Arghhhh!!!...Where' ;s The Mouthwash? (Nescafe Cap Colombie)

Name: kenjohn

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Product:	Nescafe Cap Colombie
Date:	07/10/03 (131 review reads)
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Advantages: It's a Colombian blend.

Disadvantages: It doesn't taste like a Colombian blend!

~ ~ The mad cabbie is a self-confessed caffeine addict!
Those of you who’ve been around dooyoo for a while will doubtless recall his many opinions in the past in his relentless quest for the perfect “brew”. That is, until he discovered Kenco Purely Colombian, and discovered that cocaine is not the only thing to come out of South America that has a high addiction factor. (heh, heh)

~ ~ The very first thing I do (well, almost) when I get out of bed in the morning is get the kettle on for my first strong brew of the day, to get the old eyes open and the juices flowing. A large mug, two and a half spoons of coffee, three and a half spoons of sugar, and a dash of milk.
So it was with some trepidation that I discovered this morning that the old coffee jar was running on nearly empty. Enough for my first mug only!
So I resolved to stop into the local shop on the way home from dropping the wee lass to school and replenish supplies.

~ ~ Horrors of horrors!! No Kenco Colombian on the shelf.
But what’s this? ‘Nescafe Cap Colombie’. Hang on a mo though. I don’t like Nescafe. Ah sod it. It’s Colombian, isn’t it, so it can’t be that bad. I’ll give it a try.
And so it was that the mad cabbie ended up purchasing a 100g jar of the Nescafe equivalent of his favourite beverage.

~ ~ Back to the house I go, and it’s on with the old kettle straight away.
While it’s heating up, I remove the top from the rather attractive black jar with contrasting red label, and am immediately struck by the colour of the coffee granules. They’re far darker in colour than the Kenco blend I know and love.
I sniff the coffee. Hmmm, smells OK, if not quite so aromatic as Kenco.
Then I read the bumph on the back of the jar.

“Made from 100% arabica beans”
That’s fine so, as aribica coffee beans from Colombia are the best in the world, (
or so it’s said) due to Colombia having the almost perfect climate for the cultivation of coffee.

“Medium roasted to release the best aromatics and smooth character.”
Aha. That explains why it’s darker than Kenco, as Kenco Colombian is freeze dried rather than roasted.

“Best enjoyed black to fully appreciate the aromatics (there’s that word again!) of this coffee.”
Nah. Sod that for a game of soldiers. I only take black coffee at a pinch when we have run out of milk.

~ ~ OK. Now comes the acid test. The coffee is added to the mug, and sugar and milk added, and I take my first taste.
WHAT TASTE??
This stuff is so blooming mild that I think I’d have to tip in half the jar to get any sort of hit off it! (A slight exaggeration!) So in went another spoon of coffee, and at that it was just about drinkable.
In fairness, I suppose I have to say that if you’re a person who likes their coffee mellow and mild, then the chances are you’ll quite enjoy this.
But in all honesty, it’s not a taste I would even want to try to get used to.
Compared to my usual Kenco Colombian, it tasted like old dishwater. Which in all honesty surprised me a little, because at the end of the day, it IS still a Colombian blend.
This coffee is made by Nestle, and a 100g jar of cost me €5.67, but I bought it in a little local supermarket. (more expensive) When I later investigated the Tesco Ireland website I discovered that it sells at €4.65, the exact same price as my usual Kenco Purely Colombian blend.


~ ~ So I’m afraid that Nescafe Cap Colombie doesn’t get the mad cabbie’s seal of approval. It’s now been relegated to the back of the cupboard, along with some old jars of Maxwell House (spit, spit!”) and Nescafe Original for use only in dire emergencies or when I get visitors that I don’t particularly like. (heh, heh)


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Copyright KenJ October 2003

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