20 Best Dark Roast K Cups (2023 Updated)

First, let me tell you that this coffee smells delectable! My kitchen smells sweet, which is a pleasant perk early in the morning. I first tasted this “black” (without creamer and without sweetener) with a standard amount of water pour.

It is a smooth coffee without bitterness. It, however, lacked the sweetness I had expected from the aroma. This may be because the aroma is quite sweet and strong and the flavor more understated in comparison.

I next added some organic cane sugar and oh my! There was the magic! The scent and taste matched more closely, giving my brain the combination it was looking for. I skipped the creamer altogether and enjoyed two cups of this Vanilla Biscotti coffee.

I am 42 years of age and been drinking Morning Cafe for close to 10 years now. TEN YEARS. I have tried every brand and flavor and wasted tons of $ on finding that perfect taste. When Morning Cafe came out, I was absolutely settled.

A whole decade of my life consuming and supporting America’s brand and how could you do this??? I enjoy 2 things so much. That’s my dogs and this coffee. I can’t wrap my head around this poor decision Folger’s has made.

What a huge disappointment in every way. You MUST bring this one back. You have some very sad customers out there.

Folgers Classic Roast isn’t going to win any awards of high quality. It’s a serviceable coffee option, of decent taste, and has caffeine. Coffee snobs will sneer at this, which is totally fine for value oriented consumers.

Most of the time a cup of Java is that, and nothing more, so this goes under general purposes. I like the K cup rendition of this coffee, which has been around for some time. are available at all major grocery stores.

The main draw for me is price, but also this is a mild and non acidic brew. It helps me to maintain a semblance of consciousness in the morning, and for its bargain price it’s solid.

No other K Cups compare. I’ve tried many others and these ones far surpass the rest. Bold, rich, smooth. Very fragrant and just the best thing to wake up to in the morning! Pair with the Caramel Macchiato Creamer from Starbucks and you’ll feel like you have a little Starbucks in your kitchen in the morning.

Update: They recently changed their packaging. My husband and I noticed we had a box or two of these that just weren’t as tasty as they normally are. Then we started getting boxes with the new packaging and the quality is back.

Weird, but make sure you get the ones with the purple packaging 😋☕️.

I just made the BEST homemade Cappuccino!!☕ I used my Keurig machine with Lavazza Espresso Italiano K-Cups! These Lavazza Espresso K-Cups are soooo good! They actually taste better than what you would get a a coffee shop!! For me to say that, they must be good, I love my coffee! Espresso Italiano K-Cups are strong, bold, smooth and no bitter coffee taste! You can brew it on any setting on your Keurig.

from a shot of espresso to a full size cup, I used the 2nd smallest setting for the Cappuccino and it was perfect! The K-Cups aren’t too expensive, I paid around $6 for a box of 10 at Stop Shop grocery store.

If you go to Dunks or Starbucks you pay $6 for 1 espresso drink! I highly, highly. highly recommend trying these! ☕💕🇮🇹 How to Froth Milk WITHOUT Frother: ▪︎I used a tall plastic microwave safe container and poured the milk in until the was about an inch of milk at the bottom.

▪︎Shake really well for 1min – bubbles should form, if not Shake harder▪︎Take cover off – microwave for 30sec and check it, foam should start to form – 30sec again and watch it, don’t let the foam overflow – if foam still didn’t rise to the top do another 20sec (this is what I did) ▪︎Pour milk into espresso slowly and then use a spoon to get the foam – foam usually sticks to container ▪︎Garnish with Cinnamon or Cocoa Powder.

The coffee cannot be made at the proper strength in most Keurig makers, where the minimum quantity of water is too high: 6 – 12 cups. This coffee pod and roast is so weak, it requires probably 4 cups of water, not possible in the Keurig-type makers.

Everything else about it is true, however, it’s so weak, the flavor and aroma are barely discernible. Believe it or not, Lavazza, some Americans want value in what they purchase and expect an Italian roast to be full bodied, not colored water.

Do we buy pods and good coffee to get a lousy cup of watered down coffee at home? No. We can get that at most drive-thru’s. So, there is no value in this product, that has been either sitting around too long somewhere, stored in a hot warehouse, or was, simply, roasted to flavorless imperfection, sadly.

