"coffee shot" news and stories

Is coffee just a caffeine-delivery system?

It seems like the folks behind Stōk "black coffee shots" think so: Packaged like individual creamers and smothered in warnings blaring "Limit 2/day" and "Not for those under 18, pregnant or caffeine sensitive," these little jolts are designed to get dumped into a cup of convenience-store coffee.

Of course, no one who drinks convenience-store coffee is doing so because it tastes great -- they're looking for something to stave off that highway hypnosis. But do these "shots" go too far?

After seeing the huge response we had from all of you readers about McDonald's new premium coffee, it is no surprise that others were curious about it as well as us here at Slashfood. USA Today decided to hold a taste test, pitting four widely available coffees against each other. Included in the test were the new premium blends from Burger King and McDonald's, as well as favorites from 7-11, Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks. Dunkin Donuts is the least available variety of coffee, as there are very few store locations on the west coast, but the test was held in Manhattan where there appear to be plenty of all of the above coffee-shop types.

According to the USA Today survey, as of the time I am writing this, Starbucks was still the most popular based on readers' opinion. And they must have good taste, since Starbucks also won the taste test. Out of possible scores of "5 slurps," Starbucks ranked at 4 1/2, while McDonald's followed with 3 1/2 , Burger King with 2 1/2 and Dunkin Donuts and 7-11 with 2 slurps each. While Starbucks was also the most expensive drink in the test, the "dead-serious brew with an intense bitter chocolate aroma, a silky texture and a complex, fruity, almost wine-like flavor" made it worth it to the tasters. The other stores' coffees had flavors that ranged from "watery" to having "tobacco notes."

 

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