Caribou Coffee Caribou Blend Review

My wife and I first discovered Caribou Coffee on a recent trip to our local K-Cup distributor. Neither of us had ever heard of the brand or that they were in fact a chain of coffee shops. Regardless, we picked up a bunch of different flavors and quickly made them a regular staple in our K-Cup stock. This review will be the first in a number of Caribou Coffee reviews.

Caribou’s signature blend is a medium roast that combines has a heavy, rich flavor that is at first quite bold, but mellows out with a touch of fruity sweetness. I’m not sure why my taste buds are programmed the way they are, but when it comes to cigars, coffee, or even salsa; medium is the way to go. Caribou Blend fits that bill nicely, giving me just enough flavor to be interesting without pummeling me in to submission. The flavor of this particular blend holds up real well even at the largest size and I have actually run the same K-Cup twice at the small (6 oz.) setting into the same mug. It was weak, but drinkable. (Desperate times …)

The Caribou Blend is a very fine medium roast that has quickly become my “go-to” coffee in the morning, afternoon, and evening (Decaf).

All of my coffee reviews are performed using K-Cup varieties (unless noted otherwise) brewed using a Keurig Special Edition B60. Each review will feature any special notes related to the three different cup sizes this model can brew. These sizes are small (6 oz.), medium (8 oz.), and large (10 oz.). Typically, the smaller the size the stronger the coffee, but this is not always the case.

One Response to “Caribou Coffee Caribou Blend Review”

1. Caribou Coffee Daybreak Morning Blend Review | Oak and Smoke says:

   October 27, 2008 at 4:40 pm

   [...] Coffee K-Cup we’re going to have. The K-Cups are color coded and while I prefer the stronger Caribou Blend (orange) most mornings, she tends to go for the lighter Daybreak Morning [...]