Pokka Sapporo's Aromax Black

Name: Aromax Black
Brand: Pokka Sapporo
Overall: 2/5

Pokka Sapporo is a popular food and beverage company from Japan that started selling lemon drinks in 1957. They currently sell several different black canned coffees, some of which are pretty decent. This one, however, is not so great. It's a reasonably mild coffee, but the aroma is just so off-putting that it distracts from any enjoyment to be had from this can.

Would you buy it again?

No.

From the label:
Total Volume	170 mL
Serving Size	100 mL
Calories	0 kcal
Protein	0 g
Fat	0 g
Carbohydrates	0.6 g
Sodium	22 mg
Sugar	0 g

Roots Aroma Black - Hot Blend

Name: Aroma Black
Brand: Roots
Overall: 2/5

This Roots coffee bills itself as being a quality coffee with a deep and clear taste.  It’s actually deeply bitter if anything, and not in a delicious bitter black coffee sort of way. To be entirely honest, the more I drank, the more disappointed I became. With their slick and attractive labeling, I thought I was in for a real black coffee treat.

Would you buy it again?

No.

From the label:
Total Volume	275 grams
Serving Size	100 g
Calories	0 kcal
Protein	0 g
Fat	0 g
Carbohydrates	0.0 - 1.0 g
Sodium	12.9 mg
Sugar	0 g

Georgia's Black Emerald Mountain Blend

Brand: Georgia (The Coca-Cola Company)
Name: Black Emerald Mountain Blend
Overall: 3/5

This coffee is Georgia’s main canned coffee line and is found everywhere in Japan. Every Coca Cola vending machine carries it, numerous commercials run on TV for it, and plenty of paper advertisements can be found in public spaces showing it. The coffee itself has an unappealing scent with a typical canned coffee taste. It is of noticeably lower quality when compared to their Emblem Black version.

Would you buy it again?

No.

From the Label:

Total Volume	185 g
Serving Size	100 g
Calories	0 kcal
Protein	0 g
Fat	0 g
Carbohydrates	0.7 g
Sodium	23 mg
Sugar	0 g

Georgia Emblem Black Coffee

Georgia Emblem Black Coffee

Brand: Georgia (The Coca-Cola Company)
Name: Emblem Black
Overall: 4/5

Emblem Black canned coffee has a relatively strong black flavor compared to other brands. The aroma is nothing special, but the taste gets better with each sip you take. I found myself more and more satisfied as the can got lighter in my hands.

Would you buy it again?

Yes.

From the Label:

Total Volume*	190 g
Serving Size	100 g
Calories	0 kcal
Protein	0 g
Fat	0 g
Carbohydrates	0.7 g
Sodium	27 mg
Sugar	0 g

*Some canned coffees provide their coffee volumes in grams instead of milliliters. Most of them are around 180 mL.

Can Coffee

缶コーヒー
kan koohii

Can coffee. Canned coffee. Coffee in a can. Can of coffee. It doesn’t really matter how you translate it, it’s just coffee inside of a metal can. And it’s everywhere in Japan. Every vending machine, convenience store, and grocery store has it. Even celebrities like Tommy Lee Jones advertise it. 

Yeah, but is it good?

Well, let’s try a few and find out. Kan koohii no burakku o kudasai!