I like to get coffee at 7-Eleven. They have quite a few different coffees and options for stuff to put in it. Can you give me suggestions for how to make a good combination?
Coffee types: Hazelnut, Colombian, Pumpkin Spice, Bold, French Vanilla, Decaf, Blueberry, Regular Exclusive Blend.
Syrups: Pumpkin, sugar free caramel, vanilla.
Toppings: Cinnamon, vanilla powder, mini marshmallows.
This machine that dispenses already-made drinks: Hot chocolate, pumpkin spice latte, cappucino, skinny vanilla latte.
A ton of different creamers.
So far I like the Colombian one with light cream. But I would like to try something more elaborate. I like the fancy holiday coffee drinks at Starbucks and stuff. Would love to concoct a low-budget equivalent.
What about you? Do you like 7-Eleven coffee? How do you like yours?
I'm not a big fan of 7-11 coffee myself but understand the appeal. If you like the holiday drinks at starbucks then try their pumpkin spice latte from the machine.
Otherwise start slow to figure out what you like- do regular coffee with a flavored creamer, or a flavored coffee with regular milk to identify which flavors you like.
You could make a mocha with 1/2 dark coffee and 1/2 hot chocolate, add mini marshmellows, maybe a splash of flavored creamer if you want an added flavor to it.
Or the skinny latte machine drink with the pumpkin syrup for a pumpkin spice latte, cinnamon on top.
Just realize that switching from a regular black coffee with a little milk to a concoction with syrups and premade drinks will add significant sugar and calories to your day which may not align with your diet goals if had regularly.
I used to like 7-11 and Quick Check coffee more when it I could pour it from a regular pot. I don't know if it was a law change, but everything comes from a dispenser now. For some reason it doesn't give me the feeling that I'm getting something fresh.
This is a good combo. The sweetened coffee beverages are too much on their own, but you cut them with regular coffee and then add a little more cream and you've got something quite palatable.
you betcha! i cannot bear those flavored creamers, but as you say, finishing the coffee with the chocolate/mocha stuff from the cappuccino maker is just enough sweetness without being cloying.
i always START with the cappuccino maker bit first, as you just start the draw and the machine drops the "powder" and the first trickle of the hot water. then cut away and go to the coffee component.
I don't have a lot of experience with Starbucks' fancy drinks, but I do doctor my coffee from interstate filling stations. I usually drink my coffee strong, medium roast, and no cream or sugar. This does not always taste very good at the gas station!
So, I do about a third hot chocolate, a LOT of half-and-half, dash of cinnamon or nutmeg, and then fill up with dark roast coffee.
This is my concoction of choice -- not too sweet, a goodly amount of caffeine, and tasty while not depending on the coffee actually tasting good or being fresh.
Turn toward the exit. Walk to your car. Get in and drive to the nearest Starbucks. S.Bucks may not be the greatest coffee, but it sure beats 7-11 and WaWa.
Before the machine switches over to the Peppermint Mocha (yup - I'm at 7-11 a lot!), try this for a low-budget Starbucks Pumpkin spice latte equivalent:
1. Collect 3/4 cup from the pumpkin spice latte from the machine (take the cup away once the coffee gets watery)
2. Add a shot of the pumpkin spice blend from the pot
3. Add a little pumpkin creamer
4. Top with cinnamon and enjoy!
I also like cappucino from the machine, add a shot of french vanilla from the pot, and add coconut creamer and vanilla powder. :)
Advice: Look for one of the empty carafes. Ask one of the workers to make you a fresh batch of that coffee. Put it in your cup while it's still brewing.
Still won't be great coffee, but it will be hot and decent.
So glad you asked me that. :) here's how to do it without getting those sugar heavy lattes they offer. Make your own latte: pour a HALF a cup of a flavored coffee (I like pumpkin spice right now) from a pot that's brewed. Add your Splenda, equal, sugar, whatever you like. Then fill up your cup with their Steamed Milk Mix that's usually right next to their sugary lattes. It has a nice froth on top just like a latte. Top off with a quick sqirt of half and half from the nozzle for that extra creaminess if you like..Delicious! And you can do it in whatever flavor you like, or just regular coffee. Enjoy!
i made a "holiday version" with:
regular coffee
half and half
bursts of: hot chocolate, vanilla cappuccino, steamed milk
two squirts of pumpkin spice syrup and one of vanilla
two or three packets of the dark sugar.
(used tallest cup).
a nice treat -- like a dessert coffee.
this and a nice blueberry muffin: deal at $2.
Wow, that's a ton of stuff...reminds me of coldstone trying to make their ice cream palatable by adding junk to it. When I want want coffee, I drink COFFEE!
It was fun to read these comments! lol I love their peppermint mocha, and I also love that you can customize your coffee for $1 (I have a refill cup) and I like it much better than Starbucks. Sometimes they even have whipped cream you can use which is pretty awesome. I like to go half and half with blueberry coffee and vanilla coffee, and add vanilla creamer and top it with whipped cream. I wish I liked the syrups but they taste too much like artificial sweetener to me. 3/4 vanilla cappuccino and 1/4 blueberry coffee is a good combo too.
I love the blueberry-flavored coffee that 7/11 offers. I think it's fantastic. Actually, I feel like I'm addicted to it, haha. It took some getting used to, but after one or two times, I fell in love. Now, it's all I drink.
I mix my blueberry coffee, typically, with their french vanilla flavored creamer. I may add 1 sugar packet.
Other times, I may mix the coffee (2/3) with their ready-made french vanilla from the dispenser (1/3).
It's amazing!
Hi! I am the new coffee category manager at 7-Eleven. I just found this blog and wanted to thank you all for your comments and insights! I hope you don’t mind me weighing in here — I’m just super excited about what you all have shared and about the opportunity to improve, using your feedback. You’ll be happy to know a few fun facts about 7-Eleven coffee. Most folks don’t know that we source our beans from only the best coffee growers, use only Arabica beans, and we have a dedicated coffee team that invests time and resources into sourcing and roasting high quality, well balanced coffees that we want you to not just like, but LOVE! We are also actively sourcing more and more sustainable, Rain Forest Alliance Coffees... makes me super proud!
My first official project is to evaluate and improve our current everyday coffee, Exclusive Blend. It is, and will remain, a Latin American blend of 100% Arabica beans. I plan to take what we have and make it even better! If you are an Exclusive Blend drinker, I welcome your input to help me get this right for you and our millions of other consumers! What Latin coffees do you prefer? Columbian, Mexican, Honduran, Etc? Flavor notes of Cocoa, nuts, spice? Medium intensity?
For those of you who prefer bolder coffees, you’ll find limited time offers of very high quality coffees. We are finishing up my favorite - African Reserve and launching Guatemalan over the next couple weeks! Thanks for your continued comments and feedback!!
Michelle
June 2018
At a 7-11 or similar I only expect a cup of coffee that is not made from stale beans or weak and or burnt either by over-roasting of the beans or by sitting on the burner too long in the store. I would not expect specific flavor notes or origin. I would much rather simply have a good basic cup of coffee in that situation.
Maybe look at equipment maintenance and encouraging the individual stores to brew the coffee properly and not let it sit too long. You might even consider some equipment that grinds and brews the coffee on demand if that is available.
For home use I generally buy Colombian coffee beans. (FYI since you are in charge of coffee, the country is ColOmbia, not ColUmbia.)
Please consider adding a blonde roast, or at least a lighter more traditional one. (Beforer Charbucks, that's what everybody drank.)
And please make clear that Bold and Dark aren't the same, or shouldn't be. Bold should mean Strong, as in double strength, but still could be lightly roasted.
I like Columbian, but origin doesn't really matter for everyday coffee as long as you use Arabica beans.
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