I must not buy weirdly flavoured supermarket coffees
I must NOT buy this
I must not buy this. I must not buy this.
It's going to taste horrible, I just know it. But there's a mischievious (read: stupid) part of my brain that goes--haha, it's going to be such a unique and silly experience, you should try it.
Some of y'all are gonna say, "Maddie, your partner wouldn't let you buy this, she knows all your flaws." To which I say WRONG. My partner is a serial enabler. She lets me chase cars on the road. If I said I wanted to shoot down the moon, she'll be like, "Uh huh, let me know when you build a laser big enough."
Anyway I didn't buy it. I think that constitutes good, strong will and an improvement on my part.
I don't really use my plunger even though I've had it for years, but I did take it out for this one. The way I brew it is very simple, using this video with recalculated ratios and the result was one of the worst tasting coffees I've ever had. The first cup of Lamington coffee was bitter, sour, and astringent. I assume I did something wrong.
Day 2, I went back to my filter (it is a plunger/filter grind). This produced a drastically cleaner, nicer cup. The thing is, it's hard to overlook the lack of coffee flavour. I don't go to the Robert Harris cafes and I don't think they've ever pretended to be anything more than an off the shelf brand at a supermarket, but big oof. The raspberry and the coconut flavouring did come through; the fact that it tastes as advertised is, perhaps, its only redeeming quality.
Day 3, I treated my friends to this. One of them asked me why I was serving them bad Starbucks coffee. I replied, "Bitch, you like Starbucks!" and she told me, "Yes, with steamed milk and whipped cream and pumps of caramel!" Fair enough. Alas, I don't have milk or cream or caramel so all three of us suffered.
Day 4, I no longer remember what good coffee tastes like. I'm just drinking bitter, flavoured raspberry and coconut water.
I finished this by Day 8. None of it went to waste, but it was a horrible week.
Also I don't know if the photo shows well, but the coffee grounds were slightly pinkish-red.
It's apt to say that I've learned my lesson and I won't ever buy these gimmick coffees ever again.
OwO what's this? ( = ⩊ = )
So I really, really enjoy the aroma of alcohol. Whether it be wine, whisky, rum, or my favourite--brandy--it's always been something of a curiousity to me. That being said, I don't drink because I don't like the taste. I'm mostly just sitting at the table to sniff the cup.
This is Robert Harris' mainstay. The Irish Crème coffee has been on the shelf for years at this point. I'm assuming this means enough people actually buy it for them to keep making it.
If you open this bag, the smell, while quite artificial, did give approximations of whisky and cream. (there's no alcohol, of course) Also, I found the words "Leprechauns rejoice!" on the packaging very silly.
I gave up on the plunger and went to straight to a v60 filter. The result?
Damn. This is one of the blandest coffees I've ever had.
You know when people laugh and call coffee "bean juice"? This feels like it. Yes, there's some aromas of 'whisky' and 'cream' coming up through the back of your throat and crawling slowly into your nose, but it's not very pleasant. The coffee is just dark and boring, but acceptable bitterness. I constantly forget there's meant to be whisky and cream flavouring.
As always, I will finish the bag. 😞 I'm on Day 3 of it and life is hard. One of my friends is in Melbourne and I asked them to bring me back actual coffee.
Please. I need something to wash away the suffering.
