OT: Favorite Boutique Coffee Brands

[BigErnMcCracken]

The "why" involves training and equipment and dedication to being really, really good at what you do.

The shop you're happy with happens to be one of the best in the US.

I had no idea they were known outside of LA. They seem like an incredibly nice group of people so I'm happy they're well-regarded.

 

[storrsroars]

I had no idea they were known outside of LA. They seem like an incredibly nice group of people so I'm happy they're well-regarded.

No real reason for most consumers to know, but as with any industry, those inside the industry who want to compete with the best know who the stars are, and Kyle and Charles are stars.

 

[8893]

The one thing I know about coffee is that no matter what I make it's going to taste 25% worse than it does when I go out and buy it. I don't understand why this is.

I found a coffee shop I like years ago and I started buying their coffee. No idea how it stacks up to anything else but I like these guys so I'm happy to give them my business.

Go Get Em Tiger

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I will let you know. I just ordered two Hondurans and a Columbian.

 

[Essexdave]

I think that's four, not three.

You lost me at flavored. Except for a couple-month fling with Hazelnut-flavored coffee around 30 years ago, I hate flavored coffee. I love good coffee though.

I've been a loyal Willoughby's devotee for almost 30 years; and since Covid I have frequently been getting mail order from Kuma.

Central American, light to medium roast.

Behmor BraZen Plus coffee maker; Breville Smart Grinder; spring water.

Agree with you on Willoughby’s but wasn’t sure it qualified as a “ boutique” brand.

 

[HobokenHusky]

Just got my Ceremony Coffee delivery - says the beans were roasted on 6/2, $14 for each 12 oz bag and free delivery - very good stuff, thanks for the rec @storrsroars

 

[LIuconn]

Stumptown even though they were bought by Peets

 

[wheelerdog]

I hate coffee

 

[Rich]

I hate coffee

It always speaks well of you.

 

[August_West]

It's not 2005. Lots of medium and even light roast espresso blends out there these days.

But I'm with you in general on dark roasts. I do not want to taste roast/carbon in my coffee and my palate became very sensitive to it when I was in the business.

Because you and @8893 are obvious super tasters.

 

[storrsroars]

Because you and @8893 are obvious super tasters.

I thought we went through this already. Supertasters have sensitivity to bitterness and generally do not like cilantro.

I enjoy bitters and cilantro.

1. Supertaster =/= having a trained palate.
2. Enjoy your french roast or darker. My advice is simply not to pay premium $ for those as any roaster worth their salt won't roast really good beans that dark as it's a waste.

Fun fact for coffee casual fans... as roast temperature and time increase, the mass of the bean decreases. Thus it takes more dark roast beans to fill a 12oz bag than it does medium/light roasts. So there's also economics behind it.