I say a paper bag, lake water and lighter is all he should need to make us a great cup of joe!
I can make this work. :P
Brian, I am intrigued by the Cuban coffee that Victory sells. I have been routinely... challenged... by the quality of Cuban coffee, but want to give it a shot. Bring some along on Saturday and we'll brew some up. I'll be bringing some coffee roasted by a small roastery in Pickering, and some fun teas for folks to enjoy. I had intended to use my coleman stove and a couple French presses to brew coffee. But if requested will use water from Lake Ontario, a lighter and a paper bag. It'll probably still taste better than the ubiquitous swill retailed nationally by a chain named after a famous hockey player... my true colours are showing again aren't they?
Brazil, Bolivia, Kenya and Sumatra are all either just wrapping up their respective coffee harvests or in the end of their harvest cycle. For current crop, of specialty grade coffee, head to your local cafe, roastery, e-tailer of fine coffees and look for coffee from these origins.
I'm currently drinking a Panama from my company which I adore. It is roasted to just a shade under dark, has lovely toasted nut aromatics/flavours and delivers an almost caramelly finish. The body is big, the flavours deep, and it complements the FMC I've been enjoying lately very well.
-- Pat