Hot Drinks and Coffee with Tassimo Vivy #TassimoTester
I love hot drinks all year round, especially at this time of the year when the evenings are longer and colder. I am a tea drinker, but I love hot chocolate and a good cappuccino.
If you follow me on Instagram, you must have noticed I have been enjoying far too many hot chocolates with marshmallows lately. They are so comforting and perfect to be enjoyed to unwind once little man goes to bed. Heaven!
I have been trying Tassimo Vivy, a compact coffee machine that makes much more than just regular coffee. I was sent some new Tassimo discs from Twinings, Oreo and Costa, and had lots of fun tasting them.
I’ve been looking at Tassimo shop, and found out that there are 35 drinks varieties available, including espresso, late, cappuccino, teas and hot chocolates. I’ve got my eye on chai latte and Costa caramel latte, they sound lovely!
The machine was easy to set up following the picture instructions. I just had to add some water and it was ready to go. Tassimo Vivy features Intellibrew technology, which utilises intelligent barcode technology to ensure optimal drink quality.
Once you add a disc to the machine and touch the button, the Intellibrew system identifies the drink selected and adjusts the water, temperature and brewing time accordingly. Such a clever machine, and all done with a simple and easy to use one button operation.
My first drink of the day is a cup of tea, it is part of my morning routine. I never knew it was possible to make tea in a coffee machine, and was impressed with the rich taste of Twining English Breakfast. Perfect start of the day!
I love the Oreo drink, the creamy hot chocolate with real Oreo cookie taste. Once you press the button, the room fills with the delicious smell of Oreo, you then need to add the milk disc for a frothy finish. The Oreo hot chocolate is perfect on its own, but I really like adding marshmallows to my hot chocolate. It makes them a little bit more special – not that the Oreo drink needs it!
Last but not least, Costa cappuccino is as beautifully made as the ones from Costa cafe. The specially crafted blend of coffee beans are roasted to create the same authentic taste of a Costa espresso based cappuccino, topped with frothy milk.
While I was drinking some Costa cappuccino, some delicious Belgian chocolates jumped on my plate. I am not sure how it happened, but it would be rude not to eat them!
As you can see, we are loving our experience with Tassimo. It has definitely made our life easier and more enjoyable with the tasty hot drinks. I was even happier when I found out it has an automatic self-cleaning and descaling function, so I don’t even need to worry about cleaning. If I could change one thing, it would be to make larger drinks, as I love a big mug of hot drink – hubby actually calls them buckets!
Tassimo Vivy retails at £99, it is available on Amazon for £44.
What is your favourite hot drink?
The products were received free of charge for review purposes, however the opinions expressed in this post are honest and my own.