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yesterday i had a decaf coffee so tasty that i had to ask the barman what the beans were. 'Ethiopian', spake he, and i set off home to find some decaf Ethiopian coffee beans.
I've just ordered a pack online from here - http://yorkcoffeeemporium.co.uk/ - and it's costing me nearly a tenner including delivery. Which is ok for a one off treat, but surely i don't need to risk bankruptcy every time i want some more?
Where do you get your posh coffee from?
Hasbean
but you need to be ordering in larger amounts for online buying otherwise you’re ‘spendiing’ a bag of coffee on postage to buy one.
We use Hasbean here too. And Rave. And Peak Bean, our local roastery. But as above, you need to buy in (relative) bulk to make the postage costs worthwhile, though the LBS sells Peak Bean, which is handy 🙂
I have a Pact Coffee subscription. Means you get a different bag each month and can start piecing together what sort of flavours you do and don't like.
Ouseburn Coffe you know from LCC.
thanks for the tips - will investigate!
Is there a decent (I hate this term) coffee ahop or Cafè near you? I was in Brumijum today and bought some beans from Quarter Horse Coffee.
Used to buy it from 6/8 Cafè until it closed.
We buy ours from: James Gourmet Coffee. It’s local and the fella who runs it (peter) is the most passionate man I've ever met when it comes to coffee. If he offers you a bit of a taste test, prepare to leave the building with a full on caffeine high 🙂
Loads of different roasts. Fair prices and lovely staff. We ended up getting one of our labradors from there. Not many coffee emporiums would offer that level of customer service 🙂
I'd find a decent roastery near you (they are all over) and go and make friends with them. I don't want to wee on your beans, but 'Ethiopian' is a broad church, to an extent it's like saying you like French cheese.
By making friends with your local, you can then get a batch of similar stuff to what you found you like and something else on their recommendation each time......great that you've found a coffee you like - now get ready to enter a wide world and find some others too!!
Pretty much any Swiss Water Decaf could be good. I find the darker roasts a bit better.
Turns out it was a Shikasso from James Gourmet. I emailed them and they said they won't have any more until next year....
Ethiopian’ is a broad church
Indeed! Useful to note what it is you like about it and look for similar tasting notes.
For example I like smoked and peaty whisky and so would look for these if you it were Islay single malts or Tennesee's finest.
I use Bean to Door, bag about every 3 weeks.
Indeed! Useful to note what it is you like about it and look for similar tasting notes.
For example I like smoked and peaty whisky and so would look for these if you it were Islay single malts or Tennesee’s finest.
This, same as everything regional and varietal and processed by man!
Each step has a bearing on the flavours, learn what you like, order a few small bags to try or have a look at a good shop that can suggest you a range to try.
Indeed - even the same bean roasted differently / to different degrees can be significantly different.
That's why i think actually finding a local shop/roastery is a good idea (I go to Redber in Merrow, nr Guildford). I have a few I use as my staples, that i know I like but then i always get a small bag of their recommendation, and over time I've gone back in with the label of the old one and comments, and they do that 'well if you liked that, then you should try this' thing.
If you buy wholesale dry goods such as coffee beans don't attract VAT. You may be able to wangle something with your local roastery if you buy a kilo. I get a kilo for £15-20 depending on the beans.
Sacks of Lavazza Red off Amazon for a tenner each.