, so this is a fully caffeinated, adults-only order.

QUICK FACTS

Brunette Cold Brew — Quick Facts

Drink Type Cold Brew

Served

Iced Chiller

Main Flavors See description below

Sweetness Medium-High

Coffee Strength Strong

Standard Dairy Half-and-half (breve)

Caffeine Very High - Cold Brew (156-335mg)

Best For See first-timer guide below

Customizable

Yes

Nutritional Facts

7 Brew Brunette Cold Brew Nutrition Facts

Per serving · Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Total 72 kcal

protein

2g 4%

Carbohydrates

9g 3%

fat

3g 4%

Nutrient Amount % DV

Calories

72 kcal

Total Fat

3 g

Saturated Fat

0 g

Trans Fat

0 g

Cholesterol

0 mg

Sodium

11 mg

Total Carbohydrates

9 g

Dietary Fiber

0 g

Total Sugars

6 g

Protein

2 g

Calories by Size

Kids

72 cal

Small

110 cal

Medium

120 cal

Large

130 cal

Quick Insights

Here's what your drink looks like in simple, everyday terms

Sugar

≈ 2 teaspoons

Calories

4% of daily intake

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Dietary Info

Dietary & Health Tags

Information for Brunette Cold Brew

Contains Milk

Milk is an allergen in all sizes due to the cream splash. Ask for oat, almond, or coconut milk instead, or order it black to remove dairy completely.

Vegan Option Available

Not vegan as served. Request oat or almond milk in place of the cream splash - hazelnut and caramel syrups at 7 Brew are dairy-free.

Gluten-Free Ingredients

Cold brew coffee and flavor syrups do not contain gluten, but 7 Brew is a shared drive-thru kitchen so cross-contact cannot be fully ruled out.

Nut-Free (Flavoring)

Hazelnut syrup is artificially flavored and does not typically contain tree nut protein, but severe tree nut allergy sufferers should confirm with staff at the window before ordering.

Low Calorie

At 110-130 calories across all sizes, this is one of the lightest sweet coffee drinks on the 7 Brew menu - a Large Brunette Cold Brew has fewer calories than most Small blended drinks.

Keto-Adaptable

Swap both syrups to sugar-free and the drink goes from 20g sugar to roughly 2-4g carbs at about 25-35 calories.

Very High Caffeine

156mg Small, 246mg Medium, 335mg Large. Not recommended for anyone limiting caffeine, pregnant, or caffeine-sensitive. No decaf cold brew exists.

Not Kid-Friendly

Even the 10oz Kids size of a cold brew would carry roughly 100mg of caffeine, which exceeds pediatric guidance. Choose a lemonade or 7 Fizz for children instead.

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Medium

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Coffee

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180

Calories

14g

Sugar

0mg

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TASTE

What Does the 7 Brew Brunette Cold Brew Taste Like?

The first thing that reaches you is aroma, not flavor - lift the lid or pull on the straw and you get toasted hazelnut layered over the deep, cocoa-like smell of long-steeped cold brew. The first sip is surprisingly clean. Cold brew has almost none of the sharp acidic bite of iced drip coffee, so the drink lands smooth and rounded, closer to unsweetened dark chocolate than to a bright, citrusy coffee.

Mid-sip is where the Brunette identity shows up. Hazelnut syrup arrives first, nutty and slightly bakery-sweet, and the caramel follows about a half-second later with a buttery, brown-sugar warmth that softens the coffee edge. Because there is only a splash of dairy rather than a full milk base, the syrups sit on top of the coffee instead of blending into a milkshake-like body. The texture is thin and refreshing - silky, not creamy, with a light cream haze rather than a heavy mouthfeel.

The finish is the best part and the biggest surprise for people expecting a dessert drink. Sweetness fades faster than you expect, and what lingers is roasted nut and cocoa bitterness with a faint salted-caramel tail. Let it sit and dilute with ice for ten minutes and it flattens toward a sweet iced coffee; drink it fresh and cold and the hazelnut stays sharp and distinct. It is a coffee drink that tastes like coffee first, candy second.

