Comments on: Coffees of 2008

By: David

David — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:22:54 +0000

Before going down any dark and dangerous roads (ie espresso machine) get thee a GOOD burr grinder (I stress good, because there are some commonly available terrible ones).

By: Eugene

Eugene — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:31:21 +0000

Thanks David for that. Just discovered Ariosa’s Achill blend lately and lovin’ it, got my little stovetop job on the go, must invest in an espresso machine, now, if only Ariosa made pods for Nespresso! Joke!

By: David

David — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:52:05 +0000

Hi Eugene, thanks for the kind words. There is nothing wrong per we with the likes of Illy or Lavazza. They have their espresso blends, and the flavour profiles you either like or don’t. The problem is that by the time they get here from Italy and sit on supermarket shelves for weeks or months they have become stale. Ariosa are a different matter, I rate their coffee very highly, and it can be readily bought fresh.
Hope that helps.

By: Eugene

Eugene — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:23:56 +0000

Hi,
great site! just came upon it through the blog awards – what about your views on less esoteric coffees like illy, ariosa, lavazza and others readily available that us amateurs can get or are they all just crap to your more educated palate…

By: David

David — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:05:02 +0000

oh! burrrnnnnd! :D

By: Colin Harmon

Colin Harmon — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:59:48 +0000

Might be something wrong with your boat ;)

By: David

David — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:49:08 +0000

@Joe – thanks

@Colin – it didn’t really float my boat to be honest.

By: Colin Harmon

Colin Harmon — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:46:56 +0000

Honourable mention to Daterra Sweet Collection from Coffee Collective perhaps?

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:36:37 +0000

Great list David. I’ll be refering back here over the coming months to checck out some of the coffees [that I've not yet tasted] for myself.

Thanks for all the enjoyable reading in ’08 and the very best to you and yours for the year ahead!

By: David

David — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:53:16 +0000

Finca Kilimanjaro from Square Mile also just arrived (in 09), I may have considered that worthy of a spot. Who knows what 09 will bring. Hopefully some surprises…