When I was offered the chance to review CRU Kafe coffee pods, I literally jumped at the chance. The Husband loves coffee, loves it! His parents bought him a lovely Krups coffee machine for his birthday a few years back, and it’s possibly the best, certainly most used, gift he’s ever had! He needs that morning coffee, especially on those mornings after a night of broken sleep with the little ones. He was rather pleased to be trying CRU Kafe coffee out for me, so here’s what he thought and some more information about them…
Their website tells us a little about CRU Kafe…
We only use 100% high altitude Arabica coffee, meaning CRU’s beans boast complex flavours that result from the extremes of sunny hot days and cool, brisk nights. The outcome is a coffee unlike any other. You wont see cheap Robusta beans in our coffee either – which many commercial roasters use to bulk out cheaper blends.
CRU is partnered with some of the most specialised producers in areas recognised for growing the world’s best coffee, including an Ethiopian collective, a Peruvian cooperative, and a community estate in India. All of our partners employ traditional and certified organic farming methods, which means no nasty chemicals or fertilizers, no aggressive farming practices, and only 100% natural ingredients.
And so the lovely people at CRU Kafe sent us this…
They fit in the Krups machine perfectly. They are also recyclable pods, and the team at CRU Kafe are currently looking for ways to make them biodegradable.
And the taste? Hurrah, it’s good! It has a nice frothy top on it and it can be an espresso or a lungo. It tastes smooth, with a fruity undertone, and is a lovely way to start his day.
You can choose various subscription packages, with the right to cancel at any time, starting from 24 pods per month, for £10 including P&P.
I’m delighted to now have 2 great offers for you, in conjunction with CRU Kafe. I have an exclusive discount code, which entitles you to 20% off your first order placed with them, and can be redeemed until 31st August 2014. Simply use the code ‘JocelynLovesCRU‘ at checkout. AND, I’ve a give away- hooray!
The winner of the competition will have the choice between 1 kg of coffee beans or 60 pods according to whether they have a Nespresso machine or not. That’s a lot of lovely coffee up for grabs! If you’d like to be in with a chance, simply use the rafflecopter below. Open to UK entrants only, closes 25th August 2014. Good luck!
Disclosure: We received a free sample, for the purposes of this review, though all words and opinions remain my own (and the Husband’s)
I don’t enjoy coffee but my partner loves it and he would drink it all the time if he could 🙂 so I would love to win this for him to enjoy x
I love to blend organic fair-trade black coffee with coconut oil and grass fed butter to make a bullet proof coffee – sounds gross but it looks and taste like a latte, but with health benefits!! I have one when I first get up and sometimes another later in the morning, but without the butter!
Around 10.30 with some chocolate
A lovely coffee with a great book somewhere quiet = heaven!
Mid morning with a biscuit!
In the morning!
When i get back from the school run xx
Erm, when MOH makes it!
the first coffee in the morning is the best
After a hectic day!
Around 4am when i have my lunch break
lunchtime
you can’t beat the smell of freshly percolated coffee
First thing in the morning. Black and strong usually.
First thing in the morning
First thing in the morning, cannot wake up without it
my parents love coffee
In the morning!
With my breakfast
First thing in the morning x
When i have just woken up 🙂
The first cup of the day is always the best one
After lunch.
When I wake up, mid-morning and after dinner in the evening
On a Sunday morning in bed.
when i have been awake for 15 mins
To kick start my morning, and make me ready to walk the dog.
dinner time 🙂
first thing in the morning
after a long day at uni
Mid morning with a biscuit
As soon as I get up. In the morning.
When I come in after work and can finally put my feet up.
First thing in the morning
At 9am on weekdays and 11am at weekends.
At my desk as soon as I get into work.
In the morning! I love the smell of hot coffee when i wake up!
first thing in the morning 😀
With my breakfast
When I get back from work. It’s the perfect pick-me-up
Afternoon.
ffirst thing in the morning
Sitting writing this drinking a nice steaming mug of java. Nothing gets the creative juices flowing like a rich, smokey caffeine hit from a cup of black coffee!
First thing in the morning
First thing in the morning x
Lazy Sunday mornings
First thing in the morning
First thing in the morning.
In the morning before the children get up
morning
First thing in a morning.
First thing i the morning a nice caramel latte
In the bath when no-one else is in the house. Or just when it’s time to myself and enjoy a nice drink of coffee in peace. 🙂
Breakfast time, to wake me up!
After work
Mid morning, takes me ages to drink it, so tends to be around nearer to lunch!
Mid morning when I’m taking a break from work.
I love my coffee – strong and dark
around 2pm when i need a quick punch of life in me x
In the morning – we have a filter coffee machine with a timer, so it wakes up before I do!
As soon as I wake up
Late afternoon to enjoy slowly and as a pick me up!
Cant cope without a fresh latte in bed to start the day x
First thing in the morning to help me wake up.
morning noon and night love itr
Mid morning with a biscuit.
morning!
I don’t like coffee but my nan loves it and will have it after dinner or in the morning.
I love coffee so enjoy every one but it’s particularly good after a lovely dinner.
On a Saturday morning with my best friend at Costa coffee before a day of shopping
Anytime but especially first thing in the morning
first thing in a morning, i can’t function properly without it 🙂
I have a Nespresso machine which is amazing. I am always on the look out for new flavours and it looks like these will be amazing.
At the start of the working day.
Mid morning I love my coffee
My favourite time of the day to have a coffee is in the morning.