INGREDIENTS

What's Actually in the 7 Brew Brunette Cold Brew?

Cold Brew Coffee Coarse-ground coffee steeped in cold water for many hours, producing a low-acid concentrate with 156mg to 335mg caffeine per serving. Never heated, so there is no hot or decaf option.

Hazelnut Syrup Sweetened nut-flavored syrup, roughly 2-4 pumps scaling with size. This is the dominant Brunette flavor note. A sugar-free version is available on request.

Caramel Syrup Thin pourable caramel-flavored syrup (not the thick drizzle sauce), added to round the hazelnut with buttery brown-sugar sweetness. Sugar-free caramel is also stocked.

Cream Splash A small pour of half-and-half or milk that lightens the color and softens the coffee bitterness. This is the reason Milk appears as an allergen despite the low calorie count.

Ice Filled to the top; the drink is served iced only and dilutes noticeably as it melts, which is why regulars order light ice for stronger flavor.

Ingredients may vary by location. Always confirm with your barista.

Caffeine

Caffeine Content

kids

0mg

small

156mg

medium

246mg

large

335mg

Cold brew is steeped 12-24 hours creating very high caffeine. No Kids size. Small: 156mg, Medium: 246mg, Large: 335mg. Not suitable for children.

1 cup of coffee ≈ 95mg

First Time?

How to Order the Brunette Cold Brew for the First Time

Start with a Medium (24oz) at $5.50 and 246mg of caffeine. A Small at 156mg is a safer caffeine entry point, but 16oz of cold brew disappears fast in a car and the Medium is the size most regulars settle on. Skip the Large on your first visit - 335mg of caffeine is close to the entire FDA daily guidance of 400mg for healthy adults, and if you normally drink one cup of home coffee it will hit hard.

Order it exactly as listed the first time so you know the baseline: hazelnut, caramel, splash of cream, over ice. If you have a sweet tooth built on Frappuccinos and blended shakes, be prepared for how thin and coffee-forward this is. It is a strong iced coffee with nut and caramel notes, not a milkshake. If that reads as too bitter to you, ask on the next visit for extra half-and-half or a splash of sweet cream, which pushes it toward the classic creamy Brunette while keeping the cold brew caffeine.

Two ordering habits worth adopting immediately: ask for light ice if your commute is longer than 15 minutes, because the drink dilutes noticeably as it melts, and consider half-sweet if 20g of sugar is more than you want before noon. Half-sweet takes it to about 10g of sugar and lets the cocoa character of the cold brew come through cleanly.

Pro tip: Don't be afraid to ask your brewista for recommendations — they love helping first-timers!

ORDERING OPTIONS

Available Ways to Order

See how you can customize your Brunette Cold Brew.

HOT

ICED

CHILLER

SUGAR FREE

DECAF

HALF CAF

EXTRA SHOT

ALT MILK

Healthier Choices Make Your Drink Lighter

Small tweaks you can ask for at the window — same flavor, fewer calories

Go Sugar-Free 4 cal

Same great taste, way less sugar

Ask for sugar-free syrup in any flavor

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Add an Extra Shot 5 cal

More energy with barely any extra calories

Ask for an extra shot of espresso

Save 6% fewer cal

Before 72 cal

After ~68 cal

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Equivalent Drinks

Starbucks & Dutch Bros Equivalent

How to get a drink similar to the Brunette Cold Brew at other coffee chains

Similar flavored espresso drink

How to Order

Order the closest equivalent and ask for matching syrups.

Key Difference

7 Brew uses a breve (half-and-half) base while Starbucks uses 2% milk by default. 7 Brew is typically creamier and sweeter.

Similar flavored drink

How to Order

Order the closest equivalent and ask for matching syrups.

Key Difference

Dutch Bros tends to run slightly sweeter. Both are drive-thru only chains with a similar vibe.

