Despite sitting on small mountain of K-Cups provided by our friends at OneGreatCup, I’ve been a little slow in reviewing K-Cups since my return from Alaska now over two weeks ago.  It’s not that I haven’t been drinking coffee, in fact I’ve been drinking more than ever, but being on the wrong end of a 4 hour time shift has left me more concerned with staying awake than the flavor of what I’m drinking.

So anyway with life, for better or worse, mostly back to normal, I dug into one of the Coffee People variety packs that’s sitting in my kitchen, and pulled out a couple K-Cups worth of the curiously named Black Tiger.  Needless to say, I was feeling a wee bit fearful.

The Description

“Explore the dark side with this full bodied, earthy, and dark roasted Coffee People favorite. Totally unique and ferocious!” - Generally speaking, I don’t think I like ferocious beverages, especially not steaming hot ones.

The Aroma

Avoiding the “smells like coffee” cop out, I’ll go with mildly smokey with just a hint of spice. Actually it’s quite appealing, and not the least bit ferocious (not that I necessarily know what ferocious smells like).

Drinking It Black

Based on the description I was pretty must expecting it to shred my gums and eat my tongue, but as it turns out, Black Tiger isn’t nearly that ferocious.  While I won’t say my tongue tamed the tiger or anything ridiculous like that, it’s a pleasant drinking, medium-bodied cup that offers up good bean flavor, and as the aroma suggests, a pleasant peppery tickle for a finish.

Although it’s a rarity, there is the occasional cup that I’m perfectly content to drink black.  Black Tiger is one of them as it goes down very smooth with no trace of harness or bitterness, or anything else that would make drinking a cup of coffee unpleasant.

With Cream and Sugar

There’s really not much I can say about drinking Black Tiger with cream and sugar.  It gets lighter and sweeter (shocking, I know).  I can take it or leave it, which really more than anything is a testament to how good it is black.  Whether or not I’d add anything to it is purely a mood-based decision.

Final Thoughts

While Black Tiger isn’t nearly the ferocious brew the description would have one believe (it’s not going to wake you up with a morning mauling or anything), it was certainly a pleasant surprise and much more drinkable than I expected it to be.

Although it’s listed as a dark roast (I’m not buying that), its medium roasted, easy drinking flavor is more than enough to supplant Donut Shop Coffee (a good cup in its own right) as my thus-far-favorite from the Coffee People label.  While this kitty may not have the claws that dark roast lovers demand, medium roast lovers should definitely give it a try.

Shameless Plug

Please help keep the K-Cup Challenge going by supporting my most excellent sponsors like OneGreatCup.  The team over there can hook you up with a box or few of Coffee People Black Tiger, or any number of other great tasting K-Cups for Keurig Brewers.

If you’re up for an experiment of sorts, check out the Coffee People Variety pack which contains samples of 5 different Coffee People varieties.

For those that still need a Keurig Brewer, OneGreatCup offers the entire line of Keurig home brewers for you to choose from.

While you’re here at Qwowi.com, check out the growing list of K-Cup reviews in my personal K-Cup Challenge.

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