K-cup review: Van Houtte Madagascar vanilla nut

I really wasn't hoping for much. Vanilla has a tendency to be kinda enh and I'm not often a fan of generic 'nut' flavour in my coffee, and somehow labelling it 'Madagascar' just seems like an excuse for a longer label. (Pecan seems to be a notable exception). This is, however, surprisingly good. It's not overly exciting, it's just solidly flavoured coffee flavoured. A little sweeter than regular coffee, nothing zowee, but nothing bad either. I dont think I'd dance in the kitchen for it, but I certainly wouldnt pour it down the sink either.

3 travel mugs out of 5.

K-cup review: Van Houtte Winter Blend

There are some distinct disadvantages to taking all my k-cup photos with the cell phone barely caffinated. Mostly those disadvantages have something to do with the photos being blurry as all hell. Squint. It helps.

Another 'normal' coffee, no flavour in this one. It's.. well.. just sort of normal. There's nothing spectacular about it, it's a very mild roast. It doesnt offend, it doesnt excite it just sort of exists. I wouldn't turn it down, but I don't know that I'd actively go out and buy it.

3 travel mugs out of 5.

K-cup review: Green Mountain Coffee Hot Cocoa

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Blogger and I seem to be having disagreements about how to post photos, which might mean a whole swack of articles all at once, or some without photos or something. Very odd, computers are very irritating.

Anyhow, I was so very very excited to find a box of these locally, as I kept wanting to try the Cocoa and it kept being sold out online anywhere I was ordering from. Lo and behold, there was a box at the local Future Shop. Which is akin to a Best Buy.

I have to say that I never once would have looked at Future Shop for k-cups. But we were walking through the kitchen appliance section on the way to the cash and they were right there. A better selection than the grocery store. Crazy.

Anyhow, these are.. very cloying. Sweet and milky and cloying. Better than the white hot chocolate, but I couldnt finish a whole mug. I think I'd be happier with a shot of coffee in with it to cut the sweet cloy. I'm not sad that we got them, but it'll take some fiddling to drink all of them.

3 travel mugs out of 5.

K-cup review: Emeril's Vanilla Bean BAM!

Well the name in and of itself makes me smile. Which is entirely the point of Emeril's coffee being named as such, I'm certain. I have to admit I didn't really feel thrilled about wickedly branded coffee for the sake of branding, but it's perfectly adequate. It's a light roast, there's not much flavour, but it doesn't offend either. It just tastes mellow coffee-esque.

Which to be honest, is just fine by me. I didn't need sugar, which means it was flavoured enough. Of course french vanilla is a pretty non-flavour in coffee anyhow. Very neutral. 3 travel mugs out of 5.