Tesco ground coffee - Part 2 the conclusion

A little late, but as promised, here comes the conclusion from tasting and testing the "fresh" roasted preground coffee from Tesco. : D

I made a few cups from the coffee to draw a more accurate conclusion:

Method 1: Pour-Over Coffee

Using stainless steel cone filter (Hario Cafeor), 14g of ground coffee, poured with 200mL of hot water(about 95C). A very aromatic cup was the result. 

Method 2: French Press AKA plunger coffee

1 scoop of ground coffee (roughly 24g), with about 1 cup of hot water. Steeped for 3 minutes and 30 seconds. Pressed the filter and pour carefully into my favourite glass.

Result? It was a very acidic cup. The aroma is there but somehow the taste is not as complex as the fresh coffee. I told you I smell some spiciness from the dry aroma right? In the cup, there's nothing spicy there. Just plain bright with slight fruity sourness inside. And yeah, taste mostly like plain coffee. And certainly there is a very slight note of staleness.

Conclusion:

Is it worth it? Well, yes. If you want to save the money and don't mind a little less stellar coffee, this could do it. But will I buy it again? Probably not. It's a little too sour/acidic for my liking. Maybe their dark roasted is a better choice. All in all, a very nice experience for tasting the difference between preground coffee and freshly ground coffee. Definitely, I will always go for fresh coffee if given a choice.