Terrible. I love lavazza ground coffee and I often make it in my Italian moka (coffee maker). But these Lavazza k cups (both “Gran Selezione” and “Perfetto”) were just not drinkable. In a clear glass, the coffee looked like tea and tasted like dirty water.

That’s at the strong setting with the lowest amount of water. Believe the negative reviews. I’ll have to stick with Starbucks and Peets for K cups, and Lavazza for ground coffee in the moka.

I AM NOT a coffee connoisseur! But I have served his coffee to any number of guests who oooh and ahhh over it — exclaiming how good it is and asking what kind it is and where I obtained it. They seem a bit surprised when I tell them Office Depot and when I tell them what I pay for it.

I’m not sure why I get these spontaneous and unsolicited reviews. I don’t get them for the rest of the goodies on the table! My only conclusion must be that these people know their coffee and that this must be “good stuff!”.

As I was picking up an order at OfficeDepot, I noticed The Executive Suite coffee on sale. After speaking to my friend about the price for 70 single serve cups, we decided to chip in and buy a box of Executive Suite Dark Roast.

That was about 5 boxes ago! I like my coffee dark and rich and the dark coffee variety sure fits the bill. Best tasting single cup coffee and believe me, I have had them all!.

While I prefer fresh ground beans work day reality is that I don’t want to take the time to make my coffee that way. The Keurig machine is wonderful that way, low maintenance, quick. and reliable. Executive Suite Coffee provides a trustworthy and reliable cup of coffee everytime that meets my flavor standards without compromise.

Thank you.

We love our coffee and this French Roast blend is great! We order from Amazon and have found this to be the best price and quality. Plus, we have it on auto-ship which gives us an even better price. Highly recommend looking into it! Amazon Brand – 100 Ct.

Solimo Dark Roast Coffee Pods, French Roast, Compatible with 2. 0 K-Cup Brewers [French Roast].

K cups are expensive, I don’t have to tell you that. But if you are looking for ones a little more affordable with nice, deep, full flavor, hop on to Amazon and get this brand. From dark roast to light, you will be pleased with your choice.

I like all of Amazon’s K cups. I personally prefer the lighter roasts but I have never had a bad one. They are comparable to Dunkin or Starbucks. I give them four stars only because I wish they made more flavored coffee.

Can’t help but wander if hot water in this plastic, like most any other, causes leaching of chemicals in the coffee cup? For sure it’s causing more daily plastic waste for nothing more than a very mild convenience.

I’ve also read that paper filtered coffee is supposedly better for your health because the paper filtered coffee removes chemicals that can increase cholesterol levels leading to higher triglyceride levels.

I’m going back to the old way and paying half for my coffee!.

This is my husband’s favorite coffee for many years. He was able to transition to Black Coffee only because of the smoothness and flavor of morning Cafe. I haven’t told him yet because I know he will have difficulty sleeping.

And of course without Morning Cafe for breakfast, he will also have problems staying awake. We are very disappointed in Fullager’s decision to discontinue morning café. if there is another brand that taste like morning Cafe, I will find it and tell everybody.

I love love love Folgers classic blend. Sadly this is not as good as the regular filter drip where I can dictate the strength of each and every brew. I like it strong. Spoon standing up straight in the cup strong.

These cups are awesome for speed and convenience but. I drink twice as many K cups to the manual scoop method to get the same morning buzz. Is tbat cost effective or efficient? Not sure. Probably not.

But I cannot see me persisting with these based on their relative weakness of strength and flavor.

Folders vanilla biscotti k-cup pods are very convenient to use and it taste great. If you are looking for a rich, pure flavor, and classic aroma that can be enjoyed in the comfort of your home you will most certainly love this Folgers Vanilla Biscotti flavored coffee.

These K cup pods are easy to use and are meant to be recycled which is wonderful for the environment. These are 100% arabica coffee and have a creamy vanilla flavor which is truly delightful. I totally recommend this product for anyone looking to start their morning off with a wonderful beginning.

I often find medium roast coffee to be too weak and watery tasting, so I usually look for Medium Roast Extra Bold. I don’t believe Nantucket Blend is labeled extra bold, yet It has a fairly full coffee flavor, making a nice mellow every day cup.

