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This one tastes like instant.

Advantages: Easy availability.
Disadvantages: Clogs up the coffee machine, bland taste.

...is one I buy only when I am desperate! Buying coffee beans "off the shelf" is not easy locally, and the only thing Sainsbury's own brand of continental coffee has going for it is that I can buy it easily. It even clogs up the integral grinder in my c ...

toberwine 06.04.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Sainsbury's Continental Coffee Beans

Sainsburys Continental Coffee - rich and intense, satisfying!

Advantages: quality and price
Disadvantages: No giant packs of beans.

...I love fresh coffee and have nothing else at home. Sainsbury's continental really is rich and intense - maybe slightly bitter but I love it. Very similar to Nero's Americano. I use it with cafetieres and stove top brewers. Have tried others thinking t ...

spottsue 21.04.2012 · Read full review
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Review of Sainsbury's Continental Coffee Beans

Elephant Dung

Advantages: Fabulous deep taste, grinding them fresh, intoxicating smell
Disadvantages: Don't last long so get drinking

When I was a kid I didn’t like coffee, when I worked in an Italian restaurant serving coffee when I was 16 I didn’t like coffee and six months ago I didn’t like coffee. I loved the smell of freshly ground beans and I loved the idea of drinking coffee but ...

amyturtle 06.01.2003 · Read full review
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Review of Whittard Guatemalan Rainforest Coban

When you want the smooooother things in life...

Advantages: Wonderful, subtle taste, very smooth!,
Disadvantages: Only really suitable for filter coffee

There are some days when you just want the simple things in life. You know, when you really can't be bothered with all the frills and extra little bits, you just want something basic and good. Today is one of those days. I'm a coffee lover (not litera ...

paule23 19.11.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Whittard Guatemalan Rainforest Coban

The taste of sensuality

Advantages: sensually fresh coffee
Disadvantages: none

The taste of sensuality Have you ever been in a really good coffee shop and just smelled the freshly ground coffee and you know you do not want to leave. Well that is how I feel about whittards coffee beans especially Guatemalan rainforest the coffee ...

bastet 02.11.2002 · Read full review
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Review of Whittard Guatemalan Rainforest Coban