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Post by julesd68 on May 10, 2019 22:25:14 GMT
It's 23.30 and I am pining for a coffee ... My new coffee was overdue in the post so hadn't had any fresh for a while - arrived today and my tastebuds have woken up again.  |
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Post by MartinT on May 11, 2019 8:14:22 GMT
That's very late to be having one!
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Post by petea on May 11, 2019 8:21:36 GMT
Mind, I first read the post at about midnight while drinking a large mug of freshly brewed coffee!
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Post by julesd68 on May 11, 2019 10:52:15 GMT
Yikes! Just as well I didn't have any - took me about 3 hours to get to sleep anyway!! |
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Post by MartinT on May 11, 2019 11:17:44 GMT
I've just gone back to Cafe Direct Macchu Picchu having tried a few others. It's a good reliable coffee with great aroma and taste.
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Post by petea on May 11, 2019 11:25:06 GMT
I agree, it is what I always use when in the UK.
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Post by MartinT on May 11, 2019 11:35:00 GMT
As a matter of interest, what do you buy in Germany, Pete?
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Post by petea on May 11, 2019 12:46:13 GMT
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Post by Slinger on May 21, 2019 20:07:43 GMT
For those of you who, like me, sneak the odd cup of instant, Sainsbury's are selling 180g cans of Nescafe Gold Blend Barista Style for £4.00 instead of £7.00. It's the best tasting instant out there, probably.  |
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Post by MartinT on May 21, 2019 21:02:05 GMT
Agreed - I have been known to drink that at a push and it's not bad.
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 24, 2019 19:54:30 GMT
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Post by Slinger on Jun 24, 2019 20:04:19 GMT
WTF? I've just looked it up om Amazon. Surprise surprise, the ingredients are not cheap. |
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Post by Pinch on Jun 24, 2019 20:35:14 GMT
I don't drink BP coffee, being caffeine free, but along the same lines I always have a big scoop of either ghee or coconut fat in my first hot drink of the day.
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 24, 2019 20:42:05 GMT
Interesting!
What's your thinking on the 'additive'?
I'm not going to try being roughly a 4 'full caffeinated cup a day' man ...
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Post by Pinch on Jun 24, 2019 20:55:54 GMT
Works well for me! It takes care of my early morning appetite, seeing me through the first several hours of the day - when I'm usually very much in Dad-mode - before I can have a proper breakfast. Tastes nice, too.
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 12, 2019 19:59:35 GMT
Here's a very interesting article on the 2019 'coffee crisis'. I was shocked to hear that a $5 coffee in the States still isn't giving many coffee growers the chance to earn a proper living - growers in Brazil for example have seen their income cut by half since 2016. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-48631129 |
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 18, 2019 12:39:02 GMT
Thoroughly enjoying this Costa Rican microlot ... a perfectly balanced cup.  |
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 20, 2019 15:50:05 GMT
I thought I had learnt my lesson after the last African coffee I bought, but was tempted by the reputation of Rwanda.
Very disappointing again for me, just not my taste at all! Quite thin and light; lacking ultimate flavour and the red berry notes I was looking forward to. It was expensive too!
I will stick to South America in my quest for the holy grail of coffees - they are consistently fuller bodied, smoother and with better integrated flavours for me ...
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Post by MartinT on Sept 20, 2019 19:03:36 GMT
Me too, Jules. I keep coming back to Peru, Columbia and Brazil for my coffee.
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 23, 2019 23:23:42 GMT
This is a lovely Guatemalan with a strong blackberry zest to it ...  |
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