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Trader Joe's offers a wide variety of coffees, but quality can vary, fortunately, that's why you have this site!
From Colombia Supremo Coffee to the Cold Brew Concentrate Coffee find hundreds of reviews of Trader Joe's products and see which ones are worth your time and which ones you may want to consider leaving on the shelf!
The pros: Trader Joe’s Cold Brew Coffee Ready to Drink is a new cold brew that does not need to be diluted in anyway.
The cons: This bottle only contains three servings and when you do the math, this is approaching the cost of a cup of coffee from a lower priced coffee shop.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Cold Brew Coffee Bags are the latest product that you did not know you needed in your life.
The cons: While this contains 4 coffee bags, this will only make you two batches. Finding a pitcher that can handle 7 cups of water plus two coffee bags was a bit of a task.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Joe Coffee is a new light roast that is priced inexpensively.
The cons: It tastes like cheap coffee in all the wrong ways. It also comes pre-ground.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s East Timor Small Lot Coffee is a new and limited edition medium roast coffee that drinks a lot more like a medium dark coffee.
The cons: This coffee is more assertive than most of Trader Joe’s medium roasts, so depending on your flavor preference this could be a hit or miss.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Indonesian Flores Small Lot Coffee is one of the newest small lot coffees to hit shelves at Trader Joe’s. This also has more in common with a medium roast than a light roast.
The cons: Small lot coffees don’t last long on Trader Joe’s shelves. If you enjoy it, then grab a couple as the supply tends to be limited.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Zimbabwe Small Lot Coffee one of the newest additions to Trader Joe’s small lot coffee collection.
The cons: While this pouch design probably saves space on store shelves, if you don’t open it exactly correct, the package can be difficult to open. If you enjoy this, then pick up a few as the small lot coffees do not always reappear on store shelves.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate is pre-made coffee that just needs to be diluted.
The cons: Just as expensive as buying a 12 ounce package of Trader Joe’s coffee which will brew more coffee than this package.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Electric Buzz Coffee Cups are brand new and good if you need to combine your caffeine needs into a single cup.
The cons: Those with any sensitivity to caffeine should steer clear.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s New Mexico Pinon Coffee is flavored coffee without tasting artificial. This is one of the most distinct flavors of coffee I’ve ever tried.
The cons: This is sold only as pre-ground, so coffee connoisseurs might stick their nose up at this one.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Bourbon Barrel Aged Coffee is new, flavored, and yes, tastes like Bourbon. It smells like bourbon, tastes like bourbon (minus the alcohol) and is a unique coffee flavor.
The cons: This is relatively expensive coffee. If you don’t enjoy flavored coffee the please steer clear of this one.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Cold Brew Coffee Chocolate Bar is a nice mix of coffee, chocolate, and caramel all in one package.
The cons: My bar was not pretty and a good amount of the caramel looked like it was trying to escape.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Zambia AA Small Lot Coffee are large beans and a memorable flavor.
The cons: If you like coffee than doesn’t have much body, then you’ll want to pass on this one. One my of readers, Scott, followed up about this product being called “small lot.” See his findings in the comments section.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Honey Processed Organic Nicaraguan Coffee is new and a mild medium brew.
The cons: If you were hoping for a coffee that does not require some sugar, then you might be disappointed. But the bag does explain the whole “honey processed” name.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Colombia Supremo Coffee is basic coffee. Nothing more and nothing less. The can does stand out because of the Toucans.
The cons: For Trader Joe’s, this is relatively inexpensive compared so some of the more expensive brews like Trader Joe’s Geisha Coffee or Trader Joe’s Kona.
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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 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: Trader Joe’s Sumatra Coffee Brownies are rich and decadent brownies that are worth the calories.
The cons: High calorie count. If you don’t like the taste of coffee, this might not be for you.
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