K-Cup Coffee Review: Timothy's Hazelnut Coffee
There are certain Timothy Coffees that I totally enjoy - but Timothy's Hazelnut (a long ago favorite) has been replaced by Green Mountain's Hazelnut Dark coffee K-Cups. But for those who prefer a lighter hazelnut K-Cup coffee, Timothy's Hazelnut will fulfil the need.
Timothy's Hazelnut definitely catches the nose with a nutty (pure Hazelnut) aroma. The taste though does less to the senses. For me, the coffee was a small bit bitter and I only tasted a lit hazelnut flavor. As with most flavored K-Cup coffees Timothy's Hazelnut is a medium roast (the Green Mountain Hazelnut is an exception being a dark roast.) According to Timothy's website the Hazelnut has, "a luscious combination of roasted hazelnut and French vanilla cream. Perfect for dessert! Our best-selling flavored coffee." Maybe for me, I was expecting a pure hazelnut and the tinginess of the vanilla cream caught me off-guard.
Regardless, Timothy's Hazelnut is popular among many K-Cup lovers (although I suggest these people give Green Mountain's Hazelnut Dark a try.) I have spoken to a few people who have surprisingly converted to Green Mountain's version even though they still love many other Timothy K-Cups.
What do you think? If you have tried both Timothy's Hazelnut and Green Mountain's Hazelnut Dark - which one did you prefer? Write me a comment below. Love to hear your opinion.
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I'll definitely have to go back and retry these two again. This time I'll have the Green Mountain first.
Roy's Coffee Rating System:
1 - A bad or weak cup of coffee
2 - A typical cup of coffee (old style)
3 - A good cup of coffee
4 - A nice cup coffee, slightly lacking
5 - A perfect cup of coffee for me
Note: I prefer my coffee strong (7.25 ounce) and full flavored with a good aroma.
I was referring to their original Hazelnut (http://www.greenmountaincoffee.com/prdCoffee.aspx?Name=Hazelnut-Cream-K-Cups). Even they refer to this one as being light:
"New recipe! A lighter roasted coffee, our Hazelnut is buttery and sweet with the rich flavor of warm roasted nuts.
When we changed the recipe for our Hazelnut coffee a while back, we made it creamier, more aromatic. Many of you loved the new recipe. And many took us to task.
And so we've tweaked the recipe just a bit... and we think the result will prove a crowd-pleaser all around. Our new Hazelnut coffee offers the toasted, buttery hazelnut flavor that everybody loves — and, we believe — in just the right proportions." - Green Mountain