Tesco is the major British supermarket chain. It is now multinational, and is the second or third or fourth largest retailer in the world, depending on who is counting. It was founded as an unnamed market stall in Hackney in 1919 by Jack Cohen - the Tesco name came in 1924, when Cohen sold teas from a supplier with the initials TES, and he added the Co from his own name. The first Tesco store was opened in 1929 in Edgware.
Coffee
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Score: 8
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Lovely! This is a smooth and deep coffee. Flavours are roasted almonds and chocolate - very deep and lazy. This isn't a grab you round the throat flavour hit, it's a fall into a pile of feather duvets flavour experience. Full bodied and well balanced, though with a little bit of powdery bitterness in the finish. A satisfying and pleasing coffee, though lacking intriguing or unusual flavours, and perhaps a bit too soft on the acidity (though I prefer that than being too hard). Initially nutty, then jammy fruit with a slight acidity, before moving to the mildly bitter finish. Chocolate notes throughout. Score: 7
This is a rich, meaty coffee, with good roast notes combined with balancing acidity. It makes a decent cup of coffee, quite robust. Perhaps lacking in character and subtlety for me. It's not doing much, other than producing fairly strong coffee flavours. There's nothing extra going on. This is a solid everyday cup, but nothing special. I'd be quite happy to buy this again, and it's my favourite of the three Guatemalan coffees I have tried, but it's not one for when you want something different, or something interesting. Score: 6
Costa Rican coffee has a good reputation for solid tasty coffee beans - though is
not too distinct from Colombian or better grades of Brazilian. It has a a creamy mouthfeel, lively but soft acidity, and good chocolate notes, quite smooth and milky. It is a pleasant coffee rather than an exciting one.
Score: 6
This is an average quality coffee. It has mild chocolate, some lime and violets, caramel, and a powdery instant coffee bitterness in the finish. There's roast notes at the base, and some flowery vanilla and clove at the top. Work hard at the flavours and they'll come - but the main impression is of a standard coffee with a little too much powdery bitterness. There's nothing of interest here, and certainly nothing to justify the expense. It's drinkable, but then so are many other coffees at a fraction of the cost.
Score: 5
Soft, mild, pleasant. Bland and lacking in character. Score: 5
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Score: 5
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A little crude, but roasty, and with some character. Score: 5
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Score: 2
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Creamy instant coffee
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Score: 4
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Green or herb tea
These are a good
everyday peppermint tea - the flavour is strong and bright with an
assertive peppermint when fresh, though can become a little cardboardy
and/or less well defined after the foil has been broken - so best used
as soon as possible, and wrap them up well. Excellent value and a good
choice for those who like to drink peppermint tea often.
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Score: 8
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Score: 7
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Flavoured tea
Black tea with 5% cocoa and a little bit of vanilla. Odd. Best drunk with milk.
Score: 4
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