I’m back with another monthly coffee review!
Since starting KT Likes Coffee I’ve discovered some pretty unique coffee companies that I would have never found otherwise. Surviving Motherhood Coffee is exactly one of those brands.
First, with a name like Surviving Motherhood Coffee, I knew that this company was for me.
Although I can survive motherhood without coffee (I did for the first year of my daughter’s life while breastfeeding), I really don’t want to because, at the end of the day, I just love coffee!
Surviving Motherhood Coffee is part of Mom Life Must Haves (MLMH) which is run by Gina, who is a mom! Gina has a blog and sells a variety of things in her shop in addition to her coffee blends.
She also has a “Just for Dads” section in her online store, which is so awesome.
Yes, motherhood is crazy, but so is fatherhood and there are tons of dads out there that do so much for their kids and families (including my wonderful husband).
I appreciate that Gina has this section just for the dads because I think a lot of companies miss that market. She has a “Dad Fuel” coffee blend too!
Surviving Motherhood Coffee, though, is small-batch coffee made just for moms. They offer unique flavored roasts as well as light, medium, and dark roasts too.
One of my favorite things about the brand is the coffee names Gina has come up with:
“Caffeine for the Chaos”
“Permanently Exhausted”
“Almost Bedtime”
They are so fun and perfectly describe motherhood and what many moms are looking for in their morning coffee!
For this review, I purchased the Peanut Butter Dream blend along with some mystery sample packs.
Surviving Motherhood Coffee often does “Free Shipping Friday” (use code FSF at checkout!) so if you can order on Friday and they are offering up that promo, do it! It will save you a few dollars.
Shipping was quick and easy; I think my order arrived in about 5 days.
The mystery sample packs are fun because you don’t know what you are going to get! There are a total of 11 flavors you could get when you order the mystery sample pack:
French Toast
Strawberry Cream
Smores
Caribbean Dream
Pumpkin Pecan Praline
Carrot Cake
Cranberry Glazed Cinnabun
Gingerbread
Chocolate Hazelnut
Candy Cane
Birthday Cake
I’m pretty sure I got a Gingerbread and a Smores, but honestly I don’t know! What I do know is that it tasted delicious and it was fun to brew a “mystery” pot of coffee.
The only thing that I was a little disappointed in with these sample packs is that they really only brewed one pot of coffee.
Maybe I make my coffee a bit strong? Not sure.
But I was hoping to get a least two 12-oz pots of coffee out of those sample packs and there wasn’t quite enough for that second pot. So, that was a bummer for me.
Other than that, though, these mystery bags were great!
The two coffee flavors I had were really good and they are like a fun-size bag of unique blends that would make a great addition to a coffee gift basket or stocking stuffer if you need a gift idea!
The large bag of coffee I purchased was the Peanut Butter Dream blend. I accidentally purchased a whole bean bag of coffee (and we don’t have a grinder…), so that was fun trying to figure that out! :)
But, I eventually got my bag of whole bean coffee ground up at a local coffee shop in town and was able to brew a pot.
(Lesson learned….make sure when you place an order for coffee you double-check that you are ordering the right type for your brewing needs!)
The Peanut Butter Dream wasn’t quite what I expected. Overall, I would describe it as just okay.
It didn’t taste bad, but I think it was just a bit too sweet for my pallet. I think I’m picky about my flavored coffee like this and prefer something not so strong in terms of the added flavor.
But, I still liked it enough and brewed the entire bag! :)
One thing I did love about the blend was the smell. OH MY GOSH, it was just heavenly in the morning and maybe that’s why the taste was a bit disappointing to me because it just smelled amazing.
Overall, I love what Gina is doing with Surviving Motherhood Coffee. The company is great and I enjoyed the mystery blends!
When I order again from Surviving Motherhood, I think I won’t get something so sweet. The idea of a flavored blend always sounds great to me, but I prefer a more traditional flavor coffee blend.
With Mother’s Day coming up something from Gina’s shop would make a GREAT gift!
She has great products and there’s even a Founder’s Favorite: Coffee Club Monthly Subscription that would make a unique subscription gift for the coffee-loving mom in your life!
Check out Gina’s brands on Instagram at:
@survivingmotherhoodcoffee
And, if you want to read the monthly coffee review from March 2022, click here!