New packet design. I don't know if they are using the same supplier, but this tastes smoother to me. There's no character to it (roasted to strength 5, and there wouldn't be character left in any coffee bean I suspect), but it's OK for an everyday coffee. It's easy to make - quite forgiveable of temperature, brewing time, and amount fluctuations. I use a standard three scoops, and water just off the boil, and plunge when I'm ready. It's clean, with a hint of spice. But there's little roast or chocolate or any of those flavours that I normally get with a strong roast. There's no acidity eitehr, which makes it easy drinking, but it just slips down, really, without being noticed. That's it's main claim I suppose - it is bland coffee. But sometimes that's all we want.
Date: Feb 2017 Score: 3
This has a picture of a leaping leopard - the Javan leopard I assume - along with the phrase "cat that got the cream". My first wife used to use that phrase, but it certainly wasn't in association with coffee (or with cats, or with cream). Anyway, this is a rough coffee that is best served with cream or milk to make it palatable.
Poor stuff really. I can now see why Java coffee is usually blended, and why it's used more for its robustness than for its character or flavour.
Date: Aug 2016 Score: 2
A pronounced but not aggressive bitterness. Good mouthful of apricot fruit and gentle acidity initially, which cleanses the mouth. Overall quite smooth, though finishing with a little grungy and powdery bitterness that lingers in the back of the mouth. Overall quite acceptable for a strong coffee with a roast strength of 5, though doesn't really call attention to itself in any positive way.
This is an Aldi own brand coffee, selected by the Aldi coffee buyer, Sandra Byrne, part of a range of single origin coffees sold at £1.99 for 200g.
Date: Aug 2014 Score: 3
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Indonesian coffee |
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