Review - Colombian Supremo by Safeway Select Gourmet Coffee

Safeway Select Colombian Supremo

The first taste of this coffee is somewhat earthy and definitely tastes similar to some of the dark roast coffee produced by Gevalia or the special roast used by McDonalds. This is surprising for some stuff off the grocery store shelf.

Colombian Supremo is a medium roast that is one of Safeway's Select store branded products. It has some of the depth of a dark roasted blend. I tasted the coffee brewed with my drip coffee maker. It was pre-ground coffee so there may have been some flavor lost due to it not being whole bean.

I can’t find the exact words to use to describe it, but this coffee has a definite sharpness to the flavor. It is probably due to the roasting process used. There is a light bitterness that hits the back of your tongue. This roast has got a spicy initial flavor. It is a very good coffee for breakfast or early morning drinking.

Sometimes you're very surprised by what you find on a grocery store shelf versus what you find in a coffee shop. The quality is definitely here - it is a coffee that shouldn't be turned down whenever you can't get your regular roast. This can easily happen if you are on the road and you are in a small town. A Safeway store may be available to you when a Starbucks or other brand-name coffee shop is not.

This coffee definitely gets more bitter as it gets colder. The bitterness is more noticeable as it gets close to room temperature. I think it is still a very good coffee but definitely one that you want to drink warm versus drinking it cold - unless you like the bitterness of the cold coffee.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate this between 8.3 and 8.5 - it is definitely a quality coffee and one that should not be overlooked when you're shopping the supermarket shelves at Safeway.

As always, may your next cup be your best