What's a good coffee?

rahall14

Seriously MFP, you edited out the NAME OF A COFFEE?!?!

numbersguy404

A subject near and dear to my heart. For whole beans, Dunkin' Donuts isn't bad. Definitely a perky coffee. If you want something smooth, I recently tried Don Francisco's and was pleasantly surprised.

The Starbucks Via instant coffee isn't bad. Very surprising.

I wouldn't recommend Starbucks freshly grounded. Just not my thing. The Archer Farms brand from Target's also been a disappointment.

CakeFit21

Yemen Mohka San'ani & Major ****ason's Blend are my all time favorites. I can't get them here in Tx, (and I keep forgetting to order...) When I go to Ca. I set aside a coffee budget to bring some back. Husband says, "Wow, I always forget how much we spent on coffee, (not coffee drinks!) when we lived here...man, this is good!"

I agree, you can't really go wrong with an Ethiopian coffee.

pnieuw

When in Canada, try Tim Horton's. Canadians are as passionate about their Timmies as we are about hockey.

My favourite coffee, however, is Starbucks House Blend. The right balance of acidity, bitterness and sweetness to make a great cup, without being overwhelmingly strong. My go-to blend for every day drinking.

The great thing about coffee is there are so many to choose from, and half the fun is trying them all!

Atlantique

I love the Starbucks Verona. It's dark and slightly sweet, with hints of dark chocolate.

girlinahat

I buy Javan beans and grind as I need them. Partly as the smell is delicious as you grind. Sometimes I add a cardamon pod to the grinder as I go for an arabic touch.

Turkish coffee is pretty good but an experience nonetheless!!!

The best coffee I had was in Indonesia. We'd been thundering down a little not-very-full river on tyres, and got to a little shack where I had coffee with coarse grounds floating on the top and an inch of sugar sat in the bottom (DO NOT STIR!!!). Bloomin' marvellous. Sadly that river was later to cause the deaths of many of the villagers as flashfloods sent logs from an illegal logging company spinning down the river and took out the whole village. hmmm.

Also in Malaysia they make an ultra-smooth coffe by pouring the milky coffee into the cup from a great height - it adds bubbles and froths it. Rather good.

I try and buy fairtrade wherever I can. I do NOT go near instant. Pah!

lottee1000

I'm a coffee snob so I won't get into the debate, but I will say don't just think of coffee as a post-workout drink, I know I read somewhere that a black coffee, about 20 minutes before a workout, will help you go harder and longer. I've tried this, and while it doesn't help with weights so much, it definitely improves my cardio performance. Don't know why, might just be a mental thing, but it works for me!!

Edit: This is what I read, I think:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article856751.ece

lynn1982

Anything but Tim Horton's. (Once I stopped ordering a double-double, I realized all I liked about it was all that cream and sugar - who wouldn't?!)

But in all seriousness, Kicking Horse medium roast (any of them) coffee has been my go-to bean for a while. I grind it myself and then use a french press.

jessradtke

I tend to prefer single origin coffees, especially from a few regions of Africa. Can't go wrong with a good quality Ethiopian Yirgacheffe IMO! It's my standard coffee. And Green Mountain's Tanzanian Gombe Reserve is a good "everyday" coffee and fairly affordable. I'm not a fan of most South American coffees and good coffees from other regions can be hard to find some places.

babynurse123

bUMP

BrownEyedG1rl

I use Dunkin Donuts K cups.....their coffee is my favorite!

regina_mundi

Another vote for Peet's. My little bro gives me ten pounds every Christmas. Every Christmas I tell him, "Thanks! This will last a whole month." When I'm not drinking it, I buy Yuban or Chock Full o' Nuts, which are surprisingly awesome for stuff that comes in a can.