The World's Strongest Coffee?
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| Death Wish Coffee: World's Strongest Coffee? |
Recently, a nice looking box arrived in the mail. My wife ordered me some Death Wish coffee as a gift. The bag of ground coffee came in a nice black cardboard box and included a "Death Wish Coffee" sticker suitable for putting on a vehicle. I put my sticker on a black cabinet in my shop.
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| Death Wish ground coffee |
Death Wish coffee claims to be "the world's strongest coffee". I was pleased to see that it was a dark roast, USDA certified organic, and fair trade. I don't mind strong coffee, I just don't want something with caffeine artificially added.
I had taken a break from coffee for a week and was drinking herbal tea instead. But with the Death Wish in my cabinet, I was ready to go back to coffee. The next morning, I loaded up my Ninja coffeemaker with 5 scoops of death wish to fill my 20 oz travel mug.
This is a good time to explain what Death Wish means when it claims to be "the world's strongest coffee". When I tasted the coffee, I liked the flavor. It wasn't particularly sweet for a dark roast, it is more toward the bitter end of the spectrum, but decidedly a good drinking coffee. I proceeded to drink it all, of course.
Within a few minutes, I figured out that Death Wish is about strong caffeine! My eyes were wide open and I was almost shaking with energy. I was zooming around a Home Depot store rounding up things for a project. After I checked out, I realized that I left my coffee cup mug somewhere in the store. I raced to the restroom in case I forgot it there. Then I remembered that the restroom was closed when I came in- couldn't be there. So I raced to the screws section. Not there. Next, I raced to the drill bit section. Not there either. Must be somewhere, though... So I raced back to restroom- but wait, it couldn't be there...
I must have looped around the store 5 or 6 times before finally finding my lost mug. I later learned that Death Wish has 4 times as much caffeine as "normal" coffee such as Starbucks dark roast. That is quite a bit of caffeine!
I think Death Wish is good organic dark roast coffee and is worth a try. But now, I just use 2 scoops of grounds and make a cup instead of a full travel mug.
This article in Consumer Reports breaks down how much caffeine is really in Death Wish coffee. Bottom line: don't drink too much of this, or you'll feel shaky and maybe even sick. But a little is really good...
Is Death Wish really the world's strongest coffee?
Flavor: No. I have had stronger french press coffee and even some brewed coffee that is stronger. But flavor is interesting and a bit unexpected for a dark roast.
Caffeine: Yes, probably. This stuff is turbo charged (but 100% organic).
Recommendation: Try Death Wish, but careful not to drink too much.
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