Ethiopian Harar DP MAO Horse, Lot 4338 '03:

[coffee_wine_ismylife]

Roasted these French/City High. Makes for a good cup of coffee. Not really my style but my wife loved it.

 

[topher]

so what did you roast on? Commercial or home unit...just curious.

 

[coffee_wine_ismylife]

Home.

 

[topher]

Kewl! I use a small home unit every once in a while to play with blends...I am going to install a sample roaster in my home in the next year! CAN'T WAIT! Yeah thats just what I need bring work home with me!

 

[coffee_wine_ismylife]

I only drink coffee @ home. And, I only roast my own. Been doing that for some time. Cannot drink/take ANY coffee in any Coffee Shop &/or Restaurant. I gave up trying long ago (to find a place for good coffee). Not even "drinkable" coffee (of any kind--- regular, espresso, cappuccino, latte, mocha). It's all pretty bad out there (in the retail world).

 

[topher]

I know the feeling...I am a roaster..and I don't like to drink coffee at shops....especially when they find out I am a roaster...then they want my opinion

 

[tintinet]

I know the feeling...I am a roaster..and I don't like to drink coffee at shops....especially when they find out I am a roaster...then they want my opinion

Ya gotta develop a cover identity for drinking out! Something like Secret Coffee Agent Man!

 

[coffee_wine_ismylife]

When I find @ least 1 coffee shop/restaurant/chain that makes drinkable coffee, I will be more than happy to buy some coffee from them.

 

[tintinet]

Coffee out?

Have you ever tried Caribou Coffee? They've garnered good reviews from individuals and some of their coffee has been well reviewed at The CoffeeReview.com:

http://www.rateitall.com/showitemria.as ... 5E7D56974D

http://www.coffeereview.com/review.cfm?ID=539

 

[topher]

tintinet...he is spoiled..he can roast his own coffee. once you have had coffee that fresh you can not go back! Most large chains have a central roasting plant..so the roaster roasts the coffee...then it is sent out...to make a long story short the coffee you get at a lot of coffee shops could be anywhere from 1 week to many months old !!

 

[coffee_wine_ismylife]

correct. Never going back to the dark side again.

 

[tintinet]

Ignorance is Bliss!

Guess I'm lucky to have philistine tastes! :lol: