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Najakcharmer -> RE: Teh BEST Coffee EVA (2/13/2007 10:35:39 AM)
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ORIGINAL: farglebargle
I dunno... Uncommon Grounds roasts this Ethiopian Sidamo that's pretty damn tasty..
Mmm, Sidamo. If it's properly roasted and brewed fresh, the blueberry notes are incredible. If Uncommon Grounds isn't over-roasting like a lot of places do, then I'm sure it's coming out amazing.
I strongly recommend Counter Culture Coffee. They usually have Sidamo (among other fantastic varietal offerings) and they do cheap shipping of some fucking amazing and absolutely FRESH product. http://www.counterculturecoffee.com If you have never had a FRESH cup of coffee, fresh roasted and properly ground no more than a few minutes before brewing, you've really never had coffee.
What scares me is that very few coffee merchants put roast dates on their bags, and almost all the coffee shops pre-grind. This is tantamount to not putting dates on meat or milk, except that you won't die or get sick if you drink out of date coffee. You'll just be drinking stale coffee, which most people accept since they've never even tasted the truly fresh product. Imagine a coffee that tastes as good as it smells and you'll have an idea of what it is supposed to be like in your mouth, but rarely is.
Let me say this one more time so the rest of the world gets a clue: COFFEE IS A FRESH PRODUCT AND IT GOES STALE. DRINK IT WHILE IT IS FRESH. You have about two weeks maximum on the roasted whole bean and 45 minutes absolute maximum on the ground stuff before the volatile oils oxidize and substantially degenerate the flavor profile. Green coffee keeps for many months, which is why I buy it green and roast it myself when I'm ready to drink it. Basically the people who sell coffee via the usual distribution chains don't really want you to know this so that you will keep buying their stale products. But there you are, it's the simple truth.
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