Grumpy Mule Organic Bolivia Cafe Femenino Coffee

Grumpy Mule Organic Bolivia Cafe Femenino CoffeeThe first one of these was exactly as they described it. Creamy. I don't know how this happens, but it was definitely a sickly sweet, milky brew. Now if that's your thing, then all well and good. But it's not mine and I had real trouble finishing the first one - it was scoring a 4/10. They also claim a lingering finish - and they're not wrong. The taste just doesn't go away. It Kinda Lingers.  So for this afternoon I broke the rules, went to 7 spoons for three cups and held back on the milk a bit. This time we get something which has lost it's creamy-ness for sure, and for me is more palatable. But as ever when having to spoon a coffee up to high strength levels to mask its failings, there's a price to pay. It's slightly harsh with a bit of an aftertaste. This coffee is nothing more than OK. It actually tastes like a cheapy - yet in our local deli it's a whopping £4.50 a pack. All in all then, a lowly 6/10.

What the Manufacturer's say: 

"Medium roasted with a rich, creamy body and lingering finish"

Where you can buy it: 

You can pick up a few Grump Mules from Amazon here

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Grumpy Mule
Strength 3
Bolivia

4.8
Average: 4.8 (5 votes)
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Comments

Submitted by cougheee on 21/9/11.
Sadly the best thing about this coffee is the 'grumpy mule' name. This tastes very simular to a coffee that didn't even make it onto this site due to the judges general disgust towards it - a dowie & eggburts coffee that claimed to include cream, which you didn't need to add milk to. It has the same wierd after taste that is a mix between stale milk and cardboard. This coffee was by no means that bad, but I was reminded of the horror of my last foray into 'creamy' coffees. My advice would be to anyone who fancies the sound of this - buy a better coffee, then add cream.
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Submitted by Judge Hank on 21/9/11.
As ever we have sampled this at least twice before writing the review. All in all it comes across as a very mediocre coffee. I felt at least the company had offered a fair description as I too found this to be a creamy coffee which, to be honest, could be achieved by adding cream. So not a feature I require from my coffee. It has a very long lingering after taste which again I don't like. But this may be exactly what you require in a coffee. So it's creamy with perhaps the longest lasting after taste i'm familiar with. I really don't want another one but again the packaging and overall feel from the coffee is one of quality and i'm keen to try some of there other blends. For the accuracy of there own description I have to say 10/10 but the coffee itself has only tweaked me to offer a five. Which being as this isn't my kind of coffee is not to say it's no good.