One morning, I checked Twitter and found this:
It amuses and horrifies me that my unabashed love of bacon has inspired people to alert me when they find things like this.
Seriously, bacon coffee? I was simultaneously aghast and intrigued. I’ve learned the hard way that just because something can be made to taste like bacon doesn’t mean that it should. As much as I love coffee and as much as I love bacon, I have never once had a craving to combine them. But far be it for me to turn down trying a bacon-flavored product. So I clicked over to Boca Java’s website and bought a bag of their maple bacon flavored coffee. In 5-7 business days, it arrived.
“Oh, I don’t like the smell of that at all!” was WonderWife’s™ reaction immediately after I opened the bag. She has the olfactory senses of a championship bloodhound. She also has no sense of adventure.
Honestly, the beans did have a smell that reminded me a bit of the bacon vodka but that didn’t stop me from busting out the percolator. (Yes, I use an old school percolator to brew my coffee. It rocks!) When the java was done, I poured it into a mug and took a big whiff.
“It smells like coffee,” I told WW™.
“It smells offensive,” she said dismissively.
I can’t stand hot so it usually takes 20 minutes after my coffee is poured before it’s cool enough for me to drink. This meant that I would be sampling bacon coffee en route to work. Stuck in traffic, I figured it might be a good time to take a sip.
Know what? Bacon coffee isn’t bad. The Boca Java coffee is rich and has a bold flavor. It’s strong, but not over-roasted like they way it is at the coffee behemoth. However, the bacon taste isn’t very present. There is a hint of smokiness and a little bit of sweet at the back, but if you were to give me this coffee blind I’m not sure I would be able to tell you that it was bacon flavored.
At the end of the day the great bacon coffee experiment is kind of a wash. Boca Java’s coffee is really good and the bacon is subtle enough that I would order it again. But if you’re looking for a true bacon coffee experience, you’re better off frying up a few slices and dunking them into a cup o’ joe.
10 comments:
ohh Not quite sure about the bacon and coffee. I like my coffee in latte form sprinkled with nutmeg and cinnamon from Starbucks. Its all the lovin' I need for a few moments.
That sounds all sorts of disgusting!!!
Yet I love that you ordered it and tried it :)
And zenmom is awesome right! Love her :)
You know that you are now my own personal Mikey for bacon flavored products, right? :)
Seriously, I love that you tried it and shared your review here. You rock. :)
I am still hoping to get some in my Christmas stocking.
Then, I will taste for myself that hint of bacony flavor.
I gotta say I'm with WW on this one. Eewww. Bacon - yes. Coffee - YES. Bacon Coffee - I'm not thinking the combo would suit my tastes at all.
There are lines I won't cross. Fucking with my coffee, even with bacon, is one of them.
Virgina...This statement will seem ironic, but I'm usually a coffee purist. I drink mine black. So even at 'Bucks, I get drip coffee.
Shelle...It's not nearly as disgusting as it may seem.
Zen...Thanks for pointing it out.
James...But really, thank you for pointing it out! I hope you get it for X-Mas.
Andrea...I think that's why they make the bacon flavor in the coffee subtle. Otherwise it may be too gross.
SciFi...It's good to know you are a man of principle.
Great post. This cracked me up. Especially like the part about waiting for it to get cold - maybe it's just me, but the appeal of a bacon-flavored coffee drink loses a little something for me when I envision it at room temperature.
YEO...It's not cold or room temp, it's still hot...just not what I consider scalding hot, which is probably just fine for most. I am a temperature wimp.
That's kind of like coffee flavored beer. It sounds like it SHOULD be good but in practice? Kind of meh.
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