Olympia Coffee - Big Truck vs Little Buddy - Page 2
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- Supporter ♡
Big Truck is consistently sweet. Sweetheart changes more, so sometimes is better than Big Truck, sometimes not. I have both on my rotation. Little Buddy is more of a pour-over coffee rather than espresso blend. But generally they have high quality offerings, so I'd just try several and see what you like best.
I've only ordered the Little Buddy, the Big Truck & the Sweetheart about 3 times (which I really enjoyed in a cappuccino--2 double shots as always with about 5oz. of steamed milk with some froth on top). I didn't really hear about any others used for the way I drink it.
Sweetheart really did a turnaround on notes from cherry & chocolate to floral, bergamot & limoncello. My fault....I should have noticed the complete difference in notes.
- lancealot
Big Truck and Little Buddy are blends in the traditional sense. Sweetheart is not. Sweetheart is just a name they give to one of their current single origin coffees.chanty 77 wrote:I always loved the Sweetheart blend.
Okay, I didn't realize that. Now I do, and again--I should have been more observant of the notes. Personally the only time I want bergamot in something is in my perfume, never limoncello (too lemony/citrusy) and never floral. This blend is so weak mouthed & if I try to lower the temp, it gets sour, raising it makes it just plain bitter. To me, total waste of $20 for 12ounces. Lesson learned. I just automatically assumed (me bad) that it would be similar to what I had gotten in the past & the last two were very similar. This last one I just got is a total opposite of what I've gotten with Sweetheart in the past.
On to Little Buddy....
I ordered the Little Buddy & it said on the website bag: sweet berry, stone fruit & chocolate. Loved it in the past and was a definite MEDIUM roast. All my research in the past said this was a MEDIUM blend, the bag that came in the mail said LIGHT & sweet berry, stone fruit & floral. More sour and light again. Very frustrated as I mentioned, the bag on their website did not state floral in the notes (which I avoid as I don't like my espresso tasting "tea-like").
I ordered the Little Buddy & it said on the website bag: sweet berry, stone fruit & chocolate. Loved it in the past and was a definite MEDIUM roast. All my research in the past said this was a MEDIUM blend, the bag that came in the mail said LIGHT & sweet berry, stone fruit & floral. More sour and light again. Very frustrated as I mentioned, the bag on their website did not state floral in the notes (which I avoid as I don't like my espresso tasting "tea-like").