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Ob der schnelle Espresso im Stehen, der cremige Cappuccino am Schreibtisch oder der klassische Filterkaffee zum Frühstück – nach Angaben des deutschen Kaffeeverbandes mit 163 Liter pro Kopf ist Kaffee das unangefochtene Lieblingsheißgetränk der Deutschen. Besonders viel Kaffee wird traditionell in der Weihnachtszeit und zu Ostern getrunken. Während gerade an den Zapfsäulen im Lande die…

Barissimo French Vanilla Coffee Creamer

The year is 2019. The seasonal depression is finally starting to lift as winter begins to unfurl its fist-tight grip on the world. You stop by the dairy section to stock up on your favorite creamer when a beady eye meets yours. From one of the bottles, a bloby, yellow chick stares at you. You find that to your personal delight, International Delight has collaborated with your favorite easter treat, Peeps. The apparently divisive marshmallows were finally having their moment and you were going to have a very good coffee. While Peepsmania lasted a couple more years, International Delight did not deign to revive their seasonal marshmallow flavor. You've been chasing that dragon ever since.

That was until I happened upon the Barissimo French Vanilla creamer. This creamer is as creamy as half and half and it's flavor stands up well to my dark roast which I expect from vanilla creamers. However, this creamer is not your run of the mill vanilla. It tastes like a marshmallow creamer rather than french vanilla. The two flavors are very similar since marshmallows have vanilla in them, but something makes this taste like more than a regular french vanilla. If I had a guess, it would be that they add more hazelnut than other french vanilla creamers. This creamer has become my everyday creamer. When I'm not trying something new, this is the flavor I reach for. This is the flavor that I use to make my partner who doesn't like coffee that much an iced coffee on early mornings. Vanilla based flavors can have a lot of diversity and I think that this creamer is a prime example of that.

Entgegen dem Trend auf dem Weltmarkt senken fast gleichzeitig mehrere Supermarktketten die Kaffeepreise. Vorreiter war wieder einmal Lidl. Als erster Lebensmittelhändler in Deutschland reduziert Lidl ab sofort und dauerhaft die Preise für 13 Kaffee-Artikel der Eigenmarke Bellarom. So kostet der Bellarom Caffè Crema & Aroma ganze Bohnen, 1 Kilogramm,  statt 13,99 Euro nun nur noch 12,99 Euro. Auch…