About us

Esspritz began with a very straightforward observation: one of the best coffee drinks we knew barely existed outside of cafés.

An espresso tonic has a strange effect the first time you try one. It feels recognizable immediately, yet completely different from most ready-to-drink coffee. Cold, sparkling, citrusy, dry, and deeply refreshing, it is unmistakably coffee, but drinks more like a soda.

We became obsessed with the idea of bringing that experience into a packaged format without losing what made the original drink special. Most canned coffee felt like a holdover from another era. Syrupy flavors, thick milk bases, artificial sweeteners, and exaggerated caffeine weren't giving us life. Esspritz came from a completely different instinct. We wanted something clean, balanced, sparkling, and highly drinkable. Something that felt more connected to hospitality, design, nightlife, travel, and culture than to any single category.

A major creative influence on the brand became motorsport culture, especially Formula One and vintage European racing. Long endurance races, roadside cafés, pit lanes, travel, speed, focus, exhaustion, glamour, and routine all existing at the same time. There was something about that world that felt emotionally connected to the drink itself. Not hyperactive or chaotic, but alert, social, mobile, and alive.

That influence shaped the visual language and emotional tone of Esspritz just as much as the beverage itself.

Today, Esspritz can be found in independent cafés, restaurants, specialty markets, offices, bars, and hospitality spaces that share a similar sensibility. The goal has never been to chase innovation for its own sake or build an identity around trends. Instead, we have focused on making something distinctive, classic, and true to the experience that inspired it.

Esspritz is a woman-owned company based in Los Angeles and proudly manufactured in California. We also happen to be enthusiastic about aluminum, which is infinitely recyclable and one of the most sustainable packaging materials available.

At the center of everything is still the original idea: one of the world's great café drinks, thoughtfully translated into a can.