With your palate, I'm sure you'll notice a difference, particularly with less darkly roasted coffees with floral or fruit-like nuances. It does take boiling water a few minutes, off the heat, to drop to sub 200 temps. Let me know. I'll look forward to your results!
PH
I'll do a side-by-side Sunday morning.
quote:Originally posted by Board-O:
I'll do a side-by-side Sunday morning.
Sounds like a good morning to do it.
Give Yergcheffe (Ethiopia) or Huehuetenango (Guatemala) a run sometime. VERY flavorful coffees, done right, and not weak tasting at all. Lots of coffee flavor but less intense. More complex.
PH
If and when I am able to get more of the Echo Mountain coffee from Mexico, I'll send you some. I'll be interested in your opinion. I get about 5 pounds once every year or two. It's been over a year since I was able to get any. They don't normally ship to the US, but an American who visits occasionally sends me some. It's my favorite.
quote:Originally posted by Board-O:
If and when I am able to get more of the Echo Mountain coffee from Mexico, I'll send you some.....
Never had it. Frankly, never even heard of it until you posted about it. Would love to try some!PH
quote:Originally posted by PurpleHaze:quote:Originally posted by Board-O:
I'll do a side-by-side Sunday morning.
Sounds like a good morning to do it.
Give Yergcheffe (Ethiopia) or Huehuetenango (Guatemala) a run sometime. VERY flavorful coffees, done right, and not weak tasting at all. Lots of coffee flavor but less intense. More complex.
PH
How do you pronounce Yergcheffe and Huehuetenango? Particularly when you first get up and haven't had a first cup?
quote:Originally posted by irwin:
How do you pronounce Yergcheffe and Huehuetenango? Particularly when you first get up and haven't had a first cup?
Easy: Coffee
PH
quote:Originally posted by PurpleHaze:quote:Originally posted by irwin:
How do you pronounce Yergcheffe and Huehuetenango? Particularly when you first get up and haven't had a first cup?
Easy: Coffee
PH
Double espresso made with San Marco espresso beans.
we get still French Roast beans from a place in NY called Porto Rico Importing Co.
http://www.portorico.com/store/
I see that they carry Yergcheffe and Huehuetenango, each at $10.00 per pound.
http://www.portorico.com/store/
I see that they carry Yergcheffe and Huehuetenango, each at $10.00 per pound.
I did the side-by-side using Starbuck's Sumatra. I ground the same amount of beans for each cup, using a fine grind. In the first cup, I poured water when the teapot had it at a rolling boil. I then turned off the heat and put the teapot on an unused burner and waited three minutes and poured the water through the grounds on the second cup.
I noticed very little difference, except that the second cup seemed a tiny bit weaker. I figure that was due to the boiling water removing a bit more from the grounds in the first cup. I'm guessing if I ground a few more beans for the second cup, they would have been just about identical.
I noticed very little difference, except that the second cup seemed a tiny bit weaker. I figure that was due to the boiling water removing a bit more from the grounds in the first cup. I'm guessing if I ground a few more beans for the second cup, they would have been just about identical.
Vietnamese shade grown, locally sourced when my in-laws were in Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam etc. Very good.
Cafe con leche at a Cuban restaurant in Lincolnwood, IL. Awesome.
la Stazione nutella latte... My gf has been having us try every $4.75 single drip coffee joint in the SOMA area despite the fact we get Starbucks for free. 
It was good, not transcendent.
Our favorite places we have been to have been Four Barrel up in Mission and Phillz Turkish Blend.
It was good, not transcendent. Our favorite places we have been to have been Four Barrel up in Mission and Phillz Turkish Blend.
quote:Originally posted by TPEwinedrinker:
la Stazione nutella latte... My gf has been having us try every $4.75 single drip coffee joint in the SOMA area despite the fact we get Starbucks for free.
Our favorite places we have been to have been Four Barrel up in Mission and Phillz Turkish Blend.
Do you drink the Turkish blend as Turkish coffee or as ???
quote:Originally posted by hippomon:quote:Originally posted by TPEwinedrinker:
la Stazione nutella latte... My gf has been having us try every $4.75 single drip coffee joint in the SOMA area despite the fact we get Starbucks for free.
Our favorite places we have been to have been Four Barrel up in Mission and Phillz Turkish Blend.
Do you drink the Turkish blend as Turkish coffee or as ???
Hi good friend. They serve the Tantalizing Turkish as a very dark, bold blend of beans in a slow-drip coffee, with a dash of cardamom and a mint leaf. I get mine medium sweet with 2%. It is VERY good.
quote:Hi good friend. They serve the Tantalizing Turkish as a very dark, bold blend of beans in a slow-drip coffee, with a dash of cardamom and a mint leaf. I get mine medium sweet with 2%. It is VERY good.
In Hebrew the word cardamom = hell. So When I first ordered Turkish coffee in this country I would order it with hell. Nobody knew what I was talking about and I only got odd looks and responses. Wishing you a wonderful day dear TPE.
quote:Originally posted by hippomon:quote:Hi good friend. They serve the Tantalizing Turkish as a very dark, bold blend of beans in a slow-drip coffee, with a dash of cardamom and a mint leaf. I get mine medium sweet with 2%. It is VERY good.