Mid-morning is my favourite coffee time
In the morning
First thing in the morning is the best but I do like an afternoon one too!!
first thing in the morning
Just before I go to bed, strange I know!
mid-afternoon for a boost 🙂
after lunch
mid morning when I take a break
first thing in the morning
In the early evening, after a long dog walk. Perfect! 🙂
After lunch somewhere near the office (spoilt for choice in London) before the afternoon lull sets in.
In the morning and after lunch… and sometimes after work… :p
I’m not a coffee fan but my fiancée drinks it mid-afternoon, just before he starts work!
First thing in the morning
Mid afternoon to perk me up
all day but best one is after dinner
All of the time!! Except bed time 😀
Breakfast time
In the morning to give a start to the day.
As soon as I get to work.
In the morning
Anytime of the day! I’ve recently taken to iced coffees in this hot weather and I could drink them any time 🙂
That first one of the day when I first get up – I cant think straight without it
All day long! Just keep the refills coming 😀
first thing in the morning!
First thing in the morning!
I’m not a massive fan but have it when I am absolutely DEAD TIRED.
First think in the morning.
I agree with Rachel B above – somewhere quiet with a good book. Alternatively I also enjoy a good coffee after dinner curled up on the sofa with my hubby (who is probably more of a caffeine addict than I!).
After dinner to give me the energy to wash up!
when my daughters napping
in the morning
Got to be first thing in the morning
first thing in the morning!!
first thing – it’s the best wake up call I know
first thing in the morning it gets me going for the day
when ive cleaned up on my day off 🙂
Always ready for a cup of black coffee
First thing in the morning!
There’s something special about my first coffee at work, just before everything gets going – no interruptions from kiddies and collegues. yup, that’s my favourite one
At about 11am, every day, when I treat myself to a lovely creamy latte and a couple of biscuits. Then I find somewhere quiet, drink my coffee and read for a while before getting back to work.
About 10:30 to 11 am, preferable in front of the laptop
in the morning when i wake up!
I love the smell of coffee first thing in the morning and enjoy it with pancakes and bacon
first thing in the morning
first thing in the morning!
I like my coffee late morning
First thing in the morning to give me that buzz I need
late at night 🙂 faye x
First thing in a morning, and a cup after the evening meal is always nice too x
first thing I do at work!
Early evening for me
Any time
In the morning at about 11am.
First thing in the morning
In the afternoon with a piece of rocky road cake.
morning
11pm on the dot with some chocolate
I love my first coffee of the day, usually before anyone else has got up 🙂
Just after lunch
I love a coffee after lunch, to keep me going and keep away the sweets!
after work
has to be on a weekend morning when my husband’s home and he gets up to make coffee, and you can smell it right through the house
the long lasting smell
In the morning when I’ve just woken up! 🙂
all day…….everyday 🙂
On shopping trip
after a lovely meal
In the morning
Not drinking it! I do enjoy the smell though strangely enough.
Any time.
As I drink it all the time a favourite… can’t really say, maybe the first of the day?
First thing in the morning I can’t function without my coffee
Anytime , all the time lol , I drink too much 🙂
the first cuppa of the day, quickly followed by the second – ahhhhhhhhhhh coffee
First thing in the morning?
I Love a Good Coffee ANYTIME!!
With a slice of cake and a natter with friends
Whilst at work serving other people coffee!
2 cups in the morning to wake me up
About 5 seconds after waking.
First thing in the morning
Mid morning 🙂
Any Time!
First thing in the morning
At 5.30 in the morning, while the rest of the house is fast asleep, (even the dog) I like to have an hour or so all to myself with a good quality, strong coffee.
And then I’m ready for the morning chaos! 🙂
As soon as I get up
first thing in the morning
First thing in the morning 🙂
any time any where, always a great pick me up.
In the morning xx
Morning, Noon or Night, always a good time to enjoy coffee, that is all I drink 🙂
First thing in the morning
Mid morning, then again with my lunch – I just love coffee!
My first coffee in a morning is like nectar !!
First thing in the morning.. I feel dead without it! x
In the afternoon when I’m flagging!
Before a workout
Anytime is coffee time!
after the breakfast
mid afternoon at work
First thing in the morning to give me a boost
Every single morning
First thing in the morning. I am not human until I have had my first cup of coffee
Definitely first thing in the morning.
Lunchtime to get me throught the rest of the day when im starting to dip xx
all day, can’t get enough of it xx
My first cup when I wake up in the morning – I can usually enjoy it in peace if none of the children wake up!
In the morning after I’ve taken the dogs for a walk.
First thing in the morning
when were out for the day
About 11 a.m., as a “reward” for a few hours’ work…
First thing in the morning!
before sex
has to be first thing in the morning! struggle to get through the day otherwise!!!
I love a coffee first thing in the morning around 7.00am. A good strong cup of coffee wakes me up to cope with my family !!!
breakfast
Mid morning with a muffin.
first thing in the morning
In the morning
First thing in the morning.
first thing in the morning – to wake me up!
Mid morning with a biscuit!
As soon as i get up
got to start the day with a coffee
when the kids have gone to school and i have tidied through the house 😀
first thing in the morning
In the evening
In the morning!
As soon as i get to work its the first thing i do when i get there
As soon as I get into work.
On the way to work
In the morning first thing!
first thing in the morning.
With a piece of chocolate or a biscuit after my lunch sandwich x
Lunchtime
Always in the morning!!