Here at Judge Central we do like a nice Tanzanian and the higher it’s grown, the better. And you don’t get much higher than Kilimanjaro. This batch must have had Chris Moyle’s large frame stomping all over them as the beans are small. They’re also pale and dusty, but after a good grinding the smell […]
Adams and Russell Tanzania Kilimanjaro Coffee Read Post »
As gimmicks go, this is the pinnacle. A coffee with beans twice as strong as any other. The world’s strongest coffee. This is the kind of challenge that gets the Judge’s gavels quivering. Having read the article in The Metro, people were asking us if we’d tried it. We hadn’t, so got some sent over […]
This is a very dark roasted coffee. It looked so dark that we actually held a spoonful back on the make up. Mistake. You need the full quota to get the required strength out of this one. We could tell by the colour of it – it was just too weedy. One more spoonful brought […]
Suma Colombia Organic Coffee Read Post »
This came delivered from the lovely people at Ginerva, direct from Sicily, freshly roasted. It’s a massive 1kg bag – the size of which we’ve only come across in horrible catering coffees. Couple that fear with the knowledge that Ginerva’s coffees are based on Robusta coffee beans. Now, for the uninitiated, coffee is of two […]
Ginerva Miscela Selezionata Coffee Beans Read Post »
It’s very easy when reviewing anything IKEA to harp on about flat packs and chipboard, and to be honest I was expecting the contents of this packet to be the crumbled up chipboard corners of all those returned PAX wardrobes with damaged doors. Especially as this coffee is cheap. I mean sub £2 a pack. […]
IKEA Kaffee Hela Bönor Mörkrost Coffee Beans Read Post »
Ok so us Judges have had a bit of a long break and this is the first one in a while – but we’re back! This is a whole beaner – and as soon as you open the pack the first thing to strike you is how black it is. It’s black as hell, and […]
Starbucks Dark Espresso Roast Coffee Beans Read Post »
I don’t like to admit it, but Starbucks have done it again with this one. It’s only a strength 3, but don’t be fooled by that – it’s well under rated. Unless we just instinctively spoon up these weaker brews without even being aware we are doing it? This coffee is superb – there’s no […]
Starbucks Blonde Veranda Blend Coffee Read Post »
Another Frenchy from the top end of the scale in the Supermarche. Segafredo is a big brand that you see all over Europe – and we’ve had one of them before and it was kind of OK – because it was a cheapy. So I splashed out on this one – it was nearer 4 […]
Segafredo Arôme and Sensation Coffee Read Post »
This had all the right blurb on the packet – tangerines and zesty for God’s sake?! But us experienced judges know that there is no high altitude lime tasting coffee hailing from Sumatra. The first attempt was bitter and gritty – with no hints of the limes. It was also not even that strong which […]
Sainsburys Sumatra Mandheling Coffee Read Post »
One of the Judges picked this up on a recent trip to Le Mans from the Arnage Supermarche. We’ve learnt our lesson on buying French coffees – they have hundreds to choose from , but always choose from the right hand side of the display – i.e. the more expensive, because they have more than […]
Jacques Vabre Terroir De Kitale Kenya Coffee Read Post »
