The first time I tried it, it blew me away. I thought it was probably the best coffee I ever had, and certainly the most unique. The second time I tried it, it left me kinda cold. The third time I tried it, I thought it was OK.

It does have a very unique flavor profile; no other coffee I’ve tried tastes quite like it. It has a sort of brown sugar-y taste (without being sweet), along with fruity and herbal notes.

I’m thinking that I will enjoy the (Red) coffee when the bold journey starts in stores next week. My local store never had it as a featured COW so I haven’t tried it yet, but it has similar notes to the Africa Kitamu (not surprising obviously since they are both African origin).

Seriously! I went to the grocery store and checked out the coffee isle and saw all sorts of Starbucks blends that we don’t sell in the Starbucks around here – Africa Kitamu, Costa Rica Tarrazu, Daily Horizons Blend. I don’t understand that. Why sell them at Krogers and Bi-Lo and Piggly Wiggly and not in the actual Starbucks stores?

But I digress; back to your pretty Mexican menu. I found it kinda interesting how they group up the coffees – Mild, Smooth, and Bold. Not by region; nor do they even do it by Mild, Medium, Bold, and Extra-Bold (check out the “Smooth” category; it has some coffees, like Espresso Roast and Yukon, that are bolder than some of the “Bold” picks). I suppose it’s not a bad way to organize them, though.

I also like how they go over coffee fundamentals in the menu. That’s pretty cool.

Anyways, great find!