Thread: Coffee reviews

Just recvd an order from Happy Mug coffee. I ordered several but this morning I made a pot with the French press with a new one " Costa Rica La Minita" Very very nice

You guys should buy a home roaster and do it yourself. The money you save will pay for the roaster in a year or two depending on how much you drink. By changing the roasting times and temps you can get drastically different results from the same bean.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

You guys should buy a home roaster and do it yourself. The money you save will pay for the roaster in a year or two depending on how much you drink. By changing the roasting times and temps you can get drastically different results from the same bean.

A guy I know uses a converted pop corn popper to roast. I don't remember the details but he got started with it reading coffee forums and buying from Sweet Maria's. Been roasting for years now, and once in awhile I get a jar or two of mocha java from him. Thought about doing the same but haven't taken the plunge yet. With the price of coffee going sky high, like everything else except wages, I just might go for it.

Originally Posted by JBPilot

My hands down favorite is Jamacian blue mountain that stuff is awesome! And always whole bean!

I brought home a couple pounds of BM from a business trip to Jamaica years ago. I still remember sitting in my living room with the last cup thinking, "I may never taste coffee this good again". I was right. On several trips back there I bought BM again and again, but it was always 'ho hum' stuff.
I found out the Japanese buy up most of the BM and the shops there sell some other crap with a BM able for the tourist.

I have since settled on French Market out of New Orleans with Chicory. It's not BM, but it works for me.

Ahhh, chicory coffee. I was given a can from Cafe Du Monde and couldn't stand it at first. It grew on me and I ended up missing it when it the can was empty.

Blue Mtn and Kona are two examples of how hype drives market and price. In reality a very small percentage of Kona and a tiny percentage of BM is good stuff. The rest ranges from mediocre to terrible. Personally I've always thought even the good Kona was kind of bland tasting. Sweet Maria's never offers Blue Mountain and on rare occasions has Kona usually in limited quantities and very expensive.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Blue Mtn and Kona are two examples of how hype drives market and price. In reality a very small percentage of Kona and a tiny percentage of BM is good stuff. The rest ranges from mediocre to terrible. Personally I've always thought even the good Kona was kind of bland tasting. Sweet Maria's never offers Blue Mountain and on rare occasions has Kona usually in limited quantities and very expensive.

My thoughts exactly. I'm much more into Ethiopian and the Gesha varieties from Central America.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Blue Mtn and Kona are two examples of how hype drives market and price. In reality a very small percentage of Kona and a tiny percentage of BM is good stuff. The rest ranges from mediocre to terrible. Personally I've always thought even the good Kona was kind of bland tasting. Sweet Maria's never offers Blue Mountain and on rare occasions has Kona usually in limited quantities and very expensive.

I agree about the Kona. I've tried several brands and didn't care for any of them at least for what they cost. I've had some BM that was pretty good but not AMAZING and then I've had some that was so who knows.

My hands down favorite is kona from Dunn brothers when I can get it. Right now I have a costa Rica San pedro from dunn brothers in the kitchen

For the last couple of years I have been enjoying the Nespresso coffees at home... admittedly I've had many that tasted way better, but I like the convenience, and save my better coffees for when I go out for coffee, half a dozen times per week. I guess I'm the DE coffee drinker at home, rather than the Mastro Livi coffee drinker. I wouldn't say I'm the cartridge razor coffee drinker, as I would align that to instant coffee. When I get a proper coffee, I guess Merlo would be my go-to brand.