What coffee beans?
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snotrag

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15,512 posts

235 months

Thursday 29th October 2009
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Im sure there are some coffee geeks on here.

Getting into it in a big way this past year - got myself a grinder and a stovetop.

I've had a variety of beans but all mainstream stuff that you can get in the supermarket, that starbucks stuff, tescos posh ones etc.

Any reccomendations? Any good online stores?




welshbikerduck

1,448 posts

213 months

Thursday 29th October 2009
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Blue Mountain coffee, but remember the saying you get what you pay for. It is hellish expensive so if you find it "cheap" it probably isn't Blue Mountain. Also it only need consist of 5% Blue Mountain to be called Blue Mountain.

RizzoTheRat

28,220 posts

216 months

Thursday 29th October 2009
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If you want to try something a little different get some Kopi Luwak. It's lovely stuff, but unfortunatly hideously expensive.

V8mate

45,899 posts

213 months

Thursday 29th October 2009
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I buy the regular beans from Caffe Nero for my bean-to-cup machine. Good value and very yummy, IMO naturally.

SwanJack

1,951 posts

296 months

Thursday 29th October 2009
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blod

310 posts

228 months

Thursday 29th October 2009
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^^^^^

What he said.

cramorra

1,687 posts

259 months

Friday 30th October 2009
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Another rariry which is good for stove top and french press is Kona cafe but $$$$

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kona_coffee

sleep envy

62,260 posts

273 months

odyssey2200

18,650 posts

233 months

Friday 30th October 2009
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RizzoTheRat said:
If you want to try something a little different get some Kopi Luwak. It's lovely stuff, but unfortunatly hideously expensive.
is that the stuff that "passes through" the monkey?

sleep envy

62,260 posts

273 months

Friday 30th October 2009
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you mean civet coffee? yes

Edited by sleep envy on Friday 30th October 00:37

bint

4,664 posts

248 months

Saturday 31st October 2009
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I buy ours from here;

http://jamesgourmetcoffee.co.uk/

Useful too for my parents in Spain as they will post overseas.

I bought some Blue Mountain (not from the above as they don't have it frown ) last month for MOH's birthday - yarp it is about 10 times more than normal!!

navier_stokes

948 posts

223 months

Saturday 31st October 2009
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SwanJack said:
I'll 3rd that, probably the best selection/service in the country.

Another to try:

http://shop.squaremilecoffee.com/