If you read my first blog post, you already know that I drink a ridiculous amount of coffee. Each week I review a new delicious K-cup on an "official" coffee grading system that emphasizes four critical categories: (1) Aroma; (2) Strength; (3) Taste; (4) Marketing Tactics that Forced Me to Force My Office to Purchase Said K-Cup. I will conclude each review with an Overall grade. This week -- Coffee People's Black Tiger.
Aroma: 6
Black Tiger is not an aromatic coffee -- at least not to the point of making others in the office think they are in a coffee shop.
Strength: 9
This kitty purrs. Black Tiger is an "extra bold" blend that will make you believe you are ready to out run a tiger. As Dr. Seuss once said, "one cup, and your up."
Taste: 8
The Black Tiger sure does have a bite. I drink my coffee black, like the tiger herself. Therefore, the taste is likely stronger than when it is diluted with a gallon of milk (as many so-called coffee drinkers prefer to drink their coffee).
Marketing Tactics that Forced Me to Force My Office to Purchase Said K-Cup: 9
With a name like Black Tiger, you know the coffee has to be good. My only question is why the tiger looks like a typical tiger, and not an actual black tiger.
Overall: 9
This is one of my go-to K-cups. If you need a real pick-me-up, try Black Tiger.