Any Coffee Lovers???

[ithacaartist]

Rich, "demitasse", literally translated, means half-cup.

The Caribbean has lots of high quality coffee to offer. There's the Blue Mountain, from Jamaica, as mentioned, and Puerto Rico's mountains yield some really great stuff. I doubt that we can legally obtain Cuban coffee, but it ranks right up there, as well. Last time I went to Vieques, I brought back a bag of Cafe' Hacienda San Pedro, which was excellent! There's an Italian family's enterprise in Seattle which will send you coffee; they make something called "Bizarro Blend" you can order online, which I found quite tasty!

Turkish coffee is also ground to powder, and I think you wind up drinking most of the grounds in a traditionally prepared cup of it.

For the adventuresome, I suggest one of the subscription services like Gevalia. Scandinavian roast, and also great. They offer seasonal specials on estate-grown coffees from all over the world, so it is a great way to sample lots of different one. When you sing up, they send a free something--often a coffee maker, of more free coffee, making it worth it to subscribe for about a year until the relatively high price cancels out the bargain that was the gift for joining.

So, Google around a little bit and you'll find something new to try. If you keep track of the characteristics, you can zero in on a brand, style, or blend that suits your fancy exactly.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

There's the Blue Mountain, from Jamaica, as mentioned, and Puerto Rico's mountains yield some really great stuff.

The local Tops has 8 O'clock 'Blue Mountain' beans...Maybe I'll try some...

Back in the 50's, the local supermarket in Niagara Falls, 'Loblaws', had only beans IIRC. My parents would weigh/fill up a bag of 8'O'clock beans, dump it into the grinder hopper, put the bag back under and hit the switch...I have no idea what it tasted like, as I didn't drink coffee until...I don't know when I started drinking coffee...

I *think* it was 8 O'clock coffee...It was a black bag, IIRC, with maybe a red spot??? Back then, I drank milk with Nestles Quik stirred in...Remember Farfel???



"N-E-S-T-L-E-S...Nestles makes the very best...Choc-late!... <snap!>"...

[Patronen]

[QUOTE=ithacaartist;259930]Rich, "demitasse", literally translated, means half-cup.

The Caribbean has lots of high quality coffee to offer. There's the Blue Mountain, from Jamaica, as mentioned, and Puerto Rico's mountains yield some really great stuff. I doubt that we can legally obtain Cuban coffee, but it ranks right up there, as well. Last time I went to Vieques, I brought back a bag of Cafe' Hacienda San Pedro, which was excellent! There's an Italian family's enterprise in Seattle which will send you coffee; they make something called "Bizarro Blend" you can order online, which I found quite tasty!

Turkish coffee is also ground to powder, and I think you wind up drinking most of the grounds in a traditionally prepared cup of it.

For the adventuresome, I suggest one of the subscription services like Gevalia. Scandinavian roast, and also great. They offer seasonal specials on estate-grown coffees from all over the world, so it is a great way to sample lots of different one. When you sing up, they send a free something--often a coffee maker, of more free coffee, making it worth it to subscribe for about a year until the relatively high price cancels out the bargain that was the gift for joining.

So, Google around a little bit and you'll find something new to try. If you keep track of the characteristics, you can zero in on a brand, style, or blend that suits your fancy exactly.[/QUOTE

I met an Israeli acquaintance at my old job and one day we had a conversation about coffee when he asked to use the microwave and the water cooler. He had packets of Turkish coffee he drank that you had to get the water really hot and stir it around and there were fine grounds left. Later whenever he would stop by he would bring in packets of this Turkish coffee and it was pretty good stuff if you didn't mind the grounds.

[sheepherder]

Thurs morning:

I'm trying the Dunkin' Bonuts blend labeled 'French Vanilla'...I open the bag, and I'm in heaven! That sweet vanilla smell is so enticing, I can't wait for the drip maker to end!

It doesn't smell quite as good while dripping...But because the grind smelled so good, I decide to try it without creamer...And just 3 of those sugar 'dots'...

It's disappointing...Bitter, not sweet, and no longer smells like vanilla...So, I scoop in 3 heaps of creamer and another 3 dots of sugar...

Now, it's fairly drinkable, but not as good as LaVazza, Maxwell, or even Folgers...And nowhere near Crosby's or even Tim Horton's...(But it's not cappuccino)...

My nose has fooled me...