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Cold Brew Panela: Colombian cold brew coffee sweetened with panela, over ice

Hot brew & cold brew coffee cart · UAB, BirminghamBrewed by the cup.

Birmingham, ALWeekdays at UAB

100% pure, all-natural, Indigenous Colombian specialty coffee, ground fresh at the cart and poured on the sidewalks of UAB.

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The everyday cup

Hot
Brew

Honey-processed beans from Colombia’s Coffee Axis, batch-brewed in small pots all morning. Ready the second you pay.

Origin
Colombia’s Coffee Axis · 1,700 m+
Process
Hand-picked, honey-processed
Brew
Small-batch, always fresh
Price
12 oz $2.75 · 16 oz $3.25
A glass mug of Siénna Hot Brew, hot Colombian coffee

Sweetened the Colombian way

Hot Brew
Panela

Our hot brew sweetened with panela, Colombia’s unrefined cane sugar. Warm, round and caramel-sweet.

Origin
Colombia’s Coffee Axis · 1,700 m+
Sweetener
Panela — unrefined whole cane sugar
Brew
Small-batch, always fresh
Price
12 oz $3.25 · 16 oz $3.75
A glass mug of Hot Brew Panela, hot coffee sweetened with panela

Why a cart

Great coffee shouldn’t be a detour between lectures.

So we bring it to the sidewalk. Siénna™ beans, hand-picked and honey-processed in Colombia’s Coffee Axis, brewed four ways at a cart that rolls to where students, faculty and hospital staff are already walking.

From the farm, 1,700 m up in Colombia’s Coffee Axis · More on YouTube

Good to know

Hot brew, cold brew
and panela.

What is panela?

Panela is unrefined whole cane sugar from Colombia. Sugarcane juice is simply boiled down and set, with nothing refined out, so it keeps its natural molasses and tastes warm and caramel-like rather than sharp. We sweeten our Hot Brew Panela and Cold Brew Panela with it.

What’s the difference between hot brew and cold brew?

Our hot brew is brewed with hot water in small batches all morning and served hot. Our cold brew is slow-steeped in cold water for hours, then poured over ice, which makes it smooth and low in acidity.

What coffee do you use?

100% Colombian specialty coffee, hand-picked and honey-processed in Colombia’s Coffee Axis above 1,700 m, and ground fresh at the cart.

Where can I get Siénna Café coffee?

Our coffee cart sets up on public sidewalks around UAB in Birmingham, Alabama, most mornings. Check this week’s stops on this page, or order ahead online and pick up at the cart.

Find the cart

This week’s stops.

Public sidewalks around UAB. Weather calls and day-of moves go up on @thebestcoffeeyoucanbuy first.

MondayUAB Mini Park — 13th St S sidewalk7–11 AM
TuesdayUniversity Blvd — at 15th St S7–11 AM
WednesdayHealth sciences — University Blvd at 18th St S6:30–10:30 AM
ThursdayUAB Mini Park — 13th St S sidewalk7–11 AM
FridayUniversity Blvd — at 16th St S7 AM–12 PM
SaturdayCampus-adjacent partner lot — posted on Instagram9 AM–1 PM
SundayClosed — private events only—
Cold brew coffee over ice from the Siénna Café cart
Booking fall & spring

Bring the cart to your event.

Org meetings, department mornings, study nights and weddings. We roll up, set up and brew by the cup.

  • Hot brew and cold brew bar, with or without panela
  • Self-contained cart — no outlet or water hookup needed
  • Cups, milk, panela and cinnamon included