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Originally posted by VinT:
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Originally posted by Wine Canuck:
Kopi Luwak is on deck for this week. Can't say that I've ever knowingly consumed anything that is harvested from within fecal matter.

If we had a thread called "Most overrated coffees", this would top the list.


Kona and Kaua'i are also "over-rated" in my view, and I can get them here easily for half the price. I much prefer African coffees.
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Originally posted by haggis:
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Originally posted by VinT:
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Originally posted by Wine Canuck:
Kopi Luwak is on deck for this week. Can't say that I've ever knowingly consumed anything that is harvested from within fecal matter.

If we had a thread called "Most overrated coffees", this would top the list.


Kona and Kaua'i are also "over-rated" in my view, and I can get them here easily for half the price. I much prefer African coffees.


My issue with Kona is more about over-priced, than over-rated. You could probably lump Blue Mountain in the same category, but I've never toured the area there to have a decent feel for the different coffee being grown.
I view Kona coffee kind of how I view Napa cabernet, meaning there is a high variance between the different farms and growers. The fact that everything from Kona has to cost a lot is my issue. Some is worth it IMO and others aren't anything special.

I'm drinking Stbx Guatemalan this morning.
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Originally posted by haggis:
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Originally posted by PurpleHaze:
Ethiopian Yirgacheffe. Nice.

PH


Absolutely. My favorite of all time. It used to be fairly easy to find in the USA, but now I can't find it easily except when I'm in Europe.


Plenty of mail-order sources out there, haggis. I agree with you, one of my very favorite beans.

PH
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Originally posted by Wine Canuck:
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Originally posted by VinT:
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Originally posted by Wine Canuck:
Kopi Luwak is on deck for this week. Can't say that I've ever knowingly consumed anything that is harvested from within fecal matter.

If we had a thread called "Most overrated coffees", this would top the list.


Expectations are low. More for the novelty than anything.

Would love to hear your impressions. The version I tried was notable only for its complete lack of acidity. Some of the group really liked that, commenting on how "smooth" it was. I guess nothing says smoothness like a gentle rubbing along the inside walls of a civet's colon.

Perhaps civet doctors refer to this procedure as a colonoscoffee.
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Originally posted by PurpleHaze:
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Originally posted by haggis:
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Originally posted by PurpleHaze:
Ethiopian Yirgacheffe. Nice.

PH


Absolutely. My favorite of all time. It used to be fairly easy to find in the USA, but now I can't find it easily except when I'm in Europe.


Plenty of mail-order sources out there, haggis. I agree with you, one of my very favorite beans.

PH


Thanks, PH. I'll do some searching.

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