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Convenience vs. Quality in Ready-to-Drink Black Coffee

By Kim Westerman
June 13th, 2024

94

GK Coffee

Colombia El Paraiso Lychee Rose Cold Drip

Review Date: Jun 2024
Price: NT 240/150 ml bottle
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A ready-to-drink black coffee, tested cold. Deep-toned, rich-tart-savory. Asian pear, pipe tobacco, pink peppercorn, blood orange, cocoa nib. Brightly sweet, delicately tart acidity; round, plump, very smooth mouthfeel. Crisply sweet-savory finish. Milk brings up the richness and savory impulses while also highlighting pipe tobacco notes.

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94

Euphora Coffee

Euphora Plumeria Cold Brew

Review Date: Jun 2024
Price: NT 200/150 ml bottle
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A ready-to-drink black coffee, tested cold. Floral-toned, sweetly tart. Bing cherry, ginger, wisteria, pink grapefruit zest, allspice. High-toned, juicy acidity; light, crisp mouthfeel. Tart, spice-toned finish. Perfection with milk, where wisteria notes are amplified and Bing cherry and ginger harmonize with pink grapefruit zest.

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93

Olympia Coffee Roasting Co.

Cold Brew

Review Date: Jun 2024
Price: $85.72/case of 24 12-ounce cans (local delivery only)

A ready-to-drink black coffee, tested cold. Balanced, crisply chocolaty, sweetly nutty. Baking chocolate, hazelnut, rhododendron, fresh-cut oak, tangerine zest. Gentle, round acidity; very full, satiny-smooth mouthfeel. Nut-driven finish with tangerine undertones. With a splash of milk, kind of like a Snickers bar with hazelnuts instead of almonds.

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93

Four Barrel Coffee

Ethiopia Halo Hartume

Review Date: Jun 2024
Price: $4.79/8 ounce can

A ready-to-drink black coffee, tested cold. Brightly fruit-forward. Guava, magnolia, baking chocolate, lemon-thyme, cedar. Crisp, citrusy acidity; velvety-smooth mouthfeel. Guava and magnolia carry the clean finish. With milk, tart fruit notes recede and florals and chocolate are foregrounded.

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92

Wandering Bear

Extra Strong Cold Brew Straight Black

Review Date: Jun 2024
Price: $13.33/32 ounce-carton

A ready-to-drink black coffee, tested cold. Deep-toned, flavor-saturated. Dark chocolate, date, cashew butter, vanilla bean, pink grapefruit zest. Gentle, sweetly brisk acidity; crisp, silky mouthfeel. Chocolaty finish supported by date and pink grapefruit zest. With milk, surprisingly bright — zest pink grapefruit is front and center with dark chocolate and date undertones.

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92

George Howell Coffee

Montecarlos Snapchill Coffee

Review Date: Jun 2024
Price: $29.96/6-pack of 12-ounces cans

A ready-to-drink black coffee, tested cold. Crisply cocoa-toned, sweetly nutty. Cocoa powder, walnut, Valencia orange, bay leaf, caramel. Juicy, malic (apple-like) acidity; velvety mouthfeel. Richly bittersweet, walnutty and cocoa-toned finish. With milk, cocoa notes are amplified and walnut tones sweeten.

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91

Quivr

Nitro Cold Brew Decaf Coffee

Review Date: Jun 2024
Price: $49.95/12 12-ounce cans

A ready-to-drink black coffee, tested cold. Sweet-toned, caramelly. Dark caramel, cocoa nib, lemon verbena, fresh-cut fir, nutmeg. Briskly sweet acidity; wood-framed, sweetly caramelly finish. Complex caramel notes dominate when milk is added, complementing the lingering lemon verbena and nutmeg.

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91

Dean's Beans

Nice Nitro Organic Black Cold Brew Coffee

Review Date: Jun 2024
Price: $4.50/12-ounce can

A ready-to-drink black coffee, tested cold. Deep-toned, balanced. Date, salted caramel, walnut, orange zest, gently smoky cedar. Round, smooth acidity; crisp, fluffy mouthfeel. Richly bittersweet finish driven by walnut and orange zest notes. Slightly smoky cedar notes play nicely with milk, alongside date, salted caramel and walnut.

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90

Blue Bottle Coffee

Bold Cold Brewed Coffee

Review Date: Jun 2024
Price: $3.99/8-ounce can

A ready-to-drink black coffee, tested cold. Crisply sweet-savory. Baking chocolate, hop flowers, Brazil nut, almond, gently scorched oak. Round, quiet acidity; velvety mouthfeel. Nut-driven finish with bittersweet floral undertones. Pleasantly and gently smoky with milk, with nice notes of bittersweet florals and baking chocolate.

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