☕🛸 Just a Weather Balloon

May’s Recipe of the Month – Just a Weather Balloon from Cryptid Coffee

A layered iced drink inspired by the most famous cover-up in UFO history.

🌌 What It Is

Just a Weather Balloon is a 24 oz specialty iced drink made with our signature Roswell Roast espresso — a smooth, medium roast with notes of citrus, toasted nuts, and maple syrup. Paired with sugar-free chai, rich blackberry purée, and a touch of vanilla, this drink is layered with intrigue and flavor. Finished with cold foam and a light chocolate drizzle, it’s the kind of cup that makes you question everything you’ve been told.

👀 The name is a nod to the infamous Roswell Incident of 1947, where a mysterious crash was explained away by authorities as “just a weather balloon.” The truth? Still debated. But this drink? Undeniably good!

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🧊 Ingredients:

• 2 shots Roswell Roast espresso (freshly brewed)

• 8 oz Oregon Chai Sugar-Free concentrate

• 4 oz whole milk or oat milk (your choice)

• 1 oz Monin Blackberry Purée

• ½ oz Vanilla Syrup

• Chocolate Sauce (to line the cup)

• Cold Foam

• Light chocolate drizzle

• Ice

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🛠️ How to Build It:

1. 1. Line a 24 oz cup with a swirl of chocolate sauce.

1. 1. Add 1 oz Monin Blackberry Purée to the bottom.

1. 1. Fill the cup halfway with ice.

1. 1. Pour in 8 oz sugar-free chai.

1. 1. Slowly add 4 oz of milk over the ice and chai.

1. 1. Add ½ oz vanilla syrup.

1. 1. Float 2 shots of Roswell Roast espresso on top.

1. 1. Top with cold foam, then drizzle lightly with chocolate.

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🛸 Why You’ll Love It

Spiced. Fruity. Mysterious. This drink blends juicy blackberry with warm chai and smooth espresso, creating a flavor that unfolds layer by layer — like a good conspiracy theory. Whether you believe in UFOs or not, this drink will have you looking up.

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📦 Try It with Roswell Roast – Available now at cryptid-coffee.com
Our Roswell Roast is a medium roast espresso with notes of citrus, nutty sweetness, and maple syrup. It’s the core of this drink and a star in its own right — smooth, flavorful, and perfect for iced espresso creations.