Starting the week with a handful of coffee - Espresso m&m's

Coffee and chocolate go together like peanut butter and jelly. The combination is a no-brainer, which must be why m&m's keeps revisiting it. 

We've had: 

• Pumpkin Spice latte m&m's - review
• Coffee Nut m&m's
• Crunchy Espresso m&m's - review
• Café Mocha m&m's - review
• Caramel Cold Brew m&m's 

And now these. What makes these any different from it's predecessors? 

Was this a mistake? - Dark Blend Coffee Coca-Cola

Dark Blend Coffee Coca-Cola - Aldi

We heard you like caffeine, so we put some caffeine in your caffeine. (Any of you out there even remember Pimp My Ride?)  Anyway, Coke released a new line of sodas blended with coffee. There are three flavors available: caramel, vanilla and dark blend. That said, my opening line is true, these do have more caffeine than normal Coca Cola, but it's still far less than a typical espresso drink or any of the energy drinks on the market. So their angle  is less about energy boosting, and more about flavor.

I guess there is an audience out there for such a product? Personally, I was really skeptical about the whole mash-up. I thought it would either be so lightly flavored you could barely taste the coffee, or it would be so over the top it would be disgusting. Needless to say, I ended up seeing a 4-pack at Aldi and decided to jump in with both feet. 

So, I have four cans of this stuff (three now that I gave one to my buddy Jared, @farbeyondsippin on Instagram), so let's see how it tastes and what I can do with it!

New Snickers Bars - Available June 2018!

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NEW Tiramisu & Crème Brûlée Donuts - Krispy Kreme

Tiramisu & Crème Brûlée Donuts - Krispy Kreme

The new Krispy Kreme doughnuts I posted about last week have been released and (thanks to my mom) I was able to get my hands on 2/3 flavors. 

She sent me a text saying her appointment was near a Krispy Kreme shop and she generously grabbed me a Tiramisu and a Crème Brûlée doughnut. (Thanks mom!) They were out of the Churro variety, but to be honest, that one seemed rather lazy to me. It's just a cruller dusted with cinnamon sugar, and I doubt it's really worth checking out, so without further delay, let's get this review started!

Ritter Sport Espresso - Target, NJ

Ritter Sport Espresso - Target, NJ

The second bar I grabbed during a quick shopping trip. I am not a coffee drinker, I rarely ever drink the stuff…but I do enjoy espresso from time to time. I grabbed this bar more-so for my coffee-addicted boyfriend than myself. I wanted to give it a try to see if he’d like it… and I think he will.

The packaging is the same as the Marzipan bar (here), and I do really like how these packages open.

The bar seems to be milk chocolate with a very thick espresso flavored filling. It smells like freshly brewed coffee with a little bit of sweetness.

Now, this bar tastes like espresso. It has a strong -real- flavor. It is almost like I am eating chocolate covered espresso beans, but there is no horrible coffee grit in my teeth! I think it is really refreshing, strong and authentic. This is an amazing chocolate bar for the adult palette.

I am buying another one of these because I am SURE my boyfriend will enjoy this even more than I will. This is a great, maturely flavored, chocolate bar.

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