7 Brew Large (32oz) is typically less expensive per ounce than Starbucks Venti (24oz).

Best Time to Enjoy

This is a morning drink, and specifically an early morning drink. With 156mg to 335mg of caffeine and a half-life of roughly five to six hours in most adults, a Large consumed at 7am still leaves meaningful caffeine in your system past dinner. Regulars who work early shifts, drive routes, or study long hours treat the Medium as their pre-8am default. It also works well as a mid-morning pick-me-up between 9am and 11am when you want flavor without the calorie weight of a breve or a shake. Because it is only 110-130 calories, it pairs comfortably with a real breakfast instead of replacing one - unlike the classic Brunette, which functions more like a liquid dessert.

Ordering Guide

How to Order

Follow these simple steps at your nearest 7 Brew drive-thru

Visit any 7 Brew drive-thru

Pull up to any 7 Brew location — no need to leave your car.

Ask for a Brunette Cold Brew

Simply tell your brewista you'd like a Brunette Cold Brew. They'll know exactly what it is.

Served iced

This drink is served over ice for a refreshing finish.

Pick your size

Choose from Kids (10oz), Small (16oz), Medium (24oz), or Large (32oz).

Enjoy your drink

Your freshly made drink will be handed right to your car window.

Pro Tip: Download the 7 Brew app to save your order as a favorite and easily earn rewards with every visit.

For Parents

Is the Brunette Cold Brew Suitable for Kids?

Not Recommended for Kids

Contains very high caffeine. Not suitable for children or adolescents per AAP guidelines.

Try Instead: Try a caffeine-free option instead: a Kids Vanilla Shake, any lemonade, or a 7 Fizz Soda are all 0mg caffeine and kid-friendly.

Customer Reviews

Reviews for Brunette Cold Brew

4.0

3 reviews

Devin Carraway2 weeks ago

I switched from the regular Brunette to the Brunette Cold Brew and I am not going back. Same hazelnut caramel flavor I love but it does not sit heavy in my stomach at 6am, and the calorie count is basically nothing. A Large gets me through an entire double shift. Ask for light ice and it is even better.

Marissa Fontaine1 month ago

Genuinely great cold brew and the hazelnut is not fake tasting like some places. Only note is that it melts fast - by the time I got to work about 20 minutes later the bottom half was pretty watered down. Now I get a Medium with light ice instead of a Large and it holds up much better.

Grant Whitaker3 months ago

Solid drink but I think people expecting the creamy chocolate milk Brunette will be caught off guard. This one is mostly coffee with syrup on top - thin, not rich. I asked for extra half-and-half the second time and liked it a lot more. Also the caffeine is no joke, I had a Large at 3pm and regretted it at midnight.

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Copycat Recipe

How to Make the Brunette Cold Brew at Home

5 minutes

Ingredients

6 oz cold brew concentrate (Stumptown, Chameleon, or homemade - see method)
2 oz cold filtered water
0.75 oz Torani Hazelnut syrup (about 1.5 tbsp, or 2 pumps)
0.5 oz Torani Caramel syrup or Monin Caramel syrup (about 1 tbsp)
1 oz half-and-half (or oat milk for dairy-free)
10-12 oz ice, filled to the top of a 16oz cup

Instructions

To make cold brew concentrate from scratch: combine 1 cup coarse-ground medium-dark roast coffee with 4 cups cold filtered water in a jar, stir, cover, and refrigerate 16-20 hours. Strain through a fine mesh sieve lined with a coffee filter.

Fill a 16oz cup completely with ice.

Pour the Torani Hazelnut syrup and caramel syrup directly over the ice first so they do not settle at the bottom.

Add the cold brew concentrate and cold water, then stir hard for 10 seconds to fully dissolve the syrups into the coffee.

Float the half-and-half on top and either serve as a layered drink or stir once to combine into the pale-brown 7 Brew look.

Taste before drinking. If it is not sweet enough, add a quarter ounce more caramel rather than more hazelnut - the caramel is what carries the perceived sweetness.

Lighter Version

Use sugar-free syrups and skip whipped cream to save 100-150 calories.

DRINK GUIDE

Is This Drink Right For You?

