Cubita Coffee in Montreal supermarkets
November 7, 2008 at 4:19 pm | In Food and Drink | 19 Comments
Although authentic Cubita Coffee has been available online and from certain specialty shops in Canada for a while now, over the past few weeks I’ve been seeing it crop up in pretty much every supermarket that I’ve been to in the Montreal area. At my local IGA supermarket, I saw a nice display with both the standard, ground Cuban dark roast, and a new “instant” coffee made from beans that do not come from Cuba, but from other countries such as Ecuador.
I just bought a package of each and tried it out - as expected, the standard dark roast is fantastic. Cubita dark roast is one of my favorite coffees in the world, and out of my stove-top espresso maker it tastes every bit the same as the all-important cafecitos I’d have nearly every morning whenever I’d be in Cuba. I haven’t yet made any cortadito or cafe con leche from this, but I have no reason to doubt that it’ll be just as good.
The “instant” coffee, on the other hand, was a disappointment. I’ve never been a fan of instant coffee, and this was no exception, unsurprisingly. Not only is it not made with actual Cuban beans, but it has a sort of sulfite afterfeeling which left me feeling noxious.
So, if you live in Montreal (or anywhere else in Canada, probably), and are looking for a change in pace from the usual espresso you get, stop by your local grocer and pick up a package - it’s really good coffee. 
