Death Wish Coffee Company's Chocolate Hazelnut

For this coffee critique I have chosen Death Wish Coffee Company’s chocolate hazelnut. Upon opening the bag, I see it is a medium grind, with an agreeable smell. I must stick my nose in the bag and sniff. It is very nutty, likely the hazel nuts. It is a very addictive smell. I pause and sniff it some more. I really like the scent of this coffee. I scoop it into the cone of my decanter and poor hot water over it. There is no difference. I fill my cup and begin to drink it. It does have a nutty flavor. The hazel nut of this coffee dominates its taste. It does seem to have an undistinguishable finish to its flavor. I am wondering if this is what professional coffee critics mean by aftertaste. I will just call it a finish. I believe that this finishing flavor is the chocolate. The difficulty for me is that I have not tried unsweetened chocolate. Overall, the flavor of this coffee is compelling. It is straight forward; yet if a person doesn’t eat chocolate and hazelnuts every day, it is quite compelling. A desirable flavor.

The reason I write about the finishing flavor of this coffee is it is a new experience for me. This is why people must try new things. Unsweetened, I am unsure about the flavor of this coffee. After adding sweetener, I can taste the chocolate, or at least what most of us are used to calling the flavor of chocolate. The hazelnut and chocolate are broadened by the sweetening of this coffee and become delicious and recognizable flavors, but if a person never sweetened hazelnuts and chocolate, they are likely to relate to the flavor of this coffee unsweetened.

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