Today’s coffee is brought to you by a recently discovered musical track (Thank you BBC 6 Music).  You should check it out. It’s called “Yo Mae Leh” and it’s by a person? Group? Murder of Crows? Pod of Dolphins? Cyborg Horse? called Invisible Minds.

Link to music

And now for something completely different

Coffee.

I gotta admit, jury was out on this one to begin with.  I’m not a massive fan of dark roast coffees, and this one is definitely veering toward the darker side.  That said, it’s not unpleasant at all and the predominant tasting note I got from it was…treacle, I’d say.  Something dark and rich but not chocolatey or sweet, at least not for me.  I think I’d really like to try this one as a latte or a flat white, I think it’d be bloody lovely.

I am suffering from a stinking headcold so my tastebuds might not be working 100% at the moment but you know what it sort of reminded me of? Cinder toffee. It was like having a mouthful of that and then swirling in some coffee. Good stuff, Pact.

TTFN.

I know, I know, late again!

My excuse is Star Wars. Star Wars is the best excuse for everything. Have you seen the new movie yet? If not, you should, just for the visual spectacle.  The story is mostly decent, with some slightly questionable decisions in the storytelling in places, but I enjoyed it more than the Force Awakens BECAUSE IT WASN’T A BLOODY REMAKE.

Anyway. Coffee.  This was an interesting one!

The blurb on the back talks about “lemony acidity” and I’d have to agree.  Wow, this one was JUICY.  We went way beyond acid, way behind fruity or floral and solidly into juicy territory.  The last mouthful was so potent it was like finishing your coffee and promptly swigging a glass of really tart fruit juice. This is another that I think wouldn’t be a regular purchase, but damn if I wanted something with a bit of ZING to it, this would be my go-to.

We’ll add this one to the “Like” column as well as my “I hope Pact stocks this regularly!” list.

To sum up where we are with the scores so far –

• Like – 11
• Meh – 3
• Dislike – 2

TTFN.

Ten days to go, ten days to go, hi ho the derry oh, it’s ten days to go.

Have you done your Christmas shopping, boys and girls?  Made sure to lay in enough coffee to see you over the festive period?  If not, might be time to think about it!  We’re mostly organised here at Casa Del Snob, and our daughter spends every day yelling “SANTA IS COMING!” But that’s beside the point, let’s talk about today’s coffee.

And I was stalling a bit because today’s was….it was alright, I guess. It was nothing massively special, nothing hugely memorable, but nor was it terrible. After the two in a row that I definitely did not care for, it was good to get back on track with a couple of decent ones! This is another that, at least for me, was just coffee flavoured. No massively standout notes, but no nasty overtones or lingering aftertastes either. Just a nice cup.

That’s it, I’m off for now!  Be back tomorrow with another review.

TTFN.

Sorry folks! Running a bit behind again, but determined to keep it going.  The end is nearly in sight.  And hey, today’s coffee was bloody lovely and another that goes solidly into the “Like” column.

So the back of the pack talks about cherry and red apple flavours and I have to agree. It was sort of like biting into an apple, then taking a swig of coffee to wash it down!  A little odd, but pleasant all the same. I’m not sure it’s something I’d buy too often, but as with some of the previous ones I think I’d pick it up if I fancied something a little different.  Not sure how it would work in hot milk, but might need to get some again to try it and see!