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(More customer reviews)I received a bag of Barnie's Santa's White Christmas ground coffee as a stocking stuffer this Christmas and am sipping my first cup as I write this. The flavor combination seems overdone -- "coconut, nuts, sweet caramel, and vanilla." Really? Okay, it's impossible for my taste buds to decompose the flavor concoction to discern any one of those flavor components.
What my eyes did notice on the ingredient label, however, was sugar. The second ingredient of this product (which granted, could be anywhere from, say, 3% all the way to 49%) is sugar. Given that I take my coffee black unless I'm drinking crappy stuff at IHOP or Denny's, and always unsweetened, I did a double-take at the ingredients list. But the sugar doesn't rise above the flavor concoction, which probably means the percentage is closer to 3% than 49%.
This coffee is not substantially different from most flavored coffees, meaning the actual coffee itself seems to not be especially high quality and roasted mild so the added flavor will come through. Unfortunately, I'm a COFFEE guy, meaning I like my coffee to taste like COFFEE. I'm trying not to let that stand in the way of giving as objective a review as possible -- I understand that flavored coffee is intended to taste more like the flavor and less like the coffee -- but I can't entirely get past a mediocre coffee and roast. I can't really rate this any better than a Folger's Gourmet or Millstone flavored coffee. 100% Arabica means very, very little in the coffee market anymore these days.
My conclusion is that, as with pretty much all flavored coffee, it's not really intended to be served/taken black. You've gotta add at least a little cream or milk, and then you can probably slam it down. But you might want to give it a taste test before adding too much sugar.
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Barnie's®, Santa's White Christmas® (12oz GROUND Coffee)The star of Barnie's® lineup. Our #1 seller combines Barnie's® Blend coffee with the flavors of coconut, nuts, sweet caramel and vanilla. This irresistible coffee will satisfy your craving for something smooth, rich and wonderful. Another fine Barnie's® exclusive.
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