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Espresso Tonic is the drink from the specialty-coffee scene, ready to drink in a 250 ml organic can – created by Sankt Sprizz (Bad Aibling) together with Hamburg organic-coffee pioneer Mount Hagen. This is where editors find everything they need for their coverage: facts, print-quality photos, story angles and, in Johannes Schubert, a founder who replies fast.

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Current news hooks

  • August 2026: The first batch is canned and shipping. The 24-can tray (€48.00) and a 6-can sample pack (€12.00) are available online (to the shop).
  • February 2026: 2nd place at the Biofach Start-up Award for Aperitivo Kollektiv GmbH.
  • Summer 2026: New Munich imagery (forStory) – now 14 press photos plus landscape headers, free for editorial use.

Press release

Released for editorial use – also as a text file (German) or in the press kit (ZIP).

Espresso Tonic, now ready to drink in an organic can: Sankt Sprizz and Mount Hagen bring the coffee-bar trend to retail

Bad Aibling / Hamburg, July 2026. Aperitivo Kollektiv GmbH (brand: Sankt Sprizz) and Hamburg organic and fair-trade coffee pioneer Mount Hagen are launching a ready-to-drink Espresso Tonic in a 250 ml slimline can – the canned version of the drink that has long been a staple of specialty coffee bars.

The base is cold brew (15 %) from ground Mount Hagen organic espresso beans, topped with a sparkling tonic component made from herbal extracts. The drink is alcohol-free, certified organic (DE-ÖKO-006) and comes to 33 kcal per 100 ml. It launches in two varieties: with natural caffeine from the espresso bean (approx. 40 mg per can – about a single espresso) and as a virtually caffeine-free decaf for the evening.

“We could have made it easier for ourselves – water with coffee flavouring would have been simpler. We didn’t. There is real, cold-brewed espresso in this can,” says founder Johannes Schubert, who runs Aperitivo Kollektiv GmbH as a solo founder and took 3rd place at the Gründerpreis Rosenheim in 2026; the company also took 2nd place at the Biofach Start-up Award 2026.

Distribution is launching through food and beverage retail and the hospitality trade. Both varieties are listed in the EDEKA and REWE merchandise systems; delivery is direct from the producer or via beverage wholesalers.

Your interview partner

Johannes Schubert, founder of Aperitivo Kollektiv GmbH – photo: Daniela Pfeil

Johannes Schubert, founder & managing director of Aperitivo Kollektiv GmbH – a solo founder, reachable without a PR agency in between. Talks about:

  • “The queue in Nuremberg” – how a trade-fair moment became a product
  • Why the coffee-bar trend Espresso Tonic is now ready to drink in a can
  • Two brands, one house: Espresso Tonic alongside the organic aperitivo Sankt Sprizz

Interviews by phone or on site in Bad Aibling, at short notice. Replies usually the same day: kontakt@sanktsprizz.de

Milestones

  • February 2025 – Biofach Nuremberg: Sankt Sprizz and Mount Hagen share a trade-fair bar – the queue in front of it becomes the product idea.
  • 2025 – Aperitivo Kollektiv GmbH founded in Bruckmühl/Bad Aibling; market launch of the organic aperitivo Sankt Sprizz.
  • February 2026 – 2nd place at the Biofach Start-up Award (official BIOFACH finalists page).
  • 2026 – 3rd place at the Gründerpreis Rosenheim.
  • June 2026 – Trade magazine BioHandel profiles the company.
  • July 2026 – The 24-can tray becomes available online for the first time.
  • August 2026 – The first batch is canned; tray and sample pack start shipping.

Story angles

  • The queue in Nuremberg: At Biofach 2025, Sankt Sprizz and Mount Hagen shared a trade-fair bar – Farid Keller poured fresh espresso over Johannes Schubert's tonic, and the queue waiting in front of it turned into a product idea. The full origin story →
  • The coffee-bar trend goes ready to drink: Espresso Tonic used to exist only freshly mixed – now it comes as an organic can in retail.
  • Munich × Hamburg: A Bavarian one-man start-up and the organic-coffee pioneer from Hamburg develop a drink together.
  • Two brands, one house: Why the second drink isn't called Sankt Sprizz – its own brand for the chiller cabinet, so the Bioland premium brand keeps its own profile.
  • Sober-curious, but honest: An alcohol-free grown-up drink that imitates nothing – with natural caffeine (approx. 40 mg – about a single espresso), plus a decaf version for the evening.

Quotes from founder Johannes Schubert

"We could have made it easier for ourselves – water with coffee flavouring would have been simpler. We didn’t. There is real, cold-brewed espresso in this can."

"Espresso Tonic belongs in the chiller cabinet next to the energy drinks – as the more honest option: real cold brew, natural caffeine."

Both quotes free to use with attribution. Interviews: by phone or on site in Bad Aibling, at short notice.

The company in one paragraph

Aperitivo Kollektiv GmbH (Bruckmühl/Bad Aibling, Upper Bavaria) is run by Johannes Schubert as sole founder and is the company behind the Sankt Sprizz brand, a finely bitter organic aperitivo made on a Bioland wine base. Aperitivo Kollektiv GmbH develops and produces the ready-to-drink Espresso Tonic in a can – created in Bavaria, made in Germany. Espresso Tonic is the company's second drink. Awards & milestones: Biofach Start-up Award 2026 (2nd place), Gründerpreis Rosenheim (3rd place 2026), FoodNextGen pitch (winner); presented at FOOD & LIFE Munich.

Media coverage

BioHandel (15 June 2026): Organic start-ups 2026 – featuring a profile of Sankt Sprizz / Aperitivo Kollektiv (in German)

Press contact

Johannes Schubert · Founder, Aperitivo Kollektiv GmbH
kontakt@sanktsprizz.de · usually replies the same day
Sudetenstraße 116 · 83052 Bruckmühl

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