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I love Trung Nguyen coffee, a Vietnamese Coffee that's a mixture of Robusta and Arabica. It has a natural chocolate like flavor that's delicious. It used to be very inexpensive but it has more than double in price over the last few years. I suspect it's popularity has picked up and the importers have increased the price accordingly.

The bitterness is not as bad as people may think. I'm one that does not mind it.

I recommend it 100%.

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That's my morning coffee. I love the stuff. I'd highly recommend it as well.

I've yet to find a good source of beans but the G7 instant does the trick for me.

When my dad had cancer it was one of the few things he could taste while on chemo so he used to have it with his Ensure drinks.

That was the expensive stuff when I was there about 8 years ago, and it still barely passed the test for drinkable.

I understand why the people drink their coffee like a strong espresso with equal parts sweetened condensed milk.

Is "Trung Nguyen" the same company as "Trung Nguyen Legend"? Dropped by their cafe in Hanoi (old quarter) and loved the no. 5 blend (at least I think that's what I got — memory is fuzzy).

Extremely fragrant Torrefacto-style roasting. Chocolate, butter, caramel notes. I had it black there — no condensed milk or sugar — and bought a bag to brew in the Aeropress at home, also to drink black.

There is almost no complexity in the cup — it's just a very comforting, full-bodied chocolatey flavour. Enjoyable in its own way.

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