As a flavor reference, I also like the Medium Roast Extra Bold blends from Newman’s Own Special Blend and from Keurig Donut Shop, however they sometimes taste burned, so I keep going back to Nantucket Blend.

As another reference, I also enjoy an occasional Folger’s Black Silk k cup. Nantucket Blend doesn’t come close to the intense flavor of Black Silk, but you still know you’re drinking coffee. I find that all 4 of these coffees have a similar flavor, different strength, but similar flavor.

I hope this description is helpful.

My experiences and observations for this product do not necessarily apply only to the Caribou product. Rather, I have found the same problems with other K-cup coffees purchased at the store. I have been disappointed more than once after bringing home a carton of K-cups I purchased at the store as I find, after opening the carton, that a significant number of the K-cups show evidence of failure of the seal.

There is a very noticeable difference in taste between the pods that have a firm dome shape of the foil lid and those with a collapsed floppy foil lid. The former offering delicious coffee but the latter, indicating that the seal had been broken allowing the nitrogen gas to escape and intrusion of ambient oxygen that causes rapid deterioration of the coffee via oxidization, have a definitive stale taste of the resulting cup of coffee.

Unfortunately, such a discovery is made only after getting home, and I have noted 1/3 to 1/2 of the carton to have been defective. This has been the case for multiple purchases despite my initial inclination to believe there were a couple of “one-offs.

” This leads me to believe that the retail stores are supplied with cartons that may have not met quality standards of the manufacturers. I have now vowed to purchase K-cup coffee only through Amazon from now on as I have never found any compromised pods in any orders I’ve received in Amazon shipments.

I stumbled across this at my sister’s house years ago. Always was a favorite when I visited. Finally decided to add it to my repertoire and it was the absolute hardest to find regularly for a while. I finally caught the restock at Keurig! Best price anywhere and I know I’m getting it from a reputable source.

Smooth taste, great for coffee drinkers from weekenders to daily multi-cuppers. Delish!.

My favorite K-cup hazelnut variation out there for the past 4 years since I purchased my Keurig. The aroma while this one’s brewing is instant comfort. The vanilla does an incredible job of adding creamy softness to the nutty profile.

Each brew tastes just like I went to Einstein’s Bagel Bros for a fresh cup. Hopefully they don’t discontinue their K-cups. I’ve tested a handful of hazelnut flavors from other brands and they usually have some bizarre aftertaste.

Never the issue with Caribou though ☕️✨.

I am a big fan or dark roast coffees, but always have a hard time finding the perfect blend. I found it with Martinson Dark Roast (been drinking that for 10+ years). Occassionally, I have tried others, but that has been rare, because other coffees can’t compete.

I recently decided to try the Martinson French Roast, and was not disappointed when I did. The flavour profiles are different but both are very good. Martinson Dark Roast is my #1 choice (but French Roast is a close 2nd).

I tried this blend in a sampler pack and loved it, it was probably the best flavoured coffee I had tried in a K cup. I ordered a couple packs earlier this year and still great coffee. My last purchase in September however was disappointing, I think the machine that added the flavouring was broken! The coffee was dull and tasteless and not at all like the batch purchased previously.

I’m not sure if I’m going to be ordering this again.

I was excited to find and order these K pods because I love pecan flavored coffee. The smell of the pod was very promising. once I finally extracted it from its cup! Each pod is glued into a plastic cup that you are supposed to take off.

The cup is recyclable, but I don’t like the extra waste. The bigger problem is that it was incredibly difficult to remove the pod from the cup as the glue was very strong and the fibers from the pod were glued all the way around.

I had to pull so hard, I thought the pod fibers might rip and I’d have coffee grounds flying everywhere. Once I got the pod out, the remaining label on top was too flexible to fit properly in my coffee maker and the coffee maker was not able to puncture through the top to let the water stream through the pod.

I cut my own hole and then also secured the pod in the filter pod that came with my coffee maker so that I could make sure the water would be directed into and through the pod. This worked enough, but the resulting cup of coffee was light on flavor and brew.

Whether this is because of the coffee and/or because of the pod’s design flaws, I don’t know. I will not be ordering this product again.

I have been buying the Starbucks glass bottle Caramel Frappuccinos for a long time and I absolutely love them, but I had never tried the caramel ground coffee before. Honestly. I didn’t even know they had a caramel ground coffee; so when I saw this, I just had to try it.

