[jmilloy]

Everything you say makes sense, with the exception of your expectation not to pay extra for an unusual order (for that cafe). Consider if I asked for my salad to be roasted, and balked at a surcharge on the grounds that they also have roasted brussel sprouts! I don't think it's up to you to decide what orders fit into their flow and which cost extra. I'm glad you found the places that will make the coffee the you like.

[dahart]

It’s not an unusual order, hot coffee is sold millions of times per day, and steaming comes with many coffee drinks, it’s par for the course with espresso drinks. Roasting a salad is weird, hot coffee is not, so your example is straw man. The “cold” in cold brew is not referring to serving temperature, that’s your own misunderstanding, so I find the suggestion that hot cold brew is weird to be pretty funny. As has been said many times in this thread, nobody balks at the idea of cold hot brew, nor do they charge extra.

[artimaeis]

Former barista, it _is_ an unusual order from the perspective behind the bar. Unusual in that I never have heard of someone ordering a warmed cold brew.

I'm not certain how I'd warm it up. I suppose it could be poured into a clean frothing pitcher and steamed directly, I'd somewhat worry that might dilute the flavor of the coffee.

I don't reckon someone's going to want me to microwave their cold brew, but it certainly seems like it'd be the quickest way to do it.

Most cafe workers get into flows of orders. Lattes means you always pump syrups into the cup, start the pour, then steam milk. Cold coffees usually means you ready the cup (syrups, milk) and pour the cold brewed coffee onto it.

Warming the cold brew totally breaks that flow, and is why it would be unexpected.

Hope that perspective helps. I do want to try it now though! I could imagine it being pretty good.

[shawabawa3]

But hot cold brew is weird, as you've just been complaining about people not doing it or finding it weird

If hot cold brew was common you wouldn't pay extra for it