How much caffeine is in Traditional Vietnamese Phin Drip Coffee?

Each 6 oz cup serving contains approximately 150 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 Traditional Vietnamese Phin Drip Coffee?

Target 96°C (205°F). Below this range the cup tends toward sourness and thinness from under-extraction; above it, bitterness rises faster than sweetness.

How long should Traditional Vietnamese Phin Drip Coffee be extracted?

Extract for 5-7 minutes slow drip using Stainless Steel Phin Drip Filter, at a ratio of 20g per 120ml water, prepared at Medium-Coarse (Sand-like). Time and ratio move together: a heavier dose generally wants a shorter contact time.

Why does my Traditional Vietnamese Phin Drip Coffee taste bitter?

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

Who should avoid Traditional Vietnamese Phin Drip Coffee?

Very high caffeine (150mg per small serving) — limit consumption if sensitive to stimulants. Condensed milk adds substantial sugar and calories; drink black for low-calorie option. This is general educational information, not medical advice — consult a qualified healthcare professional about your own circumstances.

Reviewed Aug 2026

Specialty Coffee · Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam

Traditional Vietnamese Phin Drip Coffee

Name: How to Brew Traditional Vietnamese Phin Drip Coffee
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 6 min
Yield: 6 oz cup
Cuisine: Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam
Ingredients: 29.5 g whole coffee beans, freshly roasted; 177 g filtered water at 96°C

Cà Phê Phin

Strong, bold Robusta drip coffee extracted slowly through a metal Phin filter, served over sweet condensed milk.

Traditional Vietnamese coffee brewed using a Phin filter — a small metal drip chamber that sits on top of the cup.

Sensory profile

Comparative scale

sweetnessHigh

acidityVery low

bitternessVery high

bodyVery high

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

Caramel Butter

clear sweetness

FinishAfter you swallow

pronounced body

Where it sits

Stronger than 340 of the 345 other drinks in the catalogue, and weaker than 3.

That is 150 mg in a 6 oz cup serving — a concentration of 84.7 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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