Wednesday morning coffee snob thread-- what're you drinking?

[mike_c]

I'm drinking a french pressed Costa Rica la Candelilla Tarrazo peaberry coffee. The grinder contains a mix of beans roasted to City + to Full City +, probably leaning more toward the dark end than the lighter. The dry grounds smell incredible.

The cup is rich and strong. Great chocolate undertones. Low acidity, no bitterness, even brewed very strong. Silky mouth feel. I love this coffee!

Cupping notes from Sweet Maria's:

La Candelilla is one of the larger farms in the "Micro-Mill" category, but like the others it is a true coffee estate, with complete control of the coffee from the plant, through the processing and preparation for export. It is operated by Victor Mata, and this coffee comes from a high spot called La Guaca (1500 meters). They have a very impressive mill, and a lot of new plantings in various cultivars, such as Gesha. (As you can imagine, half of Latin America looks like it is being replanted in Gesha). But what we have here is a classic cup. It's a little unclear whether this is Mundo Novo, a Bourbon hybrid, or old Bourbon itself. In either case, a lot of the character in this cup, the more moderate acidity, increased body, rich chocolate roast flavor and fruit, is not a result of cultivar; it's because this is a "Miel" coffee, a pulp natural process. The dry fragrance is sweet, and as the name suggests, very honey-like. It has considerable sweet fruit to it, raisin and dried plum. Add hot water and a soft milk-chocolate emerges, laced with the raisin mentioned previously. I focused on the slightly darker Full City roast that I preferred, because the cup flavors had such an attractive, tangy chocolate character. There are dark, dried fruits behind the chocolate notes, Monukka raisin, prune, dried hibiscus. The finish is interesting; brief, bittersweet, austere, and with a caramelized sugar after-effect.

[TZ]

1. I had a caramel latte earlier today..

Starbucks..cause thats what my cafeteria serves. Yes, I'm an East Coast latte sipping liberal!:)

[mike_c]

2. America NEEDS more latte-sipping liberals....

My, um, GF or whatever (got ambiguity?) makes a latte or two every morning. I suspect she finds the espresso machine more charming than moi, in fact.

[Strong Atheist]

3. Uh lets see, uh...

Folgers, two or three scoops, with Giant brand French vanilla creamer ...

[Arugula Latte]

4. Home-brewed French roast w/ lots of 1% milk.

I like about a 1-1 ratio of coffee to milk...I think I'm immature -- can't get used to the bitter (to me) taste of black coffee.

No wonder I like lattes so much. :)

[Shakespeare]

5. A good Italian roast, with a splash of half & half.

Through a cone filter, but I've been thinking lately about dragging my French press out of the cabinet. Perhaps I should...

(and it has to be half & half--not 2%, not whole milk, not cream--has to be half & half)

[Justyce]

6. This:

I nuke it & drink it hot though.

[MrCoffee]

7. Tully's House...it's barely a good cup, but it's bottomless for $9/month

So I drink it by the gallon.

[montanto]

8. Vodka

[HopeHoops]

15. You beat me to that!

[dembotoz]

9. office slop

what ever it is.....
at least it is free and not instant

[fizzgig]

10. a nice sumatran

picked it up at the market over the weekend. little bit of sugar and half and half. i'm happy :)

[LanternWaste]

11. Coffee snob? Hardly! I'm a Purist!

If it's flavored, it's not coffee.

If it has whipped cream on it, it's not coffee.

If it sounds like an English Tea, it's not coffee.

If it has sugar or cream in it, it's not coffee.

If it mentions more than one country in its name, it's not coffee.

At this point in time, people call candy-flavored, pie-topping-topped, coconut-sprinkled 'coffee', and I have no idea why. :shrug:





Coffee snob? Hardly! I'm a Purist!

:evilgrin:

[mike_c]

18. good on ya....

Me too.

[Lucian]

12. Dunkin Donuts French Vanilla.

No. I'm no snob. I want my coffee to actually taste good.

[BOSSHOG]

14. Dunkin Donuts Dark Roast

My favorite except for a nice little coffee shop we found in the french quarter which has a heavenly product.

[Aristus]

13. Tully's Compadre Blend, black with extra sugar.

It has its pros and cons. You don't get too wired, but you have to pee a lot. That can be inconvenient while battling your way through a two-hour mid-term exam.

[geardaddy]

16. Sanka.

;)

:puke:

[JitterbugPerfume]

17. fresh ground organic beans

french press--strong and black

[bif]

19. Peet's Major Dickason's Blend

[Taverner]

20. Chicken Soup and gatorade

My stomach done blowed up last night :(

[Zomby Woof]

21. Costco's Seattle Mountain Blend

Freshly ground in our Cuisinart, with a built-in grinder. They roast it fresh for me when I drop by - they know how I like it, lol.

I only drink it black. :hangover: