Iced Coffee Prices Going Up? Here's Why Your Favorite Summer Beverage Is So Expensive

If you've noticed your coffee budget is a little tight this summer, you're not alone. More than other nations, Americans looking for a caffeine jolt have turned to the sweet, cold version served in a plastic cup with a straw. But the very things that make this summer staple so appealing also make it pricey. "People think ice is free," Michael Pollack of Brooklyn Roasting Company, where a 24-ounce iced coffee costs $4.50, told Gothamist's Gabrielle Sierra.