Aldi Coconut Blend is Some Great Coffee

I have mentioned on this site how I am fairly new to the coffee scene.

I didn't start drinking coffee until my son was born, and he will be nine next month. When I started to drink coffee it was all about getting as much sweetness as possible, to mask the coffee flavor. I wanted the caffeine, but I didn't want the taste. So I would have every Frappuccino and sweet drink you could imagine. Hell, I even enjoyed a pumpkin spice latte in my coffee infancy. Soon I started to get away from the super sweet coffee, and opted for blonde roast, and then I would add cream and Splenda. I have never been a real sugar guy for my coffee. It takes far too much to reach the taste I want. But, Splenda does do the trick with a very little bit. And lately I have even had some coffee that doesn't require any flavor add ons. Sure, an occasional oat milk honey latte or a mocha or even some kind of Xmas themed drink is fine.

For me there are some places here in Saint Louis where the black coffee actually tastes like the description. There are a few spots, namely Sump, Stone Spiral and Shaw's, that need nothing extra. The coffee on its own is fantastic. Especially Sump. I had a black coffee there that had fruit notes of peaches and pears in it, and I could legitimately taste it in the cup. It is, in fact, one of the best cups of coffee I have ever had.

So in my, now almost nine years of coffee drinking, I have found ways to try and make the drinks from shops I like, or I just find ground coffee with flavors in it that do not require much, if any additions. I still take my coffee with cream no matter what. But there are some ground coffee flavors that need no sweetener, be it fake or real. I have recently discovered a new flavor that does just that. I get most of my ground coffee at Aldi. Say whatever you want about me coffee snobs. I love the price point of Aldi, it works just fine in my Keurig, again, say what you want nerds, and it tastes damn good. I do buy the occasional on brand stuff at Schnucks, but the off brand stuff they have at Aldi is just as good, and the toasted coconut flavor is one of the best ground coffees I have ever had. I am not a fan of straight up coconut. The texture turns me off. It is all grimy and gritty and just not for me. I am not a fan of Mounds bars, I do not like when they add shredded coconut to a fruit medley mix, and I would rather throw out ice cream than eat it if it has coconut in it. But, I do like the flavor of coconut. Yeah, I'm weird. When you separate the texture, and just add the flavor, chef's kiss. My favorite Bai drink is the coconut one. I love these low carb granola bars I found that are coconut flavored. I don't like milk, but I do enjoy coconut milk in coffee and in cereal. I also like coconut water. But this toasted coconut flavored coffee is to die for.

First off, it smells like coconut when it brews. I feel like I am at the beach or the pool when I make my cup every morning, and I love it. But the taste, my goodness is that where this stuff shines. It does have that toasted flavored, but not over roasted. You know how Starbucks roast coffee tastes kind of burnt? This coffee straddles that line to perfection. It truly is toasted, not burnt. Then, with a touch of cream, it goes down so smooth. It gives me both the coffee taste I have grown to like, but with a hint of coconut. You know how LaCroix is like sparkling water, with an essence of flavor, but Spindrift actually has that flavor? This coffee is like the Spindrift of coffee. It is so much better. I really dig the flavor, and the fact that I do not need to add much, if any sweetener. When I do, it takes the flavor up a notch, and that is great. But the coffee is just as good, maybe better, with a splash of cream.

I cannot recommend this coffee enough, and this is coming from a coconut skeptic. Check it out, I bet you will enjoy it.

Ty

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