My Tasting Review of Green Mountain Sumatra Reserve Dark Roast Coffee

by Nigel Ong

I have had some of Green Mountain’s coffee, such as the Dark Magic and Breakfast Blend, and am quite happy about them. While those are more generic blends, I wonder how their single-origin coffee tastes. 

Hence, I picked up a Green Mountain Sumatra Reserve bag to try. 

In this review, I’ll brew the coffee several ways and then sample it. I’ll also compare the Green Mountain Sumatra Reserve with relevant coffees to see how it would fare.

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I Taste Tested Starbucks Komodo Dragon Blend Dark Roast Coffee: Review, Photos

by Nigel Ong

One thing I have learned about Starbucks’ roasts is to always treat them as slightly darker roasts than they originally claimed. For example, a regular medium roast is probably a medium dark roast. 

Will Starbucks Komodo Dragon Roast taste the same? I picked up this unique single-origin coffee and tried it out. 

I will review the Starbucks Komodo Dragon Roast in this post. As usual, I will brew the coffee three ways and then sample it with popular flavorings. I’ll also compare it against other light roasts and regular coffee.

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My Taste Test: Lavazza Tierra! Organic For Planet Coffee: Review & Photos

by Nigel Ong

Lavazza makes some pretty interesting roasts. Some are rough for me, like the Qualita Rosa, but there are nice ones, too, like the Qualita Oro. 

What about its more unique roasts, such as the ¡Tierra! Organic For Planet? I picked up a bag to find out. 

In this post, I review the ¡Tierra! Organic Planet. I’ll brew it three ways and then sample it before comparing it with other roasts in my stash.

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I Taste Test Tim Hortons Colombian Roast Coffee: Review & Photos

by Nigel Ong

Colombian roasts are popular for their darker, earthier, cocoa-like flavor. As a result, many roasters, including Tim Hortons, offer single-origin Colombian coffee in their lineup. 

Keen to see how Tim Hortons Colombian Roast fare against other Colombian roasts in my collection, I decided to pick up a bag to review. 

I will brew and sample the Tim Hortons 100% Colombian Roast in this review. I will also compare it with other relevant coffee in my collection before deciding if you should try this coffee.

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My Taste Test of Tim Hortons Dark Roast Coffee

by Nigel Ong

While we enjoy Starbucks and Dunkin as our default go-to coffee, Canadians have their Tim Hortons. Aside from their popular Original Blend, Tim Hortons also has various roasts. One of the more popular ones is the Dark Roast. 

I visited one of Tim Horton’s newly opened Singapore stores and picked one to review here. 

I will brew and sample the Tim Hortons Dark Roast in this post. I will also compare it with other relevant coffee in my collection before deciding if you should try this coffee.

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I tasted Green Mountain Coffee Dark Magic Roast: Review, Photos

by Nigel Ong

Green Mountain Coffee may be one of the more affordable coffee options on your grocery shelves but never discount the roaster. 

My previous review of the Green Mountain Breakfast Blend is surprisingly quite pleasant, which made me think of trying another of its roasts again, this time the Dark Magic Dark Roast. 

In this post, I brew the Green Mountain Dark Magic Roast in three ways before sampling the coffee black and with flavorings. I will also compare it with other relevant coffee in my collection before deciding if you should try this coffee.

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I Tasted Kicking Horse Coffee’s Grizzly Claw Dark Roast: Review, Photos

by Nigel Ong

Dark roasts are intense, with smoke, a woody taste, and deeper notes like chocolate or nuts. Some even come with leathery and peppery flavors. 

What about Kicking Horse Coffee’s Grizzly Claw Roast? Will it be as intense as a… grizzly bear’s claw slamming on your face? I picked up a bag to find out.

In this review, I will sample the Grizzly Claw Roast. I’ll brew the coffee several ways and then sample it with popular flavorings. I’ll also compare the roast with relevant coffees to see if you should try it.

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I Tested New England Coffee Donut Shop Blend Light Roast Coffee: Review, Photos

by Nigel Ong

Donut shop blends are almost guaranteed to give you pleasurable sips. They are balanced and comfortable and pair well with sweet pastries like donuts. They sell like gangbusters, too.

Many roasters, including New England Coffee, offered their take on the Donut shop blend. How good is their blend? I picked up a bag to find out.

I will brew and sample Community Coffee American Classic Roast in this post. I will also compare its flavors against other relevant coffee and decide if you should try this roast.

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I Tasted Green Mountain Breakfast Blend Coffee: Review, Photos

by Nigel Ong

Looking at grocery shelves, it can be hard to miss out on Green Mountain Coffee. With its bright green packaging and competitive pricing, it is probably the go-to coffee for many people. 

Reviews indicated many enjoyed the coffee for its low acid and soft flavors. Curious, I picked up a bag from the grocery shelves to try and review it myself. 

In this post, I brew the Green Mountain Breakfast Blend in three ways before sampling the coffee black and with flavorings. I will also compare it with other relevant coffee in my collection before deciding if you should try this coffee.

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Tasting Starbucks Sumatra Roast: My Review & Photos

by Nigel Ong

Starbucks Sumatra Roast is one of the more popular coffee roasts from Starbucks. It is also one of the more popular single-origin coffees from the giant coffee house. 

Having recently tasted the Nespresso version of the roast, I wonder if the pod version tastes the same as the original roasts. This made me pick up a bag of the Starbucks Sumatra Roast myself.

In this review, I will sample the Starbucks Sumatra Roast. I’ll brew the coffee several ways and then sample it with popular flavorings. I’ll also compare the roast with relevant coffees to see if you should give it a try.

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