MistoBox May 2013 Unboxing & Review!

Recently, I was sent a box to review from the awesome MistoBox company! MistoBox is a subscription box that sends out four unique and tasty coffees each month for a low cost! There are 2 different options to choose from, but within those 2 options, you have 2 MORE to choose from! The first you can choose the "Awesome" Subscription which is 4 1.7 oz coffee bags (this is the one I received), and you can choose to get that once ($15/month) or twice($30/month) a month. You can also get your first "Awesome" Subscription box for $5! Then there is the "More Awesome" Subscription which is 4 3.4 oz coffee bags, and you also can choose to get that once ($30/month) or twice ($60/month) a month. You can also get your first "More Awesome" Subscription box for just $10! What a steal :)

Also, a little fun fact, I found out about these guys through my dad and I's favorite show, Shark Tank. Every Friday night we sit down to watch the latest episode :)

My dad isn't a flavored coffee drinker, so only my mom and I tested these out. She was overly excited and kept referring to the box as "Her" coffee. Needless to say, there was one brand I actually didn't even get to try because she drank it all on me...punk.

When I say "flavored" I mean that they have natural tasting notes, I should specify there is NOTHING artificially added to these wonderful coffees :)

The box is SUPER cute!



This is the box :) I'm so in love with it, that once this is over, I'm going to take it upstairs to my room and keep stuff in it...very nerdy? Yes.

This was the packaging before I rudely ripped it wide open because I was excited :)

This is the card that tells you all about your coffees for the month. It's so informative and neat :) I will be referring to this a lot in my post! :)

On the back of the card it says:

"Bon Voyage! This month, we are taking you on a journey around the globe to show you how different coffees can be based on where they were grown. We're showcasing coffees from each of these major growing regions:

Central America: As coffee cultivation extended throughout the New World in the early 1700's, it quickly became one of Central America's most important agricultural products.

Asia/Pacific: The Dutch were the first to spread coffee cultivation outside of Africa, by secretly bringing coffee plants to islands like Java in the 1690's.

South America: The Dutch government and French missionaries introduced coffee farming to the Caribbean islands and then to Brazil, where it expanded to places like Colombia.

Africa: The indigenous birthplace of the coffee plant, all coffee originated in the region of Kaffa, Ethiopia, where we get the word 'coffee' from."

The first coffee was one of my favorites!

This is Ethiopia Agaro Jimma from Case Coffee Roasters in Ashland, Oregon. This coffee's origin is in Jimma, Ethiopia, which doing some research tells me it's the larget city in Southwestern Ethiopia! (Look at this, you get great coffee PLUS fun geography facts!) This is the "Africa" coffee the card told us about above. The process in which this coffee is made is "fully washed". The variety is Heirloom, and the elevation is 1900-2100 meters. Tasting notes are Raspberry, Peach Delicate. I really think it's awesome that the package tells you all about the information about how the coffee is made and everything. From the card:

"This washed coffee from the well-known coffee growing town of Agaro is more sweet, delicate and clean than most dry process coffees typical of the region. The dry aroma is full of apricot and honey sweetness. Berry and Peach notes burst out of the cup and as it cools, a nice floral and bergamot note emerge."

These are the beautiful beans.

I'm going to first start off by saying, I'm not a coffee enthusiast, and I'm not a huge coffee drinker. I'm the kind of coffee drinker that will drink iced coffee in the summer and hot chocolate in the winter, it's not a necessitiy in my life. This coffee however, is amazing. It's almost like a mixture between tea and coffee, and it tastes really awesome cold or hot. It has a nice, sweet, fruity flavor that I think would be perfect for iced coffee.

Mom: Color is nice, it's an awesome lightroasted coffee. The taste is awesome, and is one of my favorites.

Let the records show, she drank the rest of it...

You can purchase a 10.5 oz cannister of this coffee on MistoBox.com/Case for $19.00

The next coffee is Finca Buena Vista from Water Avenue Coffee Company in Portland Oregon. This coffees origin is Santa Ana, Apaneca Llamatepec, El Salvador. The process in which this coffee is made is "fully washed". The variety is 100% Bourbon and the elevation is 1,250-1,450 meters. Tasting notes are Tangerine, Honey, Refined. This is the "Central America" coffee from the back of the card. From the card:

"This coffee comes from the El Cachillo mountain in the Apaneca Llamatepec mountain range, known for producing coffees of the highest caliber. This farm is planted with only the bourbon variety. Bright, tart acidity of pomegranates and tangerines are met with distinct honeyed sweetness and a clean finish." 



Of course, here are the beans. All of the beans really look the same, I just wanted to get shots of them for blogging purposes... :)

This was another awesome coffee that was very fruity and light! I really enjoyed this one, and thought it had the fruity/tea flavor as well.  This, again, would be the perfect iced coffee drink in the summer. It's light, fruity, and delicious :)

Mom: Doesn't taste like tangerine, still thought it was very good!

Let the records show, she thought it was good enough to drink the rest of the bag...

You can purchase a 12 oz bag of this coffee for $17.00 on Mistobox.com/WaterAve!

Next is San Agustin from Elemental Coffee in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma! The origin of this coffee is Los Naranjos, Columbia. The process, is once again, "fully washed". The variety is Cuturra, Typica, Bourbon and Castillo. Elevation is 1,350-1,900 meters. Tasting notes are Papaya Molasses Complex. This is the coffee from "South America" as stated on the back of the card above. From the card:

"A group of 50 producers join together to make up this lot of Los Naranjos San Agustin. These farms are planted with caturra, typica, bourbon, and castillo varieties to make this lot. 

The gorgeous beans :)

I unfortunately didn't get to try this coffee (THANKS MOM!). She downed it all before I got a chance...

Mom: Good, but weak. (She's a strong coffee person), favorite out of all of them.

She really enjoyed this, and finished this off within 2 days, she was obsessed with this! :) Her birthday is coming up in June... ;)

You can purchase a 12 oz bag of this coffee on Mistobox.com/elemental

for $17.00!



Last but not least was Toraco Station by OQ Coffee Co. in Highland Park, New Jersey! This coffees origin is Tana Toraja, Sulawesi. The process, like the rest, is "fully washed". The variety is S795 (Typica Hybrid), and the elevation is 1,600-1,800 meters. Tasting notes are Floral Aroma, Warm Spices Nuanced. This coffee is the Asia/Pacific coffee the card talks about above. From the card:

"While this stellar Sulawesi has certain traits in common with Latin American coffees due to its washed processing, it still remains a typical Indonesian vibe. Aromatic notes of flowers, pine and juniper are balanced by its textured body, followed with spicy sweetness of cloves and coriander that come to dominate the cup as it cools." 

These beautiful beans :)

I liked this coffee a lot. It is very light, and the flavoring is fantastic. I think that this is the most natural flavored coffee I've ever had. It's perfect for me! The only bad part is that it has a weird aftertaste, but in all it's a nice coffee. Would, once again, be an awesome iced coffee.

Mom: Great! Nice and smooth, good consistency, the way coffee really should be.

You can purchase a 12 oz bag of this coffee on Mistobox.com/OQcoffee for $17.00!

Overall, I really really love this subscription box. Considering my parents spend $8 a week on plain, boring coffee, I think that this is definitely a change in pace. I really think my mom enjoyed this as well, and I feel that this could potentially be an awesome birthday, Christmas, or just any day present! :) I honestly suggest this to ANY coffee enthusiast :)

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