Most people love their cup(s) of joe in the morning for a good reason –coffee wakes you up! While many say “money makes the world go round”, it can be argued that coffee actually does make the world go round.
After all, you need to stay alert and productive to play your part in engineering the processes that keep the world’s economy going. While there are a wide range of coffee types to choose from, this review is for Black Medicine’s range of cold pressed coffee drinks.
About Black Medicine Coffee
This is one of the industry’s leading pre-packaged iced coffee drinks. Brewed and packaged in California by Black Medicine –a small, thriving beverages company- this used to be sold in very sleek aluminum bottles. But courtesy of the company’s forward thinking and innovative steps, they now come in 9.5 fl. Oz aluminum cans.
The first thing you’ll notice about this coffee is the packaging which comes in very sleek looking, black and silver cans. But then, people don’t buy iced coffee just for the packaging.
I mean packaging is nice and all that, but you also want to make sure that the contents are just as amazing. And the coffee brewed by Black Medicine is really high quality –something that we could all get more of, particularly in the hypey beverage market.
The company produces three major types of coffee:
Black Medicine Iced Coffee
This is the proprietary, unflavored and unsweetened coffee drink that launched the company into the limelight. If you want excellent black coffee without any artificial flavors and sweeteners, this is the coffee to get.
The coffee itself tastes very slightly fruity –somewhat like tart, very smooth, rich in vitamin C to further help get rid of those free radicals. Please understand that this is unlike any other coffee you’ve had in the past, and you will enjoy drinking this as well as recommending it to family and friends.
The company’s unrivaled dedication to brewing quality coffee is the reason their various coffee drinks stand heads and shoulders above many other sugar-heavy and artificially flavored bottled coffee drinks in the market. This is different, and you can be sure that your coffee drinking experience will be thoroughly satisfied.
One caveat though: you want to drink this slowly than you would your regular cup of coffee. This is because of the technology used in extracting the caffeine from the coffee beans, which leaves you with 50 percent more caffeine than your standard mug of coffee.
You want to stay awake, not prance about with nervous energy and anxiety ;-). However, if courtesy of your built up tolerance to coffee, you feel that you often need more coffee to perk up, then this is right up your alley.
It’s less coffee at a cheaper price for the same desired results and effects. This comes without any milk, or sugar. Some people like adding that, others prefer drinking it black. How you drink it is left to you.
Black Medicine Iced Latte
Compared to every other iced lattes in the market, this stands out big time. It tastes balanced, smooth and rich –three adjectives that are very rarely used for iced coffee. It is creamy, smooth and sugar-free.
This is probably not for the coffee aficionado who is interested in tasting multiple layers of flavors and a complex coffee. In spite of its seeming simplicity however, the naturally sweet latte tastes great.
Each can contains fresh brewed cold pressed coffee, high quality organic milk that balances out the strong coffee flavor, vitamins c and d3, and is ready to drink. Just open the can, and pour yourself some latte.
For the sake of comparison, this tastes better, is cheaper and is of a higher quality than most generic lattes; Starbucks’ in particular. Those that match its taste are the niche lattes.
Black Medicine Iced Mocha
This is for the cocoa and chocolate loving mocha coffee drinkers who want premium but affordable iced mocha. If this is you, then you should check out the dark cocoa based iced mocha.
Brewed from a mixture of coffee beans, the finest dark cocoa powder, golden brown sugar and whole milk, this is a delicious coffee drink that will do the two-pronged jobs of both “picking you up” and flooding your mouth with its awesome flavors.
Unlike other iced mochas in the market, this has a very measured sweetness that’s designed to enhance the cocoa flavor. This way, you don’t end up with an overly sweet chocolate milk drink that you’ll abandon shortly after drinking it.
As with the others, this also contains 50 percent more caffeine, so it’s pretty strong and may not be for people who are overly sensitive to coffee. Each pack of 12 costs just $36. And if you want, you can opt for the mixed cases with the different flavors at the same price.
Black Medicine also offers 10 ounce and 1 gallon coffee concentrates that aren’t bitter, has a velvet smooth taste and can either be purchased in singles or as a pack of six. One 10 ounce bottle costs just $8.99, a pack of six costs $54, while the 1 gallon bottle costs $160.
Cons of Black Medicine Range of Cold Pressed Coffee
The coffee is generally stronger than most. So, you’ll need to either take them in small quantities or stretch its consumption over a longer period of time.
As a result, this may not be the best option for those looking to down their coffee in one go –most people don’t, so you shouldn’t worry about it. A few people have reported indigestion and abdominal cramps if they take too much at a time, but these are a very tiny minority.
Also, those who are really curious about the brewing process as well as its proprietary technology may be somewhat disappointed as the company doesn’t share these details. This shouldn’t be a problem for most people who just want great tasting iced coffee, mochas or lattes in a great looking can.
Where to Buy Black Medicine Cold Pressed Coffee
For now, you can only get Black Medicine cofee in select stores in Nevada, California, Washington, Arizona and Oregon. Click here to locate the stores closest to you.
