Reviews for Caribou Coffee

Deeply and richly roast-toned, resonant. Dark chocolate, raisin, cedar, hints of lavender-like flowers and orangy citrus in aroma and cup. Roast-muted acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Chocolate and the lavender hint carry into a sweet though richly and roundly drying finish.

Deeply and sweetly pungent. Sweet, caramelly chocolate balanced by crisp walnut, fresh-cut cedar and spicy, tea-rose-like flowers. Round, rich, gently vibrant acidity. Syrupy but buoyant mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates but persists in a clean, resonant finish.

Deep, boldly pungent. Crisp black currant, lush night-blooming flowers, oak, a buttery hint of dark chocolate in aroma and cup. Rich acidity; lightly syrupy, lively mouthfeel. Dark chocolate and black currant in particular carry into a roundly resonant finish.

Crisp, soft, sweet-toned. Dark chocolate, fresh-cut fir, plum, a hint of musk in aroma and cup. Gentle, balanced acidity; plush, satiny mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a sweet-toned though simple finish.

Round, quiet, deep. Raisin, dark chocolate, roasted pistachio, oak in aroma and cup. Rich, low-toned acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a sweet-toned, balanced, lightly drying finish.

A rich, lightly roast-toned dark chocolate enveloped in lush floral sweetness dominates in aroma and cup. Hints of banana and honey. Rich, round, gently tart acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The finish is mildly drying, but a resonant chocolate sweetness prevails in the long.

Gently and sweetly tart, quietly complex. Brown sugar, roasted cacao nib, peach, orange, hazelnut in aroma and cup. Crisp, backgrounded acidity; light but silky mouthfeel. Flavor rounds but carries into a sweet-toned finish.

Pungently rich, complex. Dark chocolate, lightly scorched oak, molasses, hints of night-blooming flowers and coriander in aroma and cup. Dry, low-toned acidity; light but silky mouthfeel. Dry and oaky in the short finish but a chocolaty sweetness prevails in the long.

Deep, sweetly pungent. Dark chocolate, molasses, fresh-cut oak, hints of orange and spearmint in aroma and cup. Round, quiet acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Rich, chocolate-toned finish.

Strong in character, roasty, savory-sweet. Dark chocolate, cedar, sweet herb, a hint of tart, cranberry-like fruit in aroma and cup. Backgrounded acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Chocolate persists in a sweetly rich though drying finish.

Soft, nut-toned. Almond, fresh-cut cedar, ripe orange, a hint of roasted cacao nib in aroma and cup. Round, backgrounded acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The finish is rather quiet but a hint of cacao-like chocolate persists.

Deep, sweetly pungent, earthy. Gently scorched cedar, roasted cacao nib, hints of freshly fallen moist leaves and a floral-toned vanilla. Brisk, roundly bittersweet acidity; light but quite silky mouthfeel. Suggestions of earth, cacao and vanilla all carry into the resonant finish.

Crisp, gently bright, delicately complex. Flowers, roasted cacao nib, cherry-like fruit, hazelnut in aroma and cup. Softly brisk, lively acidity. Quite light though silky mouthfeel. Sweetness and hints of flavor carry nicely into the short finish, fade in the long, then reassert themselves in the very long.

Savory-sweet, complex, original. Aroma and flavor notes are shifting, often surprising: Roasted cacao nib, cedar, a hint of brandy, rich, pungent fruit suggesting grilled pineapple perhaps. Round, deeply expressed acidity; lightly syrup mouthfeel. The finish is chocolaty and sweet, though drying.

Deep, pungent, savory-sweet. Orange, cedar, butter, flowers (jasmine, lavender) in aroma and cup. Delicate, sweetly brisk acidity; light, silky mouthfeel. A chocolate hint turns up in a balanced, gently rich finish.

(As brewed in a Keurig B70 Platinum single-serve brewing device using a Keurig-compatible capsule to produce a 6-ounce serving): Buttery dark chocolate, a marzipan-like almond note with an enlivening hint of slightly tart fruit in aroma and cup. Brisk, roast-influenced acidity; very light but silky mouthfeel. Hints of chocolate and walnut survive in a sweet but drying finish.

(As brewed in a Keurig B70 Platinum single-serve brewing device using a Keurig-compatible capsule to produce a 6-ounce serving): Delicate, crisp. Dark chocolate, walnut, a hint of fennel-like herb in aroma and cup. Delicate, subdued acidity; smooth, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Some chocolate and walnut survives in a simple, sweet-toned finish.

Sweet-toned, balanced, quiet. Fresh-cut, aromatic cedar dominates, with hints of orange, milk chocolate and lily-like flowers in the aroma and more prominently in the cup. Round, gentle acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Chocolate persists in a sweet though rather short finish.

Bittersweet, deeply pungent. Scorched cedar, dark chocolate, grapefruit, plum and a suggestion of baking spice in aroma and cup. Roast-muted acidity; lean but smooth mouthfeel. Chocolate and grapefruit carry into a rich though drying finish.

Complex and unorthodox. Sweet, orangy citrus and raw sugar in aroma and cup, with backgrounded hints of chocolate and baking spice. Quiet, round acidity; smooth, lively mouthfeel. Fades just a bit in a sweet-toned finish.