Quick guide to help you decide if the Brunette Cold Brew fits your taste and lifestyle

Best For

Late Night Treat Watching Your Calories Low Sugar Lifestyle Hot Summer Days Sweet Tooth

Quick Verdict

Light, refreshing, and easy on the waistline.

Size Guide Find Your Perfect Size

Every 7 Brew drink comes in 4 sizes — here's how they compare so you can pick the right one

10oz

Kids 296 ml

16oz

Small 473 ml

Common Questions

How much caffeine is in a 7 Brew Brunette Cold Brew?

A 7 Brew Brunette Cold Brew contains approximately 156mg of caffeine in a Small (16oz), 246mg in a Medium (24oz), and 335mg in a Large (32oz). That works out to roughly 10mg of caffeine per ounce, which is far higher than an espresso-based drink like the standard Brunette, where a Small carries about 120mg from two shots. The long cold-water steeping process extracts more total caffeine than hot brewing. The FDA general guidance for healthy adults is 400mg per day, so one Large Brunette Cold Brew uses about 84 percent of that daily budget in a single cup. There is no decaf cold brew at 7 Brew, so there is no low-caffeine version of this specific drink.

How many calories are in a 7 Brew Brunette Cold Brew?

A 7 Brew Brunette Cold Brew has 110 calories in a Small (16oz), 120 calories in a Medium (24oz), and 130 calories in a Large (32oz). All three sizes contain 20g of sugar, 1g of fat, and 1g of protein, with carbs at 25g, 26g, and 28g respectively. Almost all of those calories come from the hazelnut and caramel syrups plus the small cream splash - the cold brew itself is nearly calorie-free. Ordering it half-sweet drops the drink to roughly 65-75 calories, and asking for sugar-free hazelnut and sugar-free caramel brings a Large down to about 25-35 calories.

Is the Brunette Cold Brew the same as the regular 7 Brew Brunette?

No. They share the same hazelnut plus caramel flavor pairing, but the base is completely different. The classic Brunette is an espresso drink built on chocolate milk, which makes it rich, creamy, and several hundred calories depending on size. The Brunette Cold Brew replaces the espresso and chocolate milk with slow-steeped cold brew coffee and only a splash of cream, which is why it lands at just 110-130 calories while carrying 156-335mg of caffeine. Expect a thin, coffee-forward drink rather than a creamy dessert coffee. If you want the cold brew caffeine with the classic richness, ask for extra half-and-half or sweet cream added on top.

Can you get a Brunette Cold Brew hot or decaf?

No on both counts. Cold brew at 7 Brew is steeped cold and served cold only, so there is no hot version of the Brunette Cold Brew, and no decaffeinated cold brew is stocked. If you want hazelnut and caramel in a hot cup, order the standard hot Brunette, which uses espresso on a chocolate milk base and can be made with decaf shots. For a lower-caffeine iced option with similar flavor, a Kids or Small iced Brunette with decaf espresso runs around 60mg or less.

Is the 7 Brew Brunette Cold Brew keto or sugar-free friendly?

As served it is not keto - the standard build has 20g of sugar and 25-28g of carbs from the hazelnut and caramel syrups. However, it is one of the easiest 7 Brew drinks to convert. Ask for sugar-free hazelnut and sugar-free caramel and the drink drops to roughly 2-4g of carbs and about 25-35 calories, with the cream splash being the only remaining carb source. Swap the cream for unsweetened almond milk and it becomes essentially a zero-sugar, zero-carb flavored cold brew. Cold brew coffee itself contains no sugar or carbs.

Does the 7 Brew Brunette Cold Brew have dairy in it?

Yes. Milk is listed as an allergen for all sizes because of the cream splash added to soften the coffee, even though the drink only carries 1g of fat and 1g of protein. To make it dairy-free, ask for the cream to be replaced with oat milk, almond milk, or coconut milk, or ask for it black with just hazelnut and caramel syrup. Ordering it black removes the Milk allergen entirely and brings the drink to about 100-120 calories with the regular syrups.

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