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00:00 The following portion of the Arizona Daily Mix is sponsored by Better Buzz.
00:07 All right, since 2022, Better Buzz coffee has been the staple in the California coffee
00:15 scene, Lexi.
00:16 Or 2002, because they've been around a while.
00:17 2002, see what I say, 2022?
00:18 Yeah, they've been around a while.
00:19 Yeah, 2002, sorry.
00:20 But now they're finally making a wave here in the desert, and we could not be more excited.
00:25 Here to tell us all about it is Amanda Cameron and Emily Hayward.
00:28 Welcome, ladies, thank you for being here.
00:31 Thanks for having us.
00:32 Absolutely.
00:33 This is great.
00:34 It's all right, I'm hearing noises, I'm smelling great coffee aromas.
00:37 I know I was going to say, let me get my microphone closer.
00:40 Can you hear that?
00:41 Can you get there?
00:42 So, this is great.
00:43 All right, let's talk about Better Buzz, because what's really neat is that you guys have been
00:46 in California, we were talking about in the San Diego area, and that means people who
00:50 go over there for the summer, go over there, are now going to be enjoying it here.
00:54 Absolutely.
00:55 We have a lot of fans of Better Buzz that visit San Diego and live in Phoenix, and so
00:59 we've been getting requests for many years, and we decided to open our first out-of-state
01:03 location here in Phoenix.
01:05 It is our 23rd location total.
01:06 Oh my gosh.
01:07 That's awesome.
01:08 Where exactly in the Valley is it?
01:09 We're in uptown, so 7th Street and Glendale Avenue.
01:12 Oh wow, right in the area.
01:13 That's central.
01:14 That place is growing there.
01:15 That's literally on my drive home from here, so I will be a frequent customer, because
01:19 I definitely love you guys.
01:21 You have so many incredible offerings.
01:23 I mean, look at this table, there's so much stuff going on here.
01:26 Let's talk a little bit about what's on the table.
01:28 Yeah, because I want to talk about where you guys started, and then how you got to this
01:32 level here, which is kind of interesting.
01:34 Absolutely.
01:35 So we roast all of our beans in San Diego in small batches, so it really provides a
01:39 smooth coffee.
01:40 It tastes delicious.
01:42 We also make our cold brew here in Phoenix, so that's what you see right here.
01:46 Also here, sorry, right here, our cinnamon cream cold brew.
01:50 This has a cold foam on it, and it's delicious.
01:53 We also just launched our own energy drinks, the cans that you see out front, and they're
01:58 only available here in Phoenix right now.
02:00 Oh wow!
02:01 We got exclusive.
02:02 Yes, that's awesome.
02:03 Yeah.
02:04 Very, very cool.
02:05 That's awesome.
02:06 And also too, you have the cups.
02:08 This is very important, because people want to, of course, be at work or somewhere and
02:11 enjoy a little bit of the better buzz.
02:13 Yes, we have whole beans, we have K-Cups, if you want to brew it in your keg.
02:17 We also are known for our vanilla buzz.
02:20 It's a creamy vanilla powder that's used in some of our drinks.
02:23 It's what is really the secret sauce to a lot of our drinks, including our Best Drink
02:27 Ever, which is trademarked because it is the best drink ever.
02:31 Is it called the best drink ever?
02:33 It is.
02:34 There it is.
02:35 Genius.
02:36 That is great.
02:37 What about this food that we have on the table?
02:38 This looks so tasty.
02:39 So all of our food is made to order, so you can get anything, any time of day.
02:43 We open at 4.30 a.m. and we close at 9 p.m., so if you want to have a breakfast sandwich
02:48 at night for dinner or a snack in the afternoon, you can do that.
02:52 Right here is our butter breakfast sandwich.
02:54 This is one of our best.
02:56 I eat that quite frequently.
02:57 Best sandwich ever.
02:58 Ever.
02:59 Yes, it is.
03:00 It's on a pretzel bun.
03:01 There it is.
03:02 Done.
03:03 Done.
03:04 We use a local bakery here in Phoenix.
03:07 And then this is our bacon ciabatta that's on a ciabatta bun.
03:11 We also have acai bowls, smoothies, yogurt bowls, avocado toast, really anything that
03:17 you're craving.
03:18 All right, we talk about coffee, but I'm seeing different drinks here, so I know you're going
03:21 to make one for us, too.
03:22 So what type of different drinks do you have?
03:24 Yeah.
03:25 So these two drinks right here are made with our new energy drink.
03:28 As you mentioned before, this one up front has Pop Rocks.
03:31 This is our Burstin' Blue Raspberry, and it has a full can of energy drink in it.
03:35 And then this one is our Prickly and Pink Mojito.
03:38 Ooh, I like that.
03:39 Ooh, I was going to say margarita, because yesterday was National Margarita Day, but
03:43 for Mojito Day, there you go.
03:44 And are we going to make a coffee drink here?
03:47 We are.
03:48 Ooh, okay, Emily, tell us what we're going to make.
03:50 So today we're making our honey latte, okay?
03:52 So it's going to have our signature creamy vanilla, as well as organic honey syrup.
03:56 So I'm going to go ahead and start with our Buzz Lightyear Espresso.
04:00 We pull all double shots, so no singles at Buzz.
04:02 I like it.
04:03 See, I knew I knew I liked you guys.
04:04 All double shots.
04:05 We got a Phoenix buzz.
04:06 There it goes.
04:07 Yes.
04:08 All right, so the first thing I'm going to do is go ahead and add this creamy vanilla,
04:14 about a tablespoon.
04:15 So if you're using the creamy vanilla at home, how much would you add to like a regular cup
04:20 of coffee?
04:21 So what is in our little buzz sticks is about two tablespoons.
04:25 Okay.
04:26 But we might put a little more than that.
04:30 Nice.
04:31 Nice.
04:32 All right, so the next thing I'm going to do, and another thing to mention, you always
04:35 want to dissolve it into something hot.
04:37 So hot water, hot coffee.
04:38 Got you.
04:39 Really important.
04:40 So first thing we're going to do is that organic honey is going to go right inside there.
04:44 Honey first.
04:45 Yes.
04:46 Okay.
04:47 Next up is going to be our milk.
04:49 So we're using oat milk today.
04:50 We have lots of milk options at Butter Buzz.
04:52 That's great.
04:53 Yes.
04:54 I always have to ask, do you guys have oat milk everywhere I go?
04:56 Because oat milk is my milk of choice.
04:58 So that's great to know.
04:59 Oat, almond, and coconut.
05:00 Nice.
05:01 Perfect.
05:02 All right, so next is going to be our little mixture there, which is going to be the vanilla
05:07 and our espresso, a little whisk, ice, and then we are all set.
05:13 Oh, that looks incredible.
05:15 This is great.
05:16 All right, ladies, remind them again where the location is here.
05:20 Yes, we're on 7th Street and Glendale Avenue, and we are opening four more this year in
05:25 Phoenix.
05:26 Surprise, Scottsdale, Tempe, and Queen Creek.
05:29 Oh my gosh.
05:30 So there you go.
05:31 Perfect.
05:32 I love it.
05:33 This is awesome.
05:34 Thank you.
05:35 Phoenix is going to be nice and buzzed.
05:36 Thanks for coming to the Valley, guys.
05:37 We're so excited.
05:38 I love Lexi.
05:39 I'm so happy.
05:40 She's like, I'm looking.
05:41 I'm just staring at it.
05:42 I'm like, wow, we have more of the mix coming up after this.
05:54 The proceeding portion of the Arizona Daily Mix was sponsored by Better Buzz.
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