Those who know me will know that I am a coffee drinker through and through - I have never managed to get into the whole tea drinking thing. Coffee does it for me, and several times a day too - I probably, well definitely, drink too much, but as I don't smoke and I rarely drink alcohol I feel that my coffee habit is justified.....! Over the years, as my grocery budgets have been stretched and squeezed, I have had a number of weeks when I have had to decide between a jar of coffee and something for dinner, or another box of washing powder..... During one such week, I found myself in the local co-op with a handful of loose change in my purse, needing ...  Read the complete review

Following on from a recent find that Cafédirect's organic, fair-trade, decaffeinated (i.e. coffee-free coffee) was actually rather good I allowed myself to purchase a jar of their regular fair-trade instant, the classic blend. I'll confess, there was a certain buzz as I put the product into my basket - a little feeling that, for once, I might be buying something both good and green. Unfortunately, that buzz didn't last long. On opening the jar one senses that all is not well in this world of coffee. The aroma is surprisingly weak and there's an almost tea-like dustiness to the smell. The smell is distinctly understated with no particular bean ...  Read the complete review