Lola Savannah Wylie Blend Cold Brew

I received a pre-ground bag of this about a month ago. Oddly, I couldn’t find any info about it online — it must truly be a local blend only available around Wylie, TX. Per the bag, it is “100% Arabica beans with rich coconut, pecan, and praline flavorings”. No origin or roast date listed — just a best by date of 7/15/2025. Unfortunately, I think they overdid the coconut flavoring. The coconut aroma overpowers everything else, and it’s it’s more of an artificial, chemical-y kind of smell than anything I’d call pleasant. I suspect it’s best brewed with an automatic drip brewer, but I don’t have one handy to use currently, so I tried a few other methods. It was way too coarse for pour-over, and too fine for French press. AeroPress worked OK, but the coffee was not fantastic, and (as with the aroma) the coconut flavor overpowered everything else. I ended up using most of it to make cold brew with this recipe. After brewing it in the French press, I filtered out the sludge by pouring it through a standard pleated coffee basket filter, which worked, but took a very long time. I got my best cup of it by diluting with about 2 parts unsweetened almond milk to 1 part cold brew, and adding a few drops of chocolate-flavored stevia. This coffee would be much better if they eased up on the coconut flavoring a little bit, but either way, it’s clear that coffee snobs are not their target market. 😛