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Dunkin’ Cold Brew is coffee steeped slowly in cold water for 12+ hours instead of brewed with heat, which gives it a smoother, naturally sweeter and less acidic taste than iced coffee. A medium runs about $4.19, carries roughly 260 mg of caffeine (the strongest standard cup on the Dunkin’ menu) and is just about 5 calories when you order it black. Below you’ll find current Dunkin cold brew prices by size, caffeine and calories, the best cold foam and flavor builds, and exactly how it stacks up against iced coffee and Nitro.

Dunkin’ Cold Brew Prices & Sizes (S/M/L)

Dunkin’ Cold Brew comes in three sizes: Small (16 oz), Medium (24 oz) and Large (32 oz). Nitro Cold Brew, poured from a tap and infused with nitrogen for a foamy, cascading head, is served in Small and Medium only. Here’s what a plain, black cold brew costs before any swirls or cold foam are added.

Cold Brew Calories & Caffeine by Size

Cold Brew has the most caffeine on the standard Dunkin’ menu. Because the grounds steep for so long, a medium delivers about 260 mg of caffeine, more than a medium hot coffee (~210 mg) or iced coffee (~198 mg). Ordered black it is a very light drink at around 5 calories with no sugar; the numbers only climb once you add milk, liquid sugar, a flavor swirl or cold foam.

Figures are approximate and shift a little by store, ice level and pour. If you are sensitive to caffeine, a Small keeps you near 174 mg, and an iced matcha latte (~120 mg) is a gentler alternative with the same iced, refreshing feel.

Cold Brew Flavors, Swirls & Cold Foam

Plain cold brew is a base for add-ons, and this is where Dunkin’ cold brew gets fun. The signature upgrade is Sweet Cold Foam: a light, sweetened cream floated on top that you sip through as you drink. Seasonal cold foams rotate through flavors like pumpkin, salted caramel and, most famously, cookie butter.

You can also stir in a flavor swirl (the sweeter, milkier option) or an unsweetened flavor shot. Popular combinations include:

• Cookie Butter Cold Brew: cold brew with cookie butter cold foam and a spiced-cookie crumble on top; the cult favorite.
• Cold Brew with Sweet Cold Foam: the everyday upgrade that adds body and a touch of sweetness without a full swirl.
• Caramel Cold Brew: a caramel swirl plus a splash of milk for an iced-latte feel with cold brew’s smoothness.
• French Vanilla or Mocha swirl: classic sweet builds that soften the roast.

What’s In a Dunkin’ Cold Brew & How It’s Made

A Dunkin’ Cold Brew is made from coarsely ground coffee that steeps in cold, room-temperature water for more than 12 hours, never heated. That slow, cold extraction pulls out the sweet, chocolatey notes while leaving behind much of the bitterness and acid that hot brewing produces. The result is a coffee concentrate that is served over ice, so the standard build is just cold brew and ice: no dairy and no sugar unless you add them.

Because it starts life unsweetened and low in acid, cold brew is an easy pick if regular coffee bothers your stomach, and it takes milk, oat milk, sweetener and cold foam beautifully. It is different from Dunkin’s iced coffee, which is brewed hot and then chilled, a faster process with a brighter, more traditional coffee flavor.

Cold Brew vs Iced Coffee vs Nitro

These three cold drinks look similar in the cup but taste and behave differently. The quick version: iced coffee is the brightest and cheapest, cold brew is the smoothest and most caffeinated, and Nitro is the creamiest with a naturally sweet, velvety texture and no straw needed.

If you want the full brewed-hot lineup and pricing, see the Dunkin’ iced coffee guide, or the dedicated Nitro Cold Brew page for how the tap-poured version differs. All three live under the coffee & espresso menu.

Best Cold Brew Order & Customizations

After ordering a lot of cold brew, these are the four builds we come back to, ranked by how well they balance flavor, sweetness and that smooth cold-brew character.

How to Order a Cold Brew (App & Drive-Thru)

You can order cold brew at the counter, at the drive-thru, or ahead on the Dunkin’ app for pickup. Ordering in the app is usually the smart move: Dunkin’ Rewards members earn points on every cold brew, unlock app-only offers, and can save a custom build (say, medium cold brew with sweet cold foam and light ice) to reorder in one tap.

At the drive-thru, keep it simple: state the size, then “cold brew,” then any swirl or cold foam. For example, “medium cold brew with a caramel swirl and sweet cold foam.” Mobile ordering skips the line entirely and is where the best cold brew deals tend to appear.

Cold Brew Nutrition Facts (Summary)

A black Dunkin’ Cold Brew is one of the lowest-calorie ways to get a serious caffeine hit: about 5 calories and 0 g of sugar in a medium, with roughly 260 mg of caffeine. Add a splash of whole milk and a flavor swirl and a medium climbs to roughly 130–180 calories; sweet cold foam adds about 70–110 calories depending on size and flavor.

For context, that black cold brew has more caffeine but far fewer calories than a Frozen Coffee or a flavored iced latte, which is why it’s the go-to order for anyone watching calories but not caffeine. Full drink-by-drink numbers are on the Dunkin’ menu with prices page.

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