Recommend Me a Coffee

[Country Bladesmith]

I’m a Community drinker. It’s available at the grocery store, comes from a Louisiana company, convenient, and has K-cups which I use in my classroom at work. But now that summer is here I actually have a little time to dick around with stuff like this, so I’m looking for some new beans to try out.

I like pretty much any roast, but prefer lighter roast more these days. Preparation will probably be either drip or French press.

 

[fireground_piper]

Ethiopian Yirgacheffe. Got into it last year and I love it, particularly if you enjoy light-medium roasts and flavors.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Ethiopian Yirgacheffe. Got into it last year and I love it, particularly if you enjoy light-medium roasts and flavors.

Is that the one I’ve seen served with a pinch of salt?

 

[fireground_piper]

No idea. I make it in either a chemex or standard drip machine and prepare it as I do anything else.

 

[mikethompson]

If you listen carefully, you can hear @jpmcwjr racing towards the thread

 

[dcon]

I buy all of my coffee from The Roasterie out of KCMO. I have a standing order of their KC Blend and their KC Blend Dark. The KC Blend is a light roast with coffees from Columbia, Brazil, and Costa Rica. It is a great morning blend. I reserve the darker roast from later in the day. I have been buying from them for well over 20 years and their roasting and bean selection is beyond reproach. I just ordered some single estate varietals from them last night (Columbian Pitalito Estate (dark), Brazilian Fazenda Lagoa (medium), and Costa Rican Don Quijote (light)). I have had all of these before (and others) and I can, also, recommend any of their various espresso blends, if you have the urge for that. I used to buy and tweak the espressos when I had more time. The earlier recommended blends are great either pressed, dripped, or pour over. They have great mail order online.

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

I really like the Dry processed/Natural Ethiopian coffees. They have this crazy strawberry/blueberry flavor component in there if roasted light to medium.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Racing? Trawling more like it. I try to read most posts on most things.

All I can say now is I'm one of the very few who doesn't cotton to Ethiopian beans.

 

[rajangan]

We have an Ethiopian grocery store in Edmonton - Habesha-who roasts coffee. Their coffee is really good and priced very fair compared to comparable hipster approximations.

 

[mso489]

Several of my local coffee sources that are available online include Counter Culture which I think is in Durham; Muddy Dog, in Morrisville; and Larry's Beans in Raleigh, all N.C.. Lately we've settled in with Chock Full of Nuts, which is pretty generally available from groceries or Amazon. I'm easily pleased with coffee, but my wife is more selective, and she likes CFON.

 

[shanez]

I like pretty much any roast, but prefer lighter roast more these days. Preparation will probably be either drip or French press.

As much of a fan of Ethiopian beans as I am, based on the above statement I'll recommend something else. Ethiopia can be dark and acidic which is fantastic when you want that sort of thing.

For a true relaxing morning brew my favorite is pretty much any Guatemalan estate bean. Estate just means it comes from a single location and not from all over the place.

Amongst Guatemalan beans, one of the top is Finca El Injerto Bourbon (it has nothing to do with bourbon, I don't know how it got this name).

Stumptown currently has some available:

I recommend a burr grinder, a French press, and also taking a few sips before adding anything like sugar or cream. This is a sit down and savor coffee and will likely be different from what you are use to. You'll be surprised how much more flavor it has and you won't want your typical sugar and cream quantities.

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

As much of a fan of Ethiopian beans as I am, based on the above statement I'll recommend something else. Ethiopia can be dark and acidic which is fantastic when you want that sort of thing.

For a true relaxing morning brew my favorite is pretty much any Guatemalan estate bean. Estate just means it comes from a single location and not from all over the place.

Amongst Guatemalan beans, one of the top is Finca El Injerto Bourbon (it has nothing to do with bourbon, I don't know how it got this name).

Stumptown currently has some available:

I recommend a burr grinder, a French press, and also taking a few sips before adding anything like sugar or cream. This is a sit down and savor coffee and will likely be different from what you are use to. You'll be surprised how much more flavor it has and you won't want your typical sugar and cream quantities.

That is a good coffee too!

 

[Sloopjohnbee]

Get some Jamaican Blue - very expensive but if you get some good stuff it's amazing - also sumatra is very good
I love starbuck italian roast - but haven't had it in years
There are definitely great coffees in this world but these days I drink anything

 

[Sloopjohnbee]

WC Fields "give me a mochaaaa javaaaa"

 

[bullet08]

Any big bag of beans from discount club. Run them through blade grinder and Mr. Coffee does the rest.

 

[RonB]

I’ve been drinking Peet’s by mail order for many years. Used to get Kenyon or Sumatra but now I just drink their House Blend. None of those are mild-medium though.

 

[anotherbob]

Is that the one I’ve seen served with a pinch of salt?

which actually is way tastier then it sounds.

 

[Sloopjohnbee]

father's day - Indonesian & Pacific - https://volcanicacoffee.com/collections/indonesian-pacific

code is papa15

 

[pantsBoots]

Serrano coffee from Cuba is still the best cup I've ever had. My wife is partial the the Turquino brand from Cuba, but she is just flat wrong!

 

[metarzan]

Someone needs to organize a blind taste test of a dozen or so blends. Some excellent suggestions so far but curios what I would choose without guidance or subliminal pressure...