{"id":148,"date":"2013-12-25T10:58:42","date_gmt":"2013-12-25T16:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffee.germar.net\/?p=148"},"modified":"2013-12-25T17:31:45","modified_gmt":"2013-12-25T23:31:45","slug":"keurig-works-up-a-froth-with-gevalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffee.germar.net\/?p=148","title":{"rendered":"Keurig works up a froth with Gevalia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mocha Latte is the R rated version of chocolate milk.<\/strong>
\nI say that because Moca Latte has a smooth creamy favor.\u00a0 It has a yummy mouth-coating quality that lingers like a melting malt ball.\u00a0 It’s a kid’s dream, thick and luscious with a flavor so fat it hangs like a froth mustache on your upper lip.\u00a0 But moca has some forbidden qualities as well.\u00a0 It has the very grown up nip of a dark roasted espresso and a nutty fullness that wins out over the sheer sweet that children would prefer.\u00a0 Most kids I know would take a sip and then stick out a tongue in defeat.\u00a0 So close, but yet so far in children’s terms.\u00a0 But a nice mocha can be just the ticket to the adult tongue.<\/p>\n

But what has all this frothiness have to do with Keurig?\u00a0 Drop in a cup and get a cup of coffee – no froth allowed.\u00a0 Or is that actually the case?<\/p>\n

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Gevalia’s Mocha Latte “Kit”<\/p><\/div>\n

Keurig gets complex with Gevalia’s Mocha Latte 2 part kit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gevalia, who has entered the K-arena with some wonderful coffees, as introduced a 2 part kit for preparing a frothy cup of moca latte.\u00a0 The kit consists of a powder packet that is poured dry into the bottom of the coffee cup.\u00a0 Then a quite ordinary looking K cup is placed in the holster.\u00a0 With the machine set to a medium cup size, the hot water passes though the coffee …. and magic takes place.<\/p>\n

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As the hot coffee hits the powder, a reaction occurs.\u00a0 The powder in the cup begins to pop and sputter to life, creating a blanket of foam about a half inch thick.\u00a0 As a man who grew up in the United States, I am reminded of a popular candy called “Pop Rocks” that would sputter and crack once exposed to whatever corrosive qualities my saliva contained.\u00a0\u00a0 You can give it a few stirs with a stick or a spoon to mix in all the powder, and you wind up with a cup of mocha latte that looks and smells pretty good.\u00a0 There’s still a few pops and cracks, but that fades quickly leaving a nice cup of foamy drink.\u00a0 A little squirt of canned whipped cream makes this an impressive looking treat.<\/p>\n

The impressive fireworks aside, how does this powdered “latte” foam actually taste?\u00a0 The best way is to tell you what it is NOT:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 It is NOT truly frothed whole milk with lots of fat and all the things that make a latte like this stick to your ribs, among other places.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 It is NOT Cremora on steroids.\u00a0 It has a true coating quality that offers the impression of something containing significant milkfat.\u00a0 There’s mocha flavoring in the powder as well, and while it isn’t overhelmingly “malted” it is a pleasant taste that works well with the brewed coffee.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 It is NOT an uncompromising replacement for a coffee house mocha latte.\u00a0 You want the real deal, you’ve got to put on your coat and go get it or invest in a whole lot more equipment than a Keurig.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 It is NOT expensive in calories.\u00a0 Gevalia clams 80 calories per serving.\u00a0 You have to stay away from any extra sugar or whipped cream to stay on that target.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 It is NOT expensive in money, relatively speaking.\u00a0 At the time of this writing, Amazon.com was selling in bulk (36 cups) for 1.22 a cup.\u00a0 compare this to 4-6 dollars for a store made beverage and it’s a good deal.\u00a0 Compare it to a nice, simple cup of really good Joe and yeah … it’s a bit of extra change.<\/p>\n

Gevalia did very well with this tricked out powder and K-cup combination.\u00a0 It is a worthy, quick and easy cup that you can offer a guest or whip up for yourself.\u00a0 It is a great way to avoid a fattening desert and it will leave you feeling quite happy that you’ve had something naughty to drink.<\/p>\n

The Coffee Whisperer recommends Gevalia’s Mocha Latte for Keurig!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mocha Latte is the R rated version of chocolate milk. I say that because Moca Latte has a smooth creamy favor.\u00a0 It has a yummy mouth-coating quality that lingers like a melting malt ball.\u00a0 It’s a kid’s dream, thick and … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[12,38,37,35,8,36],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coffee.germar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coffee.germar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coffee.germar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coffee.germar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coffee.germar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=148"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/coffee.germar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":223,"href":"https:\/\/coffee.germar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions\/223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coffee.germar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coffee.germar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coffee.germar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}