(opens new window)Have you ever had interoffice debates to what coffee tastes the best?  Well, we do and we finally decided to hold an office blind coffee taste testing and find out, which coffee is the best!

We wanted to get a blend of both popular "home brews" and retail chain coffees to see which actually tasted better.  We had everything from Starbucks coffee all the way to the basic canned coffee like Maxwell House.

Here were the specifics of the tasting: We decided to taste-test it black, to keep a consistency across all the coffees.  Each taste cup was 1 oz and there was a total of 11 coffees being represented. We rated each coffee on a 1-10 rating scale and left a quick description of each coffee's flavor. After it was all said and done, we were very surprised with the results. For you Dunkin Donuts fans, you might want to hide your eyes.

Results: Rank 1 - Kirkland - Overall 87 - Average 6.21 Rank 2 - Panera - Overall 77 - Average 5.50 Rank 3 - Biggby - Overall 70 - Average 5 Rank 4 - Gevalia - Overall 68 - Average 4.86 Rank 5 - Folgers - Overall 65 - Average 4.64 Rank 6 - Caribou - Overall 63 - Average 4.50 Rank 7 - Starbucks - Overall 60 - Average 4.29 Rank 8 - Guatemala - Overall 53 - Average 3.79 Rank 9 - Einstein - Overall 52 - Average 3.71 Rank 10 - Maxwell - Overall 49 - Average 3.50 Rank 11 - Dunkin - Overall 40 - Average 2.86

Costco's Kirkland ground coffee came in as the commanding champ, with Panera and Biggby following close behind. Next time your at the market you might think twice about buying that expensive, popular coffee!! Let us know your favorite coffee in the comments below and maybe there will be a second tasting in the near future.

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