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The pros: Trader Joe’s Ecuador Vilcabamba Small Lot Coffee is more medium than medium light with lots of flavor and acidity than say Trader Joe’s Santa Alina which is more on the smooth side.
The cons: The small lot varieties might have more product inconsistencies than other more widely available varieties. This might also be a limited run product as well, so if you try it and like it, you might want to stock up.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Santa Alina Coffee is new, notable, and worth a try.
The cons: This is pricier than the basic varieties of coffee, but not as ridiculously priced as Trader Joe’s Geisha or Kona Coffee varieties. It’s small lot which makes me concerned that there may be some consistency issues.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Mocha Joe Joe’s were part of the recent coffee theme at Trader Joe’s. They have since made a return a may have taken a more permanent part of the rotation.
The cons: These were temporarily off the shelves so I’m not sure if they are now a permanent part of the line up.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Lys Kaffe Coffee is a coffee meant to fill a gap in the coffee aisle. For the most part coffee focus in Trader Joe’s has revolved around medium to dark coffee drinkers. Here is a light coffee that is good.
The cons: Might not be for everyone. When I ground this at home, this had some pieces that were almost the color of sawdust.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Instant Coffee Packets make for some decent emergency coffee or when you only have access to hot water. This product fills a gap for those who enjoy their coffee with cream and sugar.
The cons: This product will not make black coffee drinkers happy, but if you are a cream and sugar person, then you might rejoice that someone thought of you.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Pour Over Coffee Brewer is an inexpensive way to get your coffee fix and makes for a better cup of coffee than most instant. It also might be better value for your money than K-cups
The cons: While not terrible, there are some design flaws here with the packaging.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Tarrazu Coffee is affordable, tasty, and makes for a good daily cup of coffee.
The cons: Nothing much here to complain about beyond personal coffee preferences.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Geisha Coffee is fancy looking from the outside and super limited in production.
The cons: Expensive for Trader Joe’s standards. Trader Joe’s Geisha Coffee is close to $40 per pound. If you end up liking this coffee, you might find yourself out of luck finding it. This is a very perfumed coffee from the time you open to the can, to the time you grind, to when you brew which literally might not be everyone’s cup of tea coffee.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Dark Coffee Squares are for you if you enjoy your coffee black and have a sweet tooth. Trader Joe’s Dark Coffee Squares might satisfy both.
The cons: If you don’t care for the taste of black coffee, this isn’t for you.
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The pros: For those of us who live out of Keurig, Trader Joe’s Festively Flavored Coffee Cup Celebration is a great way to get a variety in one pack at a reasonable price.
The cons: If you have one of those k-cup organizers, these packs will render that useless as each one is wrapped in plastic to keep the k-cup with less plastic fresh.
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