We tested the Don Francisco Kona Blend kcup. The cup was a bit watery, with no special flavors coming across. We're not even going to give you any cupping notes, as it was nothing special to note. … [Read more...]
Review of Donut House K-cups
This is a mainstream favorite of many, however as of late we've seen a tremendous amount of kcup pods blowing up in the machine. Either the lids aren't sealed well or the grinds are too fine, we're also digging into this as we faced the same issue during our review. The flavor is a nice balanced cup with a slight bold feature, this coffee works great with sugar and creamer. … [Read more...]
K-Cup Review: Starbucks Tribute Blend 2013
[adsense] The Tribute blend of coffee that Starbucks releases each year is certainly one of our favorites. The blend incorporates Ethiopian, Sumatran, Colombian, and Papua New Guinea origin coffees and has distinct fruity, spicy, nutty, herbal, and smokey tastes and a smokey aroma. This blend definitely didn't disappoint while we savored every last drop. Starbucks … [Read more...]
3 of Our Favorite K-Cup Brewers Besides Keurig
[adsense] We love everything Keurig, but don't discount the other guys that have put out some pretty great machines that can brew k-cups just as easily! Here's three of our favorites: Mr.Coffee Single Serve Coffee Brewer We love this one because it's compact, but has a large reservoir, works with all k-cups, has 2 cup size options, and a tiny price … [Read more...]
K-Cup Review: Martinson Hazelnut Noisette Avellana
[adsense] Unfortunately, this wasn't one of our favorite hazelnut k-cups. The hazelnut flavor was barely there and, quite frankly, buried under a sour and acidic flavor. Not what we were expecting at all, but in this case we could have taken a hint from the barely-there aroma when brewing. What we thought... Initial Impression High hopes for it … [Read more...]