Mr. Brown Iced Coffee is a Taiwanese product, imported by Ti Food in Markham, Ontario, hence the English/French writings on the cans. Mr. Brown is part of a larger corporation, King Car Group who owns several brands such as Dr. White, a cleaning product line, Dr. Mini and Tong Yong, insecticide product companies, Buckskin, a beer company, etc.
I will be rating three different flavours of Mr. Brown Iced Coffee. I’ll start by saying they’re all decent, but I shall be rating them from my most favourite to my least-favourite (ie. most to least sugar content). The sugar test was done by taste initially and then confirmed by the nutrition label on each can. Please note that I am not a coffee snob (although I wish I was and could be), as coffee gives me severe heartburn.
I’ve seen these in several local Asian grocery stores, so feel free to look there to find them.
1. Macadamia Nut Iced Coffee
CALORIES: 120
SUGAR CONTENT: 20g
The macadamia nut flavour is by far my favourite. The coffee taste isn’t too overpowering and to be quite honest, it tastes less like coffee than the other two. It is very sweet and definitely nuttier. If there was one drink that was different amongst these 3 here and worth the try, it would be the Macadamia Nut can.
2. Chocolate Flavour Iced Coffee
CALORIES: 120
SUGAR CONTENT: 19g
The chocolate flavour is noticeable, but only if you’re looking for it. The bitter taste of coffee, although mixed with milk, tends to overpower the chocolate and I wasn’t able to tell if the bitterness I was tasting came from a form of dark chocolate or the coffee.
3. Blue Mountain Blend
CALORIES: 100
SUGAR CONTENT: 17g
This blend tasted quite simply like iced coffee w/ milk. No fanfare, simple iced coffee. If you’re for the bitter taste and aftertaste of coffee, this would be your can! It wasn’t mine, however.
Now that I drank all of that coffee… what do I do with these cans?
On a last little note, I’d like to mention that the cans are very sturdy, unlike most soft drink cans one can think of. I’ve therefore decided to turn them into planters. Cute and sturdy cans can definitely make nice containers for succulents. Look for my DIY article that’ll eventually be put up on the website!
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