Still looking for THE coffee to put on the Thanksgiving table.  I loved the Ugly Mug coffees that I got several months ago.  They were roast to perfection with great aroma, flavor and who can resist the names and packaging? Besides, they sent me a way cool mug.

The Burundi Limited Estate is described as:

bright floral aroma, sweet brightness in a velvet body, a mild mixed berry flavor across pleasant nutty undertones that ushers a clean finish with hints of chocolate. You’ll find its flavor like a choral arrangement perfected in ideal cool mountain air, half a world away.

It is a balanced roast, so those of you who are not partial to the dark roasts that I tend to gravitate toward may find this to be perfect.  There is a great story behind this coffee which you can read here.

And, they have it for a very reasonable $9.92 per pound.

This is some of the freshest coffee that I have tasted….I literally got in within two or three days of my order….and I can almost guarantee that you wil be happy with this choice…even though I have not yet tried it. 

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I am not a big fan of chai mix.  Like the instant coffee mixes they seem unnaturally sweet to me and even a little cloying.

When the fantastic people at Ugly Mug sent me coffee to review, they also sent a package of their chai. The kids were ecstatic, they love the stuff.  I was less so.

So I put it off, trying it I mean, even though everyone around me was fighting for it and swooning over their cups. 

Yesterday I realized that there was only a little left and if I was going to try it then I had better do so.  Pronto.

YUM!  It is sweet, but as far as chai mix goes it is the best I have tried other than my own homemade mix that I give as gifts.

It is not overly spicy, and the flavors are well balanced.  The chai is creamy-rich and does well as either a cold frappe or a hot latte.  Bonus! You can use the mix to sprinkle on cookies and ice cream for a unique flavor.  Thought of that all by myself.

Check them out at Ugly Mug.  Get one of the mugs.  I LOVE my mug.

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