Walter The Coffee G.
Aldi Barissimo Eggnog pre ground coffee
This review is on the Aldi Barissimo Eggnog pre ground coffee. This coffee was purchased for $4.99 for a 12 oz. bag or 42 cents/ounce. The description of this coffee is Eggnog flavored coffee and it is pretty much dead on. The coffee comes packaged in a traditional re-sealable mylar/foil bag with a standard de-gassing valve. The roaster claims 100% Arabica beans but that is all the information available. This coffee had an expiration date of one year in advance of the purchase date. The coffee seems to be roasted medium with a very light oily coating which I think is the added flavoring. While I know this is some sort of blend I wish the roaster would give a little more information about the coffee bean origin. The fragrance of this coffee is sweet and typical coffee and when brewing the aroma is of coffee and fresh eggnog with brandy. When cupping this coffee the aroma is of coffee and "real" eggnog. This coffee really shines with half and half or Italian sweet cream coffee creamer and tastes like it has real eggnog added. This coffee is smooth and well balanced not bitter and has very nice velvety mouth feel and a pleasant finish when creamers are used. This is a fine winter morning brew or as a desert coffee that I give 5 out of 5 stars. This was really good tasting coffee. I used 60 grams of coffee with 1.2 liters of room temperature filtered water in an SCA certified automatic drip coffee maker. This coffee is a Christmas seasonal item at Aldi but it comes highly recommended when it is available and well worth the price.


