What coffee do you buy?

no shoes · Post by **no shoes** » December 17, 2007 12:29 pm

I have an allergy to coffee so in true English fashion I drink black Earl Grey tea

I buy for my husband anything that is organic and fairtrade - he hasnt complained yet............... except when stateside. He thinks your coffee is too watery!

I have got my head down now before the flack starts.......

Desdamona · Post by **Desdamona** » December 17, 2007 12:50 pm

no shoes wrote:I have an allergy to coffee so in true English fashion I drink black Earl Grey tea

I buy for my husband anything that is organic and fairtrade - he hasnt complained yet............... except when stateside. He thinks your coffee is too watery!

I have got my head down now before the flack starts.......

No need to duck. I have to thicken up mine too.

We make one 4 cup pot a day of what Lulu serves...

I order it from the source in Mobile every other month.
It's good, convenient, and economical (and better than the local brew aka MaxwellHouse).

SeattleParrotHead · Post by **SeattleParrotHead** » December 17, 2007 2:20 pm

I've been buying Seattle's Best Coffee for nearly 40 years! Seattle's Best Coffee actually got its start before Starbucks... SBC started in 1968 as "The Wet Whisker", an ice cream/coffee shop... (3 years before SBUX started.) As it grew, the company changed its name to Stewart Brothers Coffee but got in a trademark spat with Stewarts Coffee in Chicago. (Jimmy's not the only one who's careful with his brand names!) The easy fix was to change Stewart Brothers Coffee to Seattle's Best Coffee (same signs, same logos, different words!) Starbucks bought SBC in 2003. Even though both coffees are roasted at the same facility, SBC seems a little mellower....

Burny Charles · Post by **Burny Charles** » December 17, 2007 3:01 pm

I took a coffee tour in Costa Rica and then bought some of their brand "Cafe Britt". The tour was boring as hell unless you really want to see the process from picking the beans to bagging them. But the coffee was the best I'd ever drank. (not including $6 specialty coffee drinks)

However I guess it wasn't good enough for me to order online since I haven't had it since my return home from Costa Rica 11 years ago.

UpstateNYPH · Post by **UpstateNYPH** » December 17, 2007 3:45 pm

Burny Charles wrote:I took a coffee tour in Costa Rica and then bought some of their brand "Cafe Britt". The tour was boring as hell unless you really want to see the process from picking the beans to bagging them. But the coffee was the best I'd ever drank. (not including $6 specialty coffee drinks)

However I guess it wasn't good enough for me to order online since I haven't had it since my return home from Costa Rica 11 years ago.

I have taken coffee tours in Guatemala. Now THERE is a place with darn good coffee! The best thing about coffee tours = free tour = free coffee.

With the posts around here about Kona coffee I am dying to try some. Looks a bit pricey though. Has anyone ever tried this brand http://www.koacoffee.com/index.html ?

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » December 17, 2007 3:48 pm

I think when I get to the store this week I'm gonna try some Dunkin' Donuts and see if I can find a fair trade kind that is any good. I'm all about supporting fair trade, but I've heard some of the FT goods are just vile.

Skibo · Post by **Skibo** » December 17, 2007 4:47 pm

Nobody has mentioned Jamica Blue yet. It used to be the top coffee among the coffee elitists. I had it once didn't get it then. What's up has it lost its pizazzz?

frognot · Post by **frognot** » December 18, 2007 2:52 am

Jamaican Blue Mountain is great coffee. It ties with Kona on my favorite type of coffee list.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » December 18, 2007 5:01 am

Skibo wrote:Nobody has mentioned Jamica Blue yet. It used to be the top coffee among the coffee elitists. I had it once didn't get it then. What's up has it lost its pizazzz?

Rumour has it that White Castle uses JBM in their coffee blend. Probably not 100%, but their coffee is the best thing on the menu.

Conolulu · Post by **Conolulu** » December 18, 2007 6:13 am

Skibo wrote:Nobody has mentioned Jamica Blue yet. It used to be the top coffee among the coffee elitists. I had it once didn't get it then. What's up has it lost its pizazzz?

I knew a guy from Jamaica that used to come to the States a few times a year....he'd bring coffee and trade it for Levi's.....Said it was more lucrative than drugs, and a lot less trouble...

I miss him.

Great Coffee......