With any ground coffees or hot coffees, I always have to add sugar and sweetened creamer because I cannot stand unsweetened coffees or strong coffee taste. I can’t even stand hot tea because it’s not sweet at all.

This coffee, if made the way it is recommended for good, smooth caramel taste, is actually really delicious. I still have to add a little bit of sugar to make it to how I prefer it, but I have never once had to add creamer to this.

I love this coffee so much that I even took some of it with me to the place I do volunteer work at and shared it with them. Even they agreed with my thoughts on this which is that. this coffee is delicious, smooth, and not heavy on the coffee taste if made right.

I will definitely be getting this coffee again.

My husband and I loved the Holiday blend K cups last year that as soon as I spotted them in stores, I literally drove about 25 minutes to the nearest store that claimed they were in stock. I’m a card—carrying Sam’s club member and would have saved a Butt-load of money by buying them there but they didn’t have them yet.

I went to Target and paid like $31 for 44 Starbucks Holiday blend k—cups. I couldn’t wait to get back home and make one!!! I was so disappointed and didn’t say anything to my husband that I thought it tasted totally different.

I waited for him to say something about it because I thought it was just me and I was so relieved that he agreed that it didn’t taste anything special at all. No notes of Holiday blend at all!!!!! It’s a strong cup of coffee and that’s all it should be labeled.

I love strong coffee! But this is no Holiday blend at all. No spices or anything that makes it special. I’m very dissatisfied and disappointed and I chatted with someone from Starbucks corporate supposedly and he said that they couldn’t even refund me the full amount.

He said that he’s going to send me $25 because that’s the highest they’ll go. Oh well, I’ve learned the only constant in life is God!!!.

order#373762 Breakfast Blend QTY=2 26. 95 ea. I would like to take advantage of your 100% guarantee. Your add was right in between several Farmer’s Brother’s adds on the internet. I was trying to buy my dad Farmer’s Brother’s for Father’s day.

I didn’t know it wasn’t Farmer’s until my dad brewed a cup and he actually “winced” and told me it wasn’t Famer’s. I protested and told him it was until I went back and checked the website. It was an easy mistake to make.

The coffee was extremely weak and had a smokey after taste. My dad likes lighter blends but I could tell he was just being kind, not to hurt my feelings saying it was “okay” and not to fuss about it.

We went from a 10 oz. cup to 8 and then 6. My dad then suggested putting Baileys in it and I told him I wouldn’t want to waist the Bailey’s. I’m sorry for being so blunt but I’m just being honest. We used 5 k-cups out of the 2 cases, if they can be returned, depending on postage, I’d appreciate it as with most people money is tight.

Thank you Susan Harvey.

Whenever/wherever I can, I always make the Italian Roast in a French Press, so I can carefully control the amount of coarse ground coffee and the time of brewing. This is absolutely my favorite from the second time that Andy roasted this blend (he may remember this from the beginning of the business).

The Pods are a good second choice, where it is inconvenient to use the French Press, but just not as good. If possible, the roasting might have to be adjusted a little to make up for the much shorter brewing time to get the same result, BOLD and DARK.

I’ve recommended Fresh Roasted Coffee many, many times, but always with the warning that “you will be never be able to enjoy other coffee ever again” John B.

I saw this as a new choice on the web site. The character of the coffee seemed like something that I would like. Not too bold, but a full flavored coffee. Smooth. I do not like coffee that has an acid bite, and this one fit the bill.

White Knight has a good balance. Not too bold and not weak at all. Somewhat like Dunkin Donut coffee used to be 25 years ago, with a rich smell and easy to drink. Quality. My wife also loves it, and so we are ordering it again, for sure.

We also like the Papau New Guinea coffee. White knight is a bit richer in taste. Love them both.

This is my favorite coffee. When you brew it the smell will flow all over your kitchen and it smells incredible. It’s a medium roast and is very good. It’s not too strong and doesn’t have a bad taste.

You can drink it black or add milk/ cream however you take your coffee. You can get it for a decent price at stores like Smart and final or a local grocery store. It’s pricy at Target. Definitely give Don Francisco’s Vanilla Nut coffee a try!.