How much caffeine is in Cascara Coffee Cherry Tea?

Each 8 oz cup (240ml) serving contains approximately 25 mg of caffeine. For comparison, a standard 8 oz cup of brewed drip coffee contains around 95 mg. Actual content varies with dose, water temperature, and contact time.

What temperature should I use for Cascara Coffee Cherry Tea?

Target 95°C (203°F). Below this range the cup tends toward sourness and thinness from under-extraction; above it, bitterness rises faster than sweetness.

How long should Cascara Coffee Cherry Tea be extracted?

Extract for 4–5 minutes steeping using Cold Brew (12hr) or Hot Steep with Fine Strainer, at a ratio of 15g dried husk per 350ml water, prepared at Whole Dried Husks. Time and ratio move together: a heavier dose generally wants a shorter contact time.

Why does my Cascara Coffee Cherry Tea taste bitter?

Bitterness almost always indicates over-extraction. Shorten the contact time, lower the water temperature slightly, or use less leaf. Change one variable at a time so you can tell which one was responsible.

Who should avoid Cascara Coffee Cherry Tea?

High tartaric and citric acid content — may irritate acid-reflux sufferers. The EU "novel food" classification means some commercial products are underregulated; source from quality specialty vendors. Always cold-rinse husks before brewing to remove residual fermentation compounds. This is general educational information, not medical advice — consult a qualified healthcare professional about your own circumstances.

Reviewed Aug 2026

Herbal & Botanical · Boquete, Panama & Sana'a, Yemen

Cascara Coffee Cherry Tea

Name: How to Brew Cascara Coffee Cherry Tea
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 8 oz cup (240ml)
Cuisine: Boquete, Panama & Sana'a, Yemen
Ingredients: 10.3 g dried botanicals, whole or cut; 240 g cold filtered water; Ice for serving; Honey or lemon to finish, optional and added after tasting

Qishr / Cascara

Coffee's forgotten secret: dried fruit husk of the coffee cherry brews into a tangy hibiscus-tamarind elixir with gentle caffeine.

Cascara is brewed from the dried husks (cascara = husk in Spanish) of the coffee cherry fruit — the outer red fruit pulp discarded during wet coffee processing.

Sensory profile

Comparative scale

sweetnessHigh

acidityVery high

bitternessVery low

bodyModerate

aromaVery high

You should taste

How it unfolds

Aroma → Palate → Finish

AromaBefore and as you sip

No distinct note recorded here — the aroma reads as pronounced rather than carrying a nameable character of its own.

pronounced aroma

PalateWhile it is in the mouth

clear sweetness

FinishAfter you swallow

Rosehip Tartness

moderate body

Where it sits

Stronger than 67 of the 345 other drinks in the catalogue, and weaker than 277.

That is 25 mg in a 8 oz cup (240ml) serving — a concentration of 10.4 mg per 100 ml. The scale above ranks whole servings, and servings differ in size, so a larger drink can sit further right while being weaker cup for cup.

CupCura editorial estimate. No public food database has measured this preparation, so this figure is our own and is not independently sourced.

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