A Good Cup of Coffee

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Red Squirrel Jul 2021 3:34pm, 4 Jul 2021 21,939 posts	0 Red Squirrel M & S Sumatran ground. Grabbed today as I was hoping to meet a friend for a coffee out in a park 50 mins walk away; but weather unpredictable. Really lovely coffee.
meadowsboy Jul 2021 6:36pm, 10 Jul 2021 1,050 posts	0 meadowsboy You have probably seen this before but it made me smile
Red Squirrel Jul 2021 9:28pm, 24 Jul 2021 21,963 posts	0 Red Squirrel Me too Meadowsboy. So hot this week - had my first iced coffees. I was buzzin' at work.
Derby Tup Jul 2021 9:44pm, 24 Jul 2021 51,167 posts	0 Derby Tup I used to get iced coffee in Vietnam every morning. “Iced coffee Mr Andrew, very strong”
EatSleepRunRePete Sep 2021 3:42pm, 1 Sep 2021 77 posts	0 EatSleepRunRePete Whittards Bourbon Espresso (beans or pre-ground) ☕ spot on ... Aeropress or French press ... beautiful 👌
Sam Jelfs Sep 2021 9:57pm, 1 Sep 2021 976 posts	0 Sam Jelfs Whittards is to blame for my significant caffeine addiction... When I was a student I spent a few months working in their bull ring store. We were actively encouraged to drink coffee and tea on the shop floor as the manager believed that customers would trust us more if they saw us drinking the products. Give an 18 year old student access to expensive espresso machines and lots of fresh coffee beans, and well you can see where that goes. Add in a decent staff discount and best part of 20 years later I still have withdrawal symptoms if I don't have coffee by mid-morning...
Red Squirrel Sep 2021 3:17pm, 2 Sep 2021 21,980 posts	0 Red Squirrel Good marketing Whittards! Thanks for the recommends. I've been drinking Columbian as I moved recently and had to make coffee on the fly. Two brands, not my bag. Off shopping in a min for my fave Sumatran Mandelhing.
larkim Sep 2021 4:09pm, 2 Sep 2021 15,305 posts	0 larkim Loving the consistency of my shots from the Gaggia Classic paired with the Iberital MC2 grinder throughout the summer, though realising a little that a grinder which isn't particularly well set up for swapping to different beans on different days / weeks might be a difficulty in the future that I'd not really factored in. Would be nice to have a jar of decaff for example that I could have to hand if I fancy a decaff espresso properly pulled in the evening, and it would be quite a mess to make that work with the MC2.
Ocelot Spleens Sep 2021 4:23pm, 2 Sep 2021 31,818 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens I have a question. Coffee seems to be one of the food stuffs that really irritates my symptoms since my recent bladder ops, I imagine caffeine is the culprit. Any ideas on good decaf coffee worth buying? Just to experiment with.
larkim Sep 2021 4:27pm, 2 Sep 2021 15,306 posts	0 larkim I've not found a really good decaff since Starbucks stopped selling their Sumatran Decaf (that's going back about 13 years I think). The SF Bay decaff is OK, but really doesn't taste "right". Would love to hear of some good decaff espresso-suitable beans.