Cooper’s Cask Coffee vs Kicking Horse Coffee

Coffee drinkers seeking barrel-aged and single-origin specialty beans with a unique whiskey or rum flavor influence

Certified organic and fairtrade coffee at a price supermarket blends charge

• +Ten named origin countries across five roast levels is one of the widest combinations in this price bracket.
• +A barrel-aged processing line is offered without artificial flavoring, a genuine point of difference at $33 to $61 per kilo.
• +Swiss Water decaf is sold as a named-origin coffee, not a stripped blend.
• +Four grind options plus whole bean let a buyer match the coffee to their brew method at checkout.

• −The roaster prints no roast date, so a buyer cannot tell from the packaging how recently a bag was roasted.
• −Ground and whole bean are the only formats available, so pod brewers have no compatible option.
• −The barrel-aged and specialty lots reach $61.71 per kilo, a significant step up from the entry price.

• +Certified Organic, Fairtrade and Kosher across the range, which is three certifications where most roasters carry one
• +Green coffee only: no preservatives, additives, fillers or flavourings, stated for every coffee
• +Five coffees and two gift sets, roasted in a facility the maker says makes only coffee
• +Detailed published notes and a separate aroma description on every bag

• −No origin countries are published for any coffee in the range
• −No roast date is printed
• −283g bags throughout, among the smallest here