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Is coffee quality swirling down the drain? It would seem so, based on our latest tests. We found a far lower percentage of very good or excellent coffees than when we last reported, in 2000, even though we tried many of the same brands. Still, we found one excellent coffee, and three that are not only very good but are also CR Best Buys.
In all, our two experts tasted 42 regular and decaffeinated Colombian and Kona coffees--national and store brands as well as those sold in specialty shops and online. The winners are an interesting mix: Caribou whole-bean caffeinated, a pricey brew from a coffee-shop chain; Eight O'Clock whole-bean regular and decaffeinated, ...