Melitta - Love at First Sip

Love at First Sip makes a fairly pleasurable cup of coffee. It's not super bold, but does have a medium-intense flavor. The fresh nutty aroma is pleasant and the flavor, while not overly complex or robust, makes a very decent cup.

So far I've really enjoyed the European Indulgence line by Melitta. I like this one less than the others I've tried in the line, but that is not to say this is not a great cup of coffee. I like things super intense and robust and Love at First Sip takes it down a couple notches.

For someone who prefers a medium roast coffee, Love at First Sip would be a fine introduction to more intense flavors, without pushing them over the edge.

Brewing is best with the wet, press and latch method. It is strong enough to use the water level 1, 2 cup setting and for more intensity, the water level 3, 1 cup setting.

Marley Coffee - Jamaica Blue Mountain Gourmet Medium Roast

Well I really want to like Marley Coffee. It's organic, Fair Trade Certified and run by Bob Marley's offspring. And it's from beautiful Jamaica. But every time I have a cup of Jamaica Blue Mountain I feel like I'm drinking a more complex, gourmet version of Maxwell House. I suppose all you medium-light roast fans may enjoy it, but it lacks the bottom-end kick I love about dark roasts. I gave it a fair shake, I drank the entire box of 15 pods and I must say it did grow on me a bit. At first I really didn't like it, but now as I sip the last cup I find it tolerable, equal to or better than a decent diner coffee. Describing the flavor is difficult. It's soft, with a slight acidic aftertaste on the edges of your tounge. The flavor is very gentle, if you overdo the sweetener it will overpower the coffee flavor. Definitely a light-weight's coffee. If you put cream in it I don't know if you'd have any coffee flavor left.

The best brew method for me was the ol' wet, press and latch method, water level 3, single cup button. Do not attempt to brew with a dry pod in the Senseo.