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The Drifter Mobile coffee trailer bringing great drinks to events, weddings, businesses & celebrations. Booking Events or Pop-ups for 2027 ☕🚐

11/10/2026

And just like that… our first season is in the books. 🤎☕️

What. A. Ride.

We wrapped up our season last weekend at Rolling Chapters, and WOW. You guys showed up! We couldn’t have asked for a better turnout to send us into the offseason.

To everyone who stopped by, grabbed a coffee, shared a post, invited us to an event, or supported this little family business in any way — THANK YOU.

When we started this adventure, we really didn’t know what to expect. We’ve learned so much, met some incredible people, visited some amazing places, and made a whole lot of coffee along the way.

Was everything perfect? Absolutely not. 😂 We had our share of learning moments (including last weekend!), but every single one has helped us grow. And we’re already thinking about how to make season two even better.

We’re incredibly grateful for the businesses that welcomed us, the customers who kept coming back, and everyone who gave The Drifter a chance.

Our first season was more than we could have imagined.

So for now, we’re parking her for the winter.

Same crew. Bigger dreams. See you in season TWO. 🤎

Coffee worth chasing. ☕️

ONE LAST STOP! 🥹☕️🤎It's hard to believe we're already here, but tomorrow marks The Drifter's final pop-up of our first s...
11/06/2026

ONE LAST STOP! 🥹☕️🤎

It's hard to believe we're already here, but tomorrow marks The Drifter's final pop-up of our first season!

And what better way to wrap things up than celebrating the grand opening of Rolling Chapters?! 📚

Come explore the bookstore, grab your favorite Drifter drink, and help us send off our first season! Lulu's Crêpes and Croissants & Sip. Dirty Soda will be there with us!

We're feeling all the emotions, but mostly just grateful. 🤎

See you tomorrow!

Going to be such a fun Saturday!! 😎☕📚
11/04/2026

Going to be such a fun Saturday!! 😎☕📚

11/03/2026

How cool is this?! 📚☕️

We're excited to be part of the Rolling Chapters grand opening this Saturday, November 7!

Give this WCCO story a watch, then come check out the bookstore and grab some coffee from The Drifter! 🤎

Reminder!  ☕🥰We park in the west side parking lot in the back corner.  Just come up to the Drifter window for your bottl...
11/01/2026

Reminder! ☕🥰

We park in the west side parking lot in the back corner. Just come up to the Drifter window for your bottles!
*come anytime between 4-5 😊

The ordering link will be open for about another hour.  Thank you to those who have already put in your orders!  We are ...
10/30/2026

The ordering link will be open for about another hour. Thank you to those who have already put in your orders! We are excited to give the bottled lattes a try!
https://cash.app/$coffeecabindrifterll

We couldn’t let the day end without wishing The Drifter’s very own manager a Happy 9th Birthday! 🥳🤎Brody spent the eveni...
10/29/2026

We couldn’t let the day end without wishing The Drifter’s very own manager a Happy 9th Birthday! 🥳🤎

Brody spent the evening eating his weight in sushi, opening presents, and watching the Brewers win the World Series! ⚾️

Not a bad way to celebrate 9!

Happy Birthday to our favorite little manager! ☕️🤎

You showed some interest… so we're giving it a try! 🤎☕BOTTLED LATTES ARE HERE!We're opening preorders for three of your ...
10/28/2026

You showed some interest… so we're giving it a try! 🤎☕

BOTTLED LATTES ARE HERE!

We're opening preorders for three of your Drifter favorites!

🤎 Banana Bread Latte
🤎 Drift Latte
🤎 Salty Camper Latte

12 oz bottles | $6.50 each

All the goodness of our regular 16 oz iced lattes, just without the ice! Pour over ice at home and enjoy. Should be consumed within 4 days for best quality!

✨ Minimum order of 3 bottles. Mix and match your favorites!

📍 PICKUP: Sunday, November 1 | 4–5 PM
Christ Redeemer Church
8500 Hillside Trail S, Cottage Grove

⏰ Preorders close Friday, October 30 at 6 PM!

All orders must be placed and paid for online.

🔗 ORDER HERE: https://cash.app/$coffeecabindrifterll

We're excited to see how this goes! If there's enough interest, we may squeeze in another pickup date before The Drifter heads into winter storage.

As always, thank you for supporting our little mobile coffee bar! 🤎

10/23/2026

SATURDAY, October 24
8:30-11 Salon Bambino
3-6 Woodbury Church of Christ for Trunk or Treat!!

We took our fan-favorite Drift Latte and gave it a little fall makeover. 🎃🤎

Vanilla bean + brown sugar + pumpkin + espresso = SO. FREAKING. GOOD. 🤤☕️

Add cold foam… or don’t. It’s bomb either way. ✌🏼

We've been tossing around one more idea before The Drifter gets tucked away for the winter…**Bottled lattes!** ☕🤎We're t...
10/22/2026

We've been tossing around one more idea before The Drifter gets tucked away for the winter…

**Bottled lattes!** ☕🤎

We're thinking about offering a few of our customer favorites — Banana Bread, Drift, Caramel Cream Cold Brew, and maybe a few others — bottled and ready to keep in your fridge for when you need a Drifter fix.

Nothing official yet, just seeing if there's interest!

Would you order a few to have at home? And what flavors would you want us to offer?

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82nd Street
Cottage Grove, MN
55016

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