Black Coffee [Digipak] - Al Kooper

BLACK GOLD

Advantages: It's coffee
Disadvantages: Nothing special

Black Gold? No, this isn't a hard-hitting social commentary on the shameful history of the slave trade. Nor is it a whining moan about the revenue from the thick viscous stuff that flows from the North Sea down to London and vanishes quicker than WMD's in the Middle East. No, rather less contentious...possibly, the subject matter of this review is a coffee called Black Gold from those wonderfully altruistic people at Nescafe. Now I'm not going to get into an ethical debate about the merits (or lack of) concerning Nescafe's business practices. If you want to know more about that sort of thing, go and google! Me? I like coffee. But I'm not a coffee snob - it's not as if it's beer, right? Anyway, as long as it's a decent coffee, I don't give a roasted bean who makes it, or where, or when, or how. Or even why. As long as it ...

proxam 27.04.2005 · Read full review
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Prospecting for Black Gold

Advantages: Smooth taste, excellent aroma, an all round delicious coffee
Disadvantages: None

I'm usually a Gold Blend girl when it comes to my coffee, it's how I like my coffee and my men - strong, dark and rich. But horrors! In Londis last night there was no Gold Blend and as the only alternatives were Nescafe Black Gold and a revolting looking jar of light brown coffee powder, I plumped for Black Gold with the reasoning that if it's made by Nescafe it must be good. To be honest, I thought I'd tried every variation on Nescafe on the market but I've never heard of Black Gold before. There's nothing on the label to suggest it's a new product so I either need my eyes testing or it's one of those things that isn't too widely available. And considering I went for an eye test on Tuesday, I think I can safely say that this coffee isn't on sale everywhere. Mind you, I do walk around with my eyes closed a lot... The jar is ...

Fruity_Tart 09.10.2003 · Read full review
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Black magic coffee

Advantages: Strong, enjoyable
Disadvantages: Can be pricey for instant.

Carte Noire un café nomme desir Carte Noire is a freeze-dried instant coffee, imported exclusively by the Kenco Coffee Company. I have been drinking Carte Noire for a few years now, it is our coffee of choice. It is an arabica coffee and has a full-rounded heady aroma, and makes for a strong aromatic cup of coffee. Yes it is an instant coffee but it has a distinctive flavour and aroma. It has quite a bitter taste, but doesn't leave an unpleasant aftertaste. I love opening a new jar of this coffee, there is a strong almost chocolatey smell when you first pierce the inner seal covering the jar. When making my coffee I add one good sized teaspoonfull to a large cup/mug pour on just freshly boiled water add a small drop of milk and enjoy. I like my coffee very hot and with only a small amount of milk. Carte Noire comes in ...

lorna_call 24.03.2008 · Read full review
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