This is awful. Tastes and smells like some sort of indistinguishable highly artificial candy mixed with Chinese medicine. Absolutely awful.

Cupping Method:K-Cup

This is my second shot with Nguyen Coffee Supply, after not especially liking their Moxy Blend. I bought a can of their Classic Black Cold Brew at Whole Foods last week to give them another tried. Nguyen Coffee Supply, is an Vietnamese-American brand and I want to support.

The verdict, it's not for me.

This cold brew had pronounced rubbery notes, reminiscent of the criticisms often thrown at Robusta beans. The taste profile leaned heavily towards a burned flavor, and while I wouldn't describe it as harsh, it left an aftertaste reminiscent of cigarette ash. A dark roast cold brew often carries a depth of flavor, but in this case, it felt overpowering.

This was a first for someone who rarely leaves a cold brew unfinished. But it's essential to remember that taste is subjective. What might be overpowering for one could be just right for another.

Cupping Method:Cold brew can for Whole Foods

Roasted to oblivion dark roast with heavily burned flavors. Hard to believe this was an Americano given how strong the burnt and carbon taste was. Even smells burned. Should be marketed as very dark or Italian roast, not just plain 'ol generic dark (what the person at the counter said) or French (what the website said). Maybe this batch just happened to be overroasted. Tried it hot, let it cool down, had a few sips and then tossed it.

I'm a big fan of JP Licks ice cream and have taken my kids here for years, so sorry to have to flame them here. Just didn't feel like ice cream and wanted a hot decaf on a cold, rainy day.

Cupping Method:Hot Americano on a coldish rainy day at JP Licks in Davis Sq

If it wasn't a caffeine emergency, I would have just tossed this one. Most sour and acidic shot of espresso I can remember.

Guessing it was a severe underextraction. I watched the barista process and nothing seemed off. It's an excellent Marzocco machine they have. So might just need tuning or the dosage if off. Only other thing I can thing is a batch of extremely underroasted beans.

I'm back here at Boston University next week for a VERY long meeting so perhaps I will give it anotehr try.

Cupping Method:Doppio at Pavement BU location, Marzocco Strada 3

This is ungodly bad, overly sweet, and stuffed with chemicals and artificial ingredients. Definitely a throwback drink. Might be palatable with tons of ice on a very hot day.

Cupping Method:Can

I bought this for a camping trip and poured it out. I didn't realize it was sweetened, but I can live with most supermarket cold brew but for some reason I thought this was wretched. Of course just one person's opinion.

I keep a pile of coffee in my nuclear winter pile. Unfortunately this one went in. It was clearly a dark dark roast with the oil, crack, dark scent. It smelled burned and menthol and should not have passed quality control. I gave it a shot in the Moka Pot anyhow, and the results were pretty bad.

I will try to give this local roaster another try as I like their values.

Something not right, maybe the worst coffee I've ever had. Acrid and bitter. Somehow it was organic and free?