Suntory Boss Black

Black canned coffee · Suntory · Coffee & tea

worth it

Why it's worth it

Boss, the brand with the pipe-smoking mascot and Tommy Lee Jones ads, is synonymous with Japanese canned coffee and sold in every vending machine. Black Boss is the no-sugar version, a cheap way to try the canned-coffee culture.

Taste

Unsweetened black canned coffee; roasty, clean and lightly bitter, best drunk chilled

Why this rating

You can’t get this at homerare or import-only in Czechia
Reviewers rave about itthin evidence — fewer independent reviews found
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Easy to findstocked in mainstream chains at everyday prices

Scores 7 of 10 on our published rubric.

Nutrition

Nutri-Score BGood nutritional quality

Nutritional values per 100 g

Energy value17 kJ · 0 kcal
Fats0 gincluding saturated fatty acids0 g
Carbohydrates1 gincluding sugars0 g
Protein0 g
Salt0.1 g

Source: Open Food Facts label data (may lag pack reformulations).

Where & what you'll pay

7-ElevenFamilyMartLawsonAEONDon Quijote€EAN 4901777204980

If you know Czech shelves

No common CZ analog; canned coffee in CZ is mostly sweet milky drinks

Sources

  • “This series first launched in 1992, and, celebrating its 25th birthday in 2017, has become synonymous with 'Japanese canned coffee.'”

    livejapan.com (blog)

Curated 2026-10-01. Image: Open Food Facts contributors, CC-BY-SA.