Coffee: Peet's "Major Dickason's Blend": Insipid and lacking character.

[elfs]

Let's start with the basics: Do Not Buy.

Now that that's over with, let me explain why. I succumbed to the idea that I'm impecunious and bought this blend, Peet's Major Dickason blend, from the local grocery store, as it was on sale for a buck cheaper than Tully's, and much cheaper than Raven's. They claim it's a "full, rich, dark roast."

Bullsnot.

Major Dickason's blend is a coffee for people who think caffeinated water is a good idea. It's the most insipid, most vapid and lacking in character edible substance since the invention of iceberg lettuce. It's warm, it's caffeinated, it has absolutely no flavor whatsoever.

I need something obscenely overpowerful to mix it with, stat, so I can drink it without dying of boredom. I hate to toss it out, I can't afford to, but life's to short to drink this stuff.

Comments

[urox.livejournal.com]

Make it into ice cream? Mix with Kahlua?

[lucky-otter.livejournal.com]

Can you just use more grounds per batch?

[wendor.livejournal.com]

Are you sure you didn't misread the label? Perhaps it actually reads: Peet's "Major Dickason's Bland"

[funos.livejournal.com]

Then its an opportunity to try odd things on coffee that you won't feel bad about wasting if they don't turn out?
(eg: make espresso out of it?)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_candide_/]

Another suggestion: Mix it with a particularly smoky/burnt roast of coffee to get something midway between the two?

[codeamazon.livejournal.com]

Mocha. Duh. ;-)