The Best Coffee

[Zardoz]

I had a friend some years back who didn't drink coffee, she said it just didn't taste as good as it smells.

Bob

My wife is exactly that way! We can be out for breakfast, or I'll be brewing some up at home, and she'll say "oh that smells so good" , "lemme smell your coffee" etc.. But she won't taste it! "No, that's OK, it tastes bitter!" In 20 years of trying, I've never been able to get her to try a taste of coffee.

[ccga3359]

Used to brew my own at home, now I just go on a Timmies run. Never ground my own but then I used to drink so much it's like cigarettes in it's just another routine. Where I to drink an occasional cup of coffee then I might be persuaded to go through the connoisseur rigmarole.

[Ancienne Alliance]

We just love the coffee we drink in Italy, a few minutes away from home...


Best,

Robert

[Paul]

Reading the Thread about Too much coffee (Besides making me want a cup) got me thinking, What is the best coffee? Dunkin Donuts, Tim Hortons, Gevalia? Let me know what you think. BTW, I hate Starbucks!

I also hate Starbucks because of their fair trade, human rights and forgein aid actions and lack of action. Therefore I've never had a cup from them

Costa make good coffee!

[BoldHighlander]

We just love the coffee we drink in Italy, a few minutes away from home...

Best,

Robert

Anybody ever tell you that your a brat Robert? ha!ha!

[Paul]

Starbucks' popularity can't be denied, but their swill always reminds me of some coffee I had in Central America once, it was ladled out of a big cook pot with about a quarter inch of burned coffee residue in the bottom.

Starbucks' empire will close if they decline at the rate they are for another few years. They've had to shut down about 20% of their stores worldwide which has led to job cuts because they're not prepared to loose 10-15% of their gigantic profits... which has led to further decline because they're making large job cuts. Not to mention a lot of their stores have been forced to close after heavy vandalisim.
Costa have make a couple of douzen more stores (over here - I'm not sure about the USA)in the last couple of years and they're doing pretty well for the current economic circumstances. I think a lot of people have "switched" or "settled" with Costa because they are fair trade.
Just shows you - if you underpay workers significantly you'll loose significant profits - no matter how good or bad your product is so in the long run you'll loose money!

[BoldHighlander]

Starbucks' empire will close if they decline at the rate they are for another few years. They've had to shut down about 20% of their stores worldwide which has led to job cuts because they're not prepared to loose 10-15% of their gigantic profits... which has led to further decline because they're making large job cuts. Not to mention a lot of their stores have been forced to close after heavy vandalisim.

Not around here, they continue to build them & the locals continue to come.

As matter of fact in my city (& most cities in western Washington, well Seattle north anyways That I know of) you can't swing a cat without hitting a coffee shop of some sort (walk-in or drive-thru) on just about every corner, or so it seems.

Washington state is known for its apples, rain, & coffee consumption; and none seem to be abating soon

[MacKay71]

I have heard that's not too bad! Just don't like the fact it is pre-ground. Do you guys have Harris-Teeters down there?

Not on my side of town.

[Heming]

I don't go to cafés that often, but I do drink a lot of coffee at home and at work. My favourite is monsooned Malabar brewed in a french press. At home I have a Nespresso machine, which is fine for "cheap and cheerful" espresso, but doesn't cut muster when compared to the real thing (manual espresso machine).

[Colin]

On a local level I really like local roasters The Woods or Moka Joe's, where I can enjoy a good strong brew & get a tour of their roasting facilities, or join them for a taste testing session!

I'm drinking a coffee out of my Woods mug right now.