Where's best to buy coffee beans online
Where's best to buy coffee beans online
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Too Late

Original Poster:

5,150 posts

261 months

Monday 4th March 2019
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Looking to buy some coffee beans online, looking for recommendations mainly

Thanks
Nick

StescoG66

2,395 posts

169 months

Monday 4th March 2019
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Can’t see past these guys

https://alfiecoffee.co.uk/

mikef

6,158 posts

277 months

Monday 4th March 2019
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I’ve been buying my coffee from https://algeriancoffeestores.com for decades. Ace

Dr G

15,874 posts

268 months

Wednesday 6th March 2019
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I buy from Smokey Barn and have done for some years. A small, independent roaster selling really top (and varied) coffees.

easytiger123

2,666 posts

235 months

Wednesday 6th March 2019
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I use Rave. Good selection and deliver fast.

Tickle

6,199 posts

230 months

Wednesday 6th March 2019
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Hasbean are decent, we are on the 'secret stash subscription' and get some good/unusual beans once a month. Regular supply is mancoco in Manchester, not sure if they deliver. Mancoco coffee is the best I have had (to date).


Connectors

226 posts

115 months

Wednesday 6th March 2019
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Depends what you’re after but these guys have always given good service https://www.happydonkey.co.uk/classic-italian-coff...

tomw2000

2,508 posts

221 months

Thursday 7th March 2019
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When I had a bean grinder these were my fave (can get it ground also I think):

https://shop.squaremilecoffee.com/products/red-bri...

Lotobear

8,789 posts

154 months

Thursday 7th March 2019
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Well, I just like excellent consistent coffee and at the risk of the opprobrium of the coffee snobs, this goes into my bean to cup machine and has been doing so for over 2 years now:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LavAzza-Super-Crema-Cof...

It's cheap and has everything you could wish for in an excellent coffee, except for a snobby artisan image and price!

feef

5,208 posts

209 months

Thursday 7th March 2019
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I use :

https://www.hasbean.co.uk

and also https://www.redber.co.uk although I've only used RedBer for green beans.

HappyDonkey is pretty decent, especially for larger quantities, but I prefer the quality from Hasbean

RizzoTheRat

28,489 posts

218 months

Thursday 7th March 2019
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We also use Hasbean and Redbur, both pretty good I quite like Hasbean's subscription model, I used to do that for a a bag a month and meant I tried several different coffees.
I think Smokey Barn is owned by a PHer.

Moominho

902 posts

166 months

Monday 6th April 2020
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Reinvigorating this thread - due to the current lockdown, I'm going through beans like nobody's business. Does anyone have any current recommendations. Amazon would be ideal. I'd rather not use a subscription service, so places that offer one off purchases would be perfect.

Many thanks

Tickle

6,199 posts

230 months

Monday 6th April 2020
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Seeing as I can't pick my beans up on the way into work I ordered online.

https://mancoco.co.uk/

As you say, going through them rapidly. 1kg nearly gone in a fortnight.

Moominho

902 posts

166 months

Monday 6th April 2020
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Tickle said:
Seeing as I can't pick my beans up on the way into work I ordered online.

https://mancoco.co.uk/

As you say, going through them rapidly. 1kg nearly gone in a fortnight.
Very nice, is it the Manchester blend you go for. I just have mine black, so reckon it would be that or the Espresso blend for me.

Tickle

6,199 posts

230 months

Monday 6th April 2020
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Moominho said:
Very nice, is it the Manchester blend you go for. I just have mine black, so reckon it would be that or the Espresso blend for me.
Espresso, it's their staple that they serve in there too.

Kev_Mk3

3,518 posts

121 months

Hoover.

5,993 posts

268 months

Thursday 9th April 2020
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I get mine from here

https://www.hrhiggins.co.uk/ ...there 1942 Blend and Brazilian Bourbon Very Dark Blend are both very good


and in an emergency its Lavazza ORO from the supermarket

Roboticarm

1,657 posts

87 months

Thursday 9th April 2020
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Rave are worth a look

Jer_1974

1,643 posts

219 months

Thursday 9th April 2020
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Dr G said:
I buy from Smokey Barn and have done for some years. A small, independent roaster selling really top (and varied) coffees.
Think the guy who owns this was on Pistonheads when he started off. Was practicing roasting and posting out free packets of beans which were very good. Hope he's doing well.

mikef

6,158 posts

277 months

Thursday 9th April 2020
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Hoover. said:
I get mine from here

https://www.hrhiggins.co.uk/ ...there 1942 Blend and Brazilian Bourbon Very Dark Blend are both very good


and in an emergency its Lavazza ORO from the supermarket
Just ordered the Brazilian blend. Sadly the Algerian on Old Compton St is closed for lockdown (tiny premises)