In Hebrew the word cardamom = hell. So When I first ordered Turkish coffee in this country I would order it with hell. Nobody knew what I was talking about and I only got odd looks and responses. Wishing you a wonderful day dear TPE.
that is a great story. Always wishing you and Mrs. Hippoman the very best that life has to offer. You are truly deserving.
quote:Originally posted by Board-O:
I did the side-by-side using Starbuck's Sumatra. I ground the same amount of beans for each cup, using a fine grind. In the first cup, I poured water when the teapot had it at a rolling boil. I then turned off the heat and put the teapot on an unused burner and waited three minutes and poured the water through the grounds on the second cup.
I noticed very little difference, except that the second cup seemed a tiny bit weaker. I figure that was due to the boiling water removing a bit more from the grounds in the first cup. I'm guessing if I ground a few more beans for the second cup, they would have been just about identical.
Do another test someday with some beans that haven't been scorched.....
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a very dark roast from time to time. It's difficult to detect nuance when drinking the Aussie Shiraz of coffees.... 
PH
eventuallly...
quote:Originally posted by hippomon:quote:Hi good friend. They serve the Tantalizing Turkish as a very dark, bold blend of beans in a slow-drip coffee, with a dash of cardamom and a mint leaf. I get mine medium sweet with 2%. It is VERY good.
In Hebrew the word cardamom = hell. So When I first ordered Turkish coffee in this country I would order it with hell. Nobody knew what I was talking about and I only got odd looks and responses. Wishing you a wonderful day dear TPE.
Huh? The Hebrew word for "hell" is either "Gehinnom" or "Azazel". ??
Gevalia Kaffe House Blend.
Kopi Luwak from Mocca Lounge in Vienna.
quote:Originally posted by TPEwinedrinker:
Kopi Luwak
Picking up any "barnyard"?
Or perhaps "forest floor"?PH
quote:Originally posted by PurpleHaze:quote:Originally posted by TPEwinedrinker:
Kopi Luwak
Picking up any "barnyard"?
PH
haha! To be honest, it is not my style of coffee, but my gf's family is over and if there is anything we have in spades, it is coffee beans, and they really wanted to try it. It does have a clean taste without any acidity which I love, but even freshly ground, the aromatics are muted. Served black, a slight hint of juniper berries and a little bit of cinnamon, but otherwise not really a strong flavor profile. They loved it, so all is perfect.
quote:Originally posted by irwin:quote:Originally posted by hippomon:quote:Hi good friend. They serve the Tantalizing Turkish as a very dark, bold blend of beans in a slow-drip coffee, with a dash of cardamom and a mint leaf. I get mine medium sweet with 2%. It is VERY good.
In Hebrew the word cardamom = hell. So When I first ordered Turkish coffee in this country I would order it with hell. Nobody knew what I was talking about and I only got odd looks and responses. Wishing you a wonderful day dear TPE.
Huh? The Hebrew word for "hell" is either "Gehinnom" or "Azazel". ??
The way I read it, he indicated the Hebrew word for cardamom is hell.
Starbucks Sumatra ground fresh at home. Can't seem to get tired of it!
Starbucks Reserve Collection Jamaican Blue Mountain from a "Clover" reverse French Press
Cappuccino from Stumptown in NYC
Cappuccino from Stumptown in NYC
Happy to see Anniversary Blend being offered this morning at Starbucks.
A Venti for me.
A Venti for me.
quote:Originally posted by Wine Canuck:
Starbucks Reserve Collection Jamaican Blue Mountain from a "Clover" reverse French Press
This stuff is delicious. The only stuff worth getting at Starbucks IMO is the clover brewed coffee.
nespresso arpeggio
Tre Forze
Walked to Starbucks this morning. Hot and sticky ( yuck) and homeless sleeping everywhere. 
Does Miami have any fall weather?
Does Miami have any fall weather?
quote:Originally posted by PurpleHaze:quote:Originally posted by NolanE:
I hope this fits into the elitist coffee thread well, but does anyone else use a Keurig and have a favorite K-cup?
Having the Starbucks Sumatra Dark now, went through a box super fast.
I'm far from a coffee elitist, but I've never had anything from a K-cup that was much better than mediocre.
PH
A friend bought me a Keurig for my office. So far I have found no coffee that is worth drinking. I may just retire the machine and go back to the old method, where I grind the beans, etc.
Anyone have any luck with anything that actually tastes ok from one of these?
Starbuck's French Roast.
quote:Originally posted by irwin:
I may just retire the machine and go back to the old method, where I grind the beans, etc.
BINGO! Never had anything from a KCup worth buying.
KCups = 
I tried cold-brewing some coffee for the first time last week and it came out terrible.
Everything I read online talked about how it wouldn't be bitter at all, almost sweet, and it's dummy proof.
I left it out for 23 hours, then moved the concentrate to the fridge, only to find the next morning that it was freekin' disgusting.
I used good-ish coffee that was fresh, and ground moments before cold-brewing.
What did I do wrong? Any experience?
All I can figure is that 23 hours was too long, although all of the recipes tend to suggest 8 - 24 hours of brewing.
What did I miss??
Everything I read online talked about how it wouldn't be bitter at all, almost sweet, and it's dummy proof.
I left it out for 23 hours, then moved the concentrate to the fridge, only to find the next morning that it was freekin' disgusting.
I used good-ish coffee that was fresh, and ground moments before cold-brewing.
What did I do wrong? Any experience?
All I can figure is that 23 hours was too long, although all of the recipes tend to suggest 8 - 24 hours of brewing.
What did I miss??
Cafe Eustachio Arabica (brought it back from Rome)
After eating lunch at my desk I stepped out to hit a nearby Starbucks and they had Kimodo Dragon as their daily bold. This is probably at my limit for what I enjoy in a dark roast, but it's very good. The French roast is too much for me.