Product Review: Califia Farms Iced Coffee - Pumpkin Spice Latte

Pumpkin spice has taken over the grocery store, and my boyfriend loves every part of it. So we were excited to find this vegan pumpkin spice latte flavored ice coffee. Even better that it is from Califia Farms, which has become our go to brand for vegan premade iced coffee. 

A cool thing about this product is it is has real pumpkin in it. Pumpkin is different from pumpkin pie spice (a mix of spices including cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove). Usually products that say "pumpkin spice" only have the spices and not actual pumpkin. Even though this is labeled pumpkin spice, it has both pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spices. 

Review: Califia Farms Iced Coffee - Pumpkin Spice Latte

First impressions: "Mmm, very cinnamony."
Taste: Strong pumpkin flavor, but hard to taste the coffee. This is a common problem with these premade iced coffees. 
Texture: Thick and creamy like the other almond milk iced coffees. 
Can you tell it's vegan? No, it could pass for a non-vegan premade iced coffee. The pumpkin covers up any aftertaste that would give it away. 
Better than other vegan versions? This is the only pumpkin flavor we've tried so it's hard to say. Compared to all of the iced coffees our favorite was the Califia Farms Double Espresso.
Worth buying again? Probably not,  maybe if I was really craving pumpkin. 
Overall: 3.5 out of 5

Product Review: Califia Farms Iced Coffee - Mocha

I love this brand of premade iced coffee, but this flavor was not my favorite. The cafe latte and double espresso varieties have a rich, strong coffee flavor. The mocha does not. It has a chocolately, sweet taste, more like a chocolate almond milk. They also make a caramel version, but I've only seen it in the individual size. 

Review: Califia Farms Iced Coffee - Mocha

First impressions: "Hmm... not what I was expecting"
Taste: Too sweet, you can't really taste the coffee
Texture: Similar to other almond milk iced coffees - thick and creamy.
Can you tell it's vegan? Yes. It tastes like chocolate milk with a vegan aftertaste.
Better than other vegan versions? No. I think the best mocha iced coffee is Almond Breeze.
Worth buying again? No, I would buy another flavor instead.
Overall: 3/5

Product Review: Almond Breeze Iced Coffee - Vanilla

Earlier we tried the mocha flavor of Almond Breeze premade iced coffee. This time we tried the vanilla. It also comes it caramel macchiato. I liked the mocha better because it tastes like chocolate milk, which I love. The amount of coffee flavor in the vanilla was similar to the mocha - not very strong. So far I would recommend this line of vegan premade iced coffees to people who are not die hard coffee fans. It's great if you just want a hint of coffee flavor. This makes me think of people who take a little coffee with their milk and sugar. 

Review: Almond Breeze Iced Coffee - Vanilla

First Impressions: "This is ok."
Taste: Kind of sweet, the coffee flavor is subtle. You can taste the vanilla more than the coffee.
Texture: Thick and creamy like the other almond milk iced coffees.
Worth buying again? Yes, especially because it goes on sale more often than the other brands (at my store at least).
Better than non-vegan version? Not really, there is not a strong coffee flavor.
Better than other vegan versions? No, Califia Farms is the best brand we have tried so far.
Overall: 3 out of 5

Product Review: Califia Farms Iced Coffee - Cafe Latte

This has been my favorite brand of vegan premade iced coffee so far, so I was excited to try another flavor. The Cafe Latte is similar to the Double Espresso. Both have a strong coffee flavor, but this variety is a little less sweet. I liked the Double Espresso more, my boyfriend liked this one more. Both are fantastic. 

Review: Califia Farms Iced Coffee - Cafe Latte 

First impressions: "Mmm... this is good." "You can really taste the coffee."
Taste: Intense coffee flavor, not very sweet.
Texture: Thick and creamy like the other almond milk products.
Worth buying again? Definitely.
Better than non-vegan version? This tastes almost exactly like the pre-made Coffee Frappuccino from Starbucks. I don't think I would be able to tell the difference.
Better than other vegan versions? Absolutely. This is the best brand we have tried so far.
Overall: 5/5

Product Review: Califia Farms Iced Coffee - Double Espresso

This is the next product my boyfriend picked for our iced coffee adventure. Because the Almond Breeze Mocha we tried last time didn't have a strong coffee flavor, we chose the Double Espresso variety for this brand. It's also made with almond milk.

We do most of our shopping at Von's and Trader Joe's, but have recently started going to Whole Foods more often. That's where we found this brand, I haven't seen it anywhere else.

Review: Califia Farms Iced Coffee - Double Espresso 

First impressions: "Wow." "Damn... this is really good."
Taste: Intense coffee flavor, can't really taste the almonds. It's sweeter than other brands I have tried, but that could be to balance the double espresso.
Texture: Creamy, pretty thick. Not as thick as the Almond Breeze, but thicker than Starbucks.
Worth buying again? Absolutely, favorite one I have tried so far.
Better than non-vegan version? This tastes similar to a pre-made Coffee Frappuccino from Starbucks. It's so good that I would pick it over their version. If they were the same price and available everywhere, I would always pick this one.
Overall: 5/5

Product Review: Almond Breeze Iced Coffee - Mocha

My boyfriend loves iced coffee. We used to make our own until I tragically broke our espresso maker by trying to use it without water... He was buying Starbucks a lot, but we realized that can get expensive quickly. So we switched to the pre-made iced coffees you get at the grocery store. Before I thought about vegan food, we always bought the pre-made Starbucks Caramel Macchiato. Now that we're trying to reduce animal products, I thought this would be a good place to start.

There are probably about 10 different vegan iced coffees in the dairy aisle. I challenged him to try a different one every week. We already like Almond Breeze for almond milk, so this was his first choice. Here's what he thought.

Review: Almond Breeze Iced Coffee - Mocha

First Impressions: "Hmmm, this is pretty good."
Taste: The almond and the coffee flavors blur together. It's good, but it's hard to taste the coffee. Because of the Mocha, there's a strong chocolate flavor. It tastes kind of like a coffee-flavored chocolate milk.
Texture: Thick and creamy. Thicker than the Starbucks version.
Worth buying again? Yes, but not all the time. Definitely to try the other flavors.
Better than non-vegan version? No, but it's difficult to compare them because the flavor profiles are so different.
Overall: 3.5 out of 5