Peet's Columbia - Review

Columbia by Peet's Coffee

This coffee was already ground, but I had to grind it down to espresso grind for my Americano. The ground coffee is almost black in color. After grinding, the coffee has a very sweet rich aroma that is hard to describe.

The first taste of this coffee has some earthiness to it. The bitterness of the coffee hits right at the tip of the tongue very quickly and then dissipates just as quickly as it came. It definitely has a very clean finish.


This roast is very typical of Peet's Coffee in the fact that it has a very smooth mouth feel and isn't overpowering in its flavor. The one thing I can say about the roasters at Peet’s – they give you a consistent, great coffee every time.

As the coffee cools the bitterness of the coffee doesn't increase noticeably. This would be an excellent coffee to have if you're going to be somewhere and cannot reheat your coffee.

I added sweetener to the coffee and realized I added too much. This blend does not require a lot of sweetener. Be careful if you drink sweetener in your coffee - don't add too much. Add a little, taste and add a little more if needed.

This dark roast coffee would be great for after dinner. It has a very dessert-like flavor when sweetener is added - it definitely would complement just about any dessert you might have with it. This would include any good chocolate recipe - such as the ones in Chocolate Lovers Recipes.

I would rate this coffee at 9.4 to 9.5 on a 10 point scale.

I hope this coffee review will help you in your search for that perfect cup of coffee and as always, may your next cup be your best.