Cafe Cubano



I've been drinking a lot of Cafe Bustelo lately. It makes a good, strong cup of coffee, but the stuff is a little harsh. If you were an espresso drinker with a very refined palate, Bustelo would not be up to spec. I'm an espresso drinker with a very pedestrian palate, so the bitter doesn't irritate me. In fact, I take it with milk and sugar, so I'm happy to have the flavor carry through.



Cafe Bustelo is considered to be the poor-man's specialty coffee. Perhaps. I'll try to do an actual review:



Grind: Espresso (read fine)



Roast: Dark (Spanish)



Acidity: High. Certainly this coffee is acidic for a dark roast. Dark roastes beans have a stronger flavor, but since some of the acid has been roasted away, I've found they are easier on your stomach.



Comments: This is a milk and sugar coffee. The slogan on the can, "for the Hispanic taste" is honest. it's made for people who like their coffee sweetened. It would probably make a good Thai coffee. Certainly Cafe Bustelo is not a connoisseur's coffee. It is a proletarian, "good enough" beverage. Coffee snobs irritate me anyway. Expensive does not mean good, and vice versa. Everyone should remember Mikhail Kalashnikov's admonition, "Good enough is best". Take a pound of coffee that's good enough, and learn how to brew it. This will take you a long way.





Peace.