What coffee are you drinking just now?

[Balham]

My neighbours keep buying me coffee when they come from Paris, don't know why, would seem wrong to say no though. Grand Mere, not the greatest coffee but . . . . or they get me Carte Noire, hey ho. By choice Lavazza for me.

 

[Hassan I Sabha]

This, and it is very very nice

 

[tufty79]

sainsbury's 'so organic' from peru.

i remember leaving it at a friend's house years ago, and i ended up being given it back earlier in the week. it runs out of date next month
ran out of not-years-old coffee last night, and cba to go to the shops

tbf, it's not too terrible

 

[editor]

Freshly ground French Roast from Whittards.

 

[gentlegreen]

For the next 20 weeks - or maybe a bit less because I may drink it daily when I'm home over Xmas - I will be working my way through the kilo of Santa Clara Guatemala Antigua beans I bought from these excellent people :-

https://twodaycoffee.co.uk/our-coffees

It's a bit of a haul up to the shop, so I had considered getting a little more than my usual half kilo (10 weeks / 20 brews), but when she misheard and weighed out a kilo, I thought I would go with it. My house is cold, but I may put half of it in a second preserving jar and put it outdoors. (I have no fridge).

 

[discokermit]

Douwe Egberts instant - tis my favourite

mine too.

 

[fractionMan]

the horrible shit that work gives us.

cafe direct I think

 

[friedaweed]

 

[dessiato]

Sitting outside the bar, in the warm sun, don't know, and, frankly, don't care.

 

[Ax^]

whatever shite the machine throws out

 

[Cid]

Square mile sweetshop espresso, very nice.

 

[mrs quoad]

This, and it is very very nice
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Oh. Same here

I sometimes wish I had two subscriptions. Because I've just found - after a handful of days of drinking it - that it's grown into something far nicer / more interesting than it was on day 2. But the bag's only got 2 or 3 more days of beans left in it.

 

[Hassan I Sabha]

I am drinking via the French press at the moment and it is good - get my clever dripper on Sunday so interested to see if there is any difference.

It is the nicest coffee I have tasted in a while and seems to get better every cup. I am storing in an air tight container in the freezer.

 

[Orang Utan]

47p! I can afford to drink coffee in the mornings again!

 

[mrs quoad]

It is the nicest coffee I have tasted in a while and seems to get better every cup. I am storing in an air tight container in the freezer.

If you're going to drink it within 3 weeks, I honestly wouldn't bother. Imu there are some pretty divergent opinions on whether or not freezing causes beans harm / affects them negatively. And Ime beans often benefit greatly from a bit of aging, too. I've often found bags only reaching their best / becoming really interesting after 5-7 days.

 

[Callum91]

Some sort of blend from Costa coffee that my mate bought for me. It's not bad, not great.

 

[Hassan I Sabha]

This months subscription from Square Mile is a Brazilian bean that is really nice, it is a chocolatey tasting bean and is even tastier (IMHO) than last months Ethiopian. Also, I think I have found the perfect grind setting now on my Haribo and I am getting a really nice bloom of this which is most satisfying.

 

[yardbird]

I'm having an espresso ground for me by the lovely ladies in my village yesterday - they do all their own roasting and sourcing, read the about us page
http://www.worldcoffees.co.uk/
I get a chat whilst waiting

 

[Bassism]

tassimo columbian x

 

[gentlegreen]

Guatemala Finca Santa Clara Genuine Antigua.

Very moresish - though I can only handle 32 grammes a day - and only on weekends.

http://www.kopi.co.uk/oct2011

Though I get mine from a local roaster.

 

[killer b]

Co-ops medium roast. I think I might treat myself to something from Atkinsons in Lancaster for Xmas though...

 

[Voley]

I'm out. I was in Lavenders yesterday getting a pasty too. They've got a good selection. And I forgot to get any cheese. This weekends been a right fuckup so far.

 

[Reno]

Sainburys medium roast filter coffee. I'm on my third mug.

 

[mrs quoad]

Got shamed into buying a couple of bags of espresso roast from Square Mile & polishing up / cleaning out / renovating an espresso machine when Artichoke bought some espresso beans for her sister.

So I'm drinking Jirmiwachu single estate atm. And - after 2 days to degas / relax - it's possibly the nicest coffee I've had this year. Reminds me why espresso is worth it!

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Instant from the corner shop...Kenco I think, but not sure, as that was all they had apart from decaff...I've decanted it into my coffee tin and I can't be arsed to rifle the recycling to find the jar.

 

[Voley]

HasBean delivery today:

Costa Rica Don Mayo Finca Bella Vista 2012

Erm, wtf? "an amazing honey sweetness; not just in taste, but in its amazing mouthfeel. In that honey loveliness there are tinned peaches and dried apricots, which is super elegant and has a lovely smooth, long, finish."

Anyhow, if you can get beyond all that bollocks this is lovely coffee. It is a sweeter one, they're right, although the tinned apricots and super elegant mouthfeel are a little lost to my chilli-ravaged tastebuds. Very nice, nonetheless.

http://www.hasbean.co.uk/products/costa-rica-don-mayo-finca-bella-vista-2012

 

[gentlegreen]

I was going to ask what was hot at the moment.
I may take a punt, but I'll order some Guatemalan if they have any just to be sure..

I'm reduced to Lavazza Espresso beans "il caffè preferito dagli italiani" - allegedly.
A real struggle to get any meaningful body out of them - it's swamped under the "slightly burnt" high notes.

 

[mack]

Just had a mug of hot lava java and about to do a workout hearts already pumpin!

 

[Callum91]

Just had a mug of hot lava java and about to do a workout hearts already pumpin!

It is lovely stuff. Bought 8 packs from Asda on the weekend, 2 for £6.

 

[mrs quoad]

I'm currently drinking something that butcher terms 'jimmychoo' espresso.

But without the pack in front of me (and being too lazy to google) I'm buggered if I can remember what it's really called atm