Atelier-Cafes Bretagne Cafe De L'Atelier

Chrissie brought these over-roasted beans of no character and no indication of country of origin back from Normandy for me. It's sludge. Best drunk with milk. Or best not drunk at all. I wonder who exactly drinks this garbage, and I suppose it must be folks who drink espresso.  One of the least attractive coffees I have drunk in a long time.


Score: 1

Taylors Praline Especial Brazil

Taylors usually do some pleasing blends, but I'm not keen on this one. It's a darkest roast, so of course there are dark chocolate flavours, but there's also a fair amount of sludgy bitterness with few sharp or acidic notes to balance it out. Some creamy toffee or caramel adds to the interest, but overall this is too much in the direction of a simple strong roast.  There is absolutely no regional character due to the dark roasting, so putting Brazil in the name is not helpful - I don't doubt that the beans came from Brazil, but they could have come from anywhere, the regional character has been roasted out of them.

Not impressed.


Score: 3

Taylors of Harrogate