people who drink mellow birds

[gentlegreen]

If the best you have is (by definition) stale ready-ground coffee and a filter machine, it's no surprise you can't appreciate the difference.

 

[xenon]

Threw the stale stuff out. I have these sealed pod things ATM. There's some instant too, Wilkinsons own brand.

 

[Orang Utan]

Instant often tastes better than 'real' coffee.

 

[Spymaster]

Instant often tastes better than 'real' coffee.

A friend of mine is big into her coffee. She spends a fair bit of money on different beans, various grinds, etc, but I find some of them supremely uninteresting and would often prefer a decent instant.

Mellow Birds is just weird though.

 

[Orang Utan]

Never tried it. No point if it's not got much caffeine in it.

 

[Orang Utan]

A friend of mine is big into her coffee. She spends a fair bit of money on different beans, various grinds, etc, but I find some of them supremely uninteresting and would prefer a decent instant.

Mellow Birds is just weird though.

A lot of them just taste nasty. Bitter.

 

[Spymaster]

Never tried it. No point if it's not got much caffeine in it.

It's worth trying just for the oddness.

It's not particularly unpleasant but it just doesn't taste anything like coffee. Just ... odd.

 

[Geri]

When I was involved in animal rights, Barleycup seemed to be the drink of choice. I never really understood why, as coffee and tea are vegan.

 

[fishfinger]

Never tried it. No point if it's not got much caffeine in it.

According to pogofish it's got more caffeine than most medium roast coffees.

Surprisingly, at approx 335mg of caffeine per litre (MAFF), Mellow Birds is amongst the strongest instant coffees on the market - only a couple of
"Instant Espresso" brands are significantly higher at around 560mg/l.

In fact, 335mg/l makes Mellow Birds considerably stronger than most medium roast real coffees, which weigh-in somewhere between 140-210mg/l

 

[gentlegreen]

A lot of them just taste nasty. Bitter.

It largely depends on how you make it.

 

[Orang Utan]

It largely depends on how you make it.

Sure. It tastes much nicer than instant in coffee shops. At home/work, it's too much bother to get it like that, so instant it is.

 

[gentlegreen]

Once you've worked out how you like it, it's no problem at all.
It takes me about a minute to grind the beans by hand and 30 seconds to brew.

 

[Orang Utan]

You have to buy a massive machine! Fuck that! It needs to be convenient when you are half asleep.

 

[gentlegreen]

A hand grinder and an Aeropress - though I'm probably awake by 8am on a Saturday when I prepare it.

No way would my nerves cope with a noisy grinder and an espresso machine.

 

[DotCommunist]

strange bump.

 

[gentlegreen]

I think they definitely pass the Turing test though.

If you Google "Mellow Birds", this thread is near the top.

 

[Orang Utan]

A hand grinder and an Aeropress - though I'm probably awake by 8am on a Saturday when I prepare it.

No way would my nerves cope with a noisy grinder and an espresso machine.

Which is why its best to stick to some granules, a spoon, a mug, a kettle and some milk instead

 

[gentlegreen]

There have to be a few areas in life where you don't compromise.

 

[Orang Utan]

Who says it's a compromise?

 

[gentlegreen]

You' said that shop coffee tastes better than instant.

You can have coffee that's better than shop coffee for a teeny investment in effort.

I can't imagine ruining my home made bread by drinking Instant coffee with it - just as I wouldn't ruin my tea by drinking Liebfraumilch.

 

[pogofish]

You have to buy a massive machine! Fuck that! It needs to be convenient when you are half asleep.

That's why you set-up your first coffee in the machine, last thing the night before!

 

[Orang Utan]

You' said that shop coffee tastes better than instant.

You can have coffee that's better than shop coffee for a teeny investment in effort.

I can't imagine ruining my home made bread by drinking Instant coffee with it - just as I wouldn't ruin my tea by drinking Liebfraumilch.

It's just wake up juice ffs.
Get your priorities right!

 

[SpookyFrank]

When I was involved in animal rights, Barleycup seemed to be the drink of choice. I never really understood why, as coffee and tea are vegan.

Because caffeine is evil. Like bacon, alcohol and vaccinations.

 

[gentlegreen]

Coffee it has to be said, is a moral minefield - from bush to cup.

 

[Orang Utan]

Barleycup has a special additive drug that makes you kinder to animals and makes you like mung beans and tofu.

 

[gentlegreen]

It's just wake up juice ffs.
Get your priorities right!

I suppose that's the key difference - though I quite like the effect that my 400mg of caffeine gives - only on a weekend though. I start my weekdays much more gently.

 

[DotCommunist]

dunno why everyone thinks fresh coffee requires a machine- machines are a bonus but a caffitiere will do the job fine

 

[Orang Utan]

dunno why everyone thinks fresh coffee requires a machine- machines are a bonus but a caffitiere will do the job fine

Yuck! (IME). My parents have one and their coffee is vile. I have to mix it with shitloads of milk to make it palatable.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

dunno why everyone thinks fresh coffee requires a machine- machines are a bonus but a caffitiere will do the job fine

Exactly. I've got two coffee machines, but usually I just use the cafetierre (however the hell its spelt) as its a damn sight easier.

 

[existentialist]

Because caffeine is evil. Like bacon, alcohol and vaccinations.

And Ritalin?