Here we are at the end at last, we round out our little coffee journey with another Colombian offering and I swear I need to stick a note on the cupboards above my coffee machine that just says “TAKE A PICTURE OF THE SHOT” in huge letters as I forgot to do it yet again.  Doh.

This one was alright. It was neither particularly interesting, nor particularly unpleasant.  It was quite smooth, not particularly fruity or acidic, a perfectly pleasant coffee to start my day with and round out 25 days of reviews! I’m still not a massive fan of Colombian coffee, but I would like to thank Pact for introducing me to some that are not only not half bad, but I’d actually buy again!

So what did I think of the calendar as a whole? The calendar cost me £35, so that works out to a cost of £1.40 per cup of coffee. That, however, is a discounted price as we bought two calendars at once.  On their own they’re £39, for a cost of nearer to £1.60 per cup.

How did my opinions break down in the end?

• Like – 15
• Meh – 5
• Dislike – 5

I’d consider that a pretty decent ratio all in all. Only five that I actively didn’t enjoy and twenty that I either really liked, or at least didn’t mind. Also, this let me identify some trends in my coffee drinking.  I don’t really care for coffees from Guatemala, nor do I enjoy ones that are honey processed.  Having so many different coffees in quick succession has let me identify trends that I might otherwise have missed.

I also think that if you (or a friend) want to get a bit more serious about coffee, then this is a really good place to start. It lets you try lots of different types for not a massive outlay of cash compared to buying full bags from lots of roasters.

Would I buy it again?  I would.

Would I post a review a day for it again? Maybe not. 🙂

That’s it for this year, thanks very much for taking the time to read my thoughts on all these different coffees and thanks again to Pact for producing a very nice calendar!

TTFN.

Hey folks, sorry I ended up being a bit late with these reviews but here we are with the last two!

Nope. Didn’t care for this one at all. Again there was that weird flavour note somewhere in it that just makes me want to wrinkle my face up. It wasn’t terrible, not like day 23’s papaya offering, but this one did nothing for me at all.  My Mum’s down visiting for Christmas and she tried it as well and agreed with me that neither of us cared for it very much.  Guess I see where I get my dislike for Colombian coffees!

Moving on, one more day to go where I’ll tot up the scores and give an overall opinion of the calendar, if I thought it was a worthwhile purchase and if I’d buy one again.

TTFN.

Today’s coffee is brought to you by “Aw crap, the last two days are both Colombian.” Have I mentioned I’m, not a big fan of Colombian coffee? What’s that?  I’ve mentioned it so many times I sound like a broken record? Oh, alright then.  Let’s talk about a coffee that isn’t Colombian! (How many times can I say ‘Colombian’ in one paragraph?)

Two more days to go, and this one goes straight into the “Dislike” column. I’m beginning to suspect I don’t care for honey processed coffees. This was another that goes solidly into the sharp, almost sour families of coffee.  Tasting notes are listed as “papaya”.  Now I haven’t the slightest clue what that actually tastes like, but if it’s anything like the coffee then I suspect I wouldn’t care for it all that much.

My wife didn’t mind it, so she ended up drinking the rest of my cup so it didn’t go to waste at least!

So, tomorrow is Christmas Eve proper, I hope wherever you are you have a good supply of lovely coffee laid in, your shopping is all done, presents all sorted and you’re looking forward to Christmas Day.  Talk at you all tomorrow.

TTFN.

Back on track.  Like Thomas the Tank Engine.

Today’s coffee has an awesome name, however the connotations it brings up in my head aren’t great.  It makes me think of the Pak’ma’ra from Babylon 5, who were a race of smelly carrion eaters!  Luckily, this coffee is far nicer than that. Also, I will studiously NOT be mentioning “Who’s your little Pak’ma’ra” because there are things we don’t need to be thinking about.

Oh yes.  This one was lovely.  You open the bag and your nostrils are immediately hit with the smell of cherries and chocolate.  It’s not QUITE black forest gateau flavoured coffee, but it really was quite delicious.  It was so rich with cherry overtones it was almost boozy.  I always find coffees like this put me in mind of red wine.

Thoroughly enjoyed, another in the “Like” column, would definitely buy again, regret not having any more to try it in hot milk!

TTFN.

Keeping this one brief, I’m afraid.  I’ve come down with a stinking head cold right now so unfortunately coffee sort of just tastes like coffee at the moment so I suspect I might not be being entirely fair to the next few days of the calendar as I can barely smell anything at the moment.  Oh well, it is what it is!

This one was….alright. I think it was good enough not to merit a “Meh” but nor was it one I’d desperately go out of my way to drink.  Now the card says the tasting notes were “stone fruit” and that’s what I detected, a sort of fruitiness to each mouthful, but nothing that I could specifically put a name to.

What’s interesting is that my friend with her calendar, she tried this one and described it as smokey, definitely not a word I’d have used for it!  Goes to show what a difference it can make between people and how dependent it is on how you make it as well.

TTFN.