David and I tried a new coffee drink called O.N.E. Coffee Fruit drink. It is a juice based on the whole coffee fruit, as opposed to just the roasted coffee bean in coffee. We stumbled across it during a foraging visit to Whole Foods, and of course had to bring it home!
O.N.E. is a cold drink. It contains various fruits such as acerola (Amazon cherry) and strawberries, grape juice and the whole coffee fruit. The flavor is sweet…like a juice. I think the grape juice flavor is the dominant taste. But there is a coffee flavor permeating through it, too. The coffee flavor comes at the start of the flavor profile, and kind of drifts through your senses. Then the juices take over with a sweet finish. Best description I can give. Overall I really enjoyed the sensation. In addition, the makers tout these benefits:
- O.N.E. Coffee Fruit Drink is a high antioxidant, naturally caffeinated fresh juice.
- O.N.E. Coffee Fruit Drink has a similar level of caffeine as a cup of green tea, and offers a mild, unique taste, accented by the sweetness of strawberries.
- O.N.E. Coffee Fruit Drink is rich in antioxidants called phenolic acids.
- Phenolic acids may help: fight the build up of free radicals, promote healthy lipid levels, and protect against oxidative stress.
So I guess I’d call that a win/win drink!
And in other, highly anticipated (in this household) news, Starbucks announced that they are releasing the VIA instant coffee packets nationwide starting September 29. You can read my review of Via here. Now quite seriously, all you Starbucks fans need to have a box or two of VIA in your cupboards. It has saved us so many times on long flights (or short) where the coffee served doesn’t deserve the name. In one case, the flight attendant came to US for coffee! And we happily donated one of our packets of VIA to the cause of better coffee everywhere. September 29.
