Pretty bottle, isn't it? Makes you want to crack it open and sample the Japenese goodness within and think of simpler times. First I should preface all of this by saying that Ito En makes some of the best bottled teas I've had. Their Jasmine rocks, as does their Hojicha (which I can't find on their website), and are two of my absolute favorites. So when I saw a bottled coffee from them I figured it was worth trying. Of course part of me has a hard time relating Japan with espresso, but nevertheless it drew me in.
On first sip I will say it's pretty watery and a tad weak in the coffee flavoring. To me it tastes like the Starbucks bottled coffees (not the Iced Coffee, mind you). Too sweet, not enough coffee punch, but not bilge water either. The can does say it can be served either hot or cold but the thought of heating up an already cold coffee beverage never crossed my mind, so I didn't try it that way. Maybe it would've been better. Er, maybe not.
Supposedly it is freshly brewed Brazilian and Tanzanian coffee beans in the French Roast style. Well, me and French Roast don't particularly get along as usually the beans are annihilated in the roasting process. Not if it's done right, mind you, yet it often times isn't. Especially when it's "commercially" roasted. Those nasty cigarette smelling coffee beans we got from Costco were French Roast. They are to this day beyond oily which is surprising to me as one would think ALL of the oils were burnt out of the beans in the burning (roasting) process, yet there it is - leaving nasty residues all over everything it touches. I curse them everytime I use them and yet I'm too cheap to replace them. At least they don't smell as bad as they used to. Notice I said AS bad. They still stink.
Where was I? Ah yes, coffee in a can.
I'd pass on this one. Again, it's not horrible or nasty, but it ain't good either. I think I'll stick to the teas from Ito En. They've got those down pat.
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