Happy International Coffee Day DUers

[malaise]

I raise a mug of blue mountain to you this morning - I love coffee and Jamaican coffee is the best.

[hobbit709]

1. Arthur McGowan's microfarm to you this morning

[malaise]

10. LOL

You are definitely one of the coffee cognoscenti

[hlthe2b]

2. You are so lucky!

I know I've told the story of a major cross country move when several treasured pounds of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee I'd bought on a vacation disappeared--presumably accidentally thrown out. I obviously have NOT gotten over that and it has been more than a decade!

Enjoy!

[irisblue]

3. Coffee is a major portion of my bloodstream

cheers!

[xchrom]

4. ...

[Granny M]

5. Why, yes,

I will have another cup. Happy International Coffee Day, to you, too.

[roody]

6. I raise a cup of Thanksgiving Noyo Harbor French to you.

Organic and fair trade, and freshly ground.

[840high]

7. I'll raise my mug to that.

[VWolf]

8. Strictly espresso here

So, I'll raise my demi-tasse instead

[Omaha Steve]

9. I drink Hawaiian (made in the USA)

I use chocolate, and hazel for flavors. Sometime a little caramel and whipped cream.


My blend:

I don't drink straight Kona except on special occasions. The local Bakers (Kroger) has my blend in 10 oz bags for about 5.49 on sale. That is when I stock up. The coffee club at work loves it when I bring it in on my turn.

http://www.goldcoffee.com/


OS

[malaise]

12. Looks good to me

[sarge43]

11. Coffee: Number One of the four major food groups

[malaise]

14. That would be me without my first cup

[sarge43]

15. "You forgot to get WHAT at the store?!!" n/t

[Omaha Steve]

16. Caffeine is my drug of choice

It does this to me in the mornings...

[sarge43]

18. Dear George Carlin said it best

"Coffee, the low end of the speed spectrum."

[CaptainTruth]

13. Italian espresso here ... with my Italian wife. Both imported!

[meow2u3]

17. Wegman's Colombian coffee made in a French press

is my "drug" of choice.

[malaise]

20. Never tried it

Our one luxury is blue mountain coffee. We are of the view that if we can't drink our own best product after working so hard, none of our hard work makes any sense.
Thankfully we know folks in the business and folks who know folks so we get lots of great coffee 'free'.

There is nothing like freshly roasted blue mountain coffee.

[meow2u3]

19. In my house, every day is International Coffee Day

It doesn't matter whether it's freezing cold or 90 degrees without air conditioning. We don't do without our coffee.

[malaise]

21. Same here

but on International Coffee Day we can discuss the world's brews.

[NRaleighLiberal]

23. I raise my cup of home roasted Guatamalan Huehuetenango to DU and all of us here!

I find myself partial to Kenyan and Ethiopian coffees myself - but as long as I can spin the beans in my whirly pop, I am happy!

[malaise]

32. Ethiopian Coffee is lovely

and like you when push comes to shove most cups will do

[NuclearDem]

24. I get my coffee at Olive Garden.

[Tree-Hugger]

25. My cardiologist

prescribed me coffee. True story.

[tridim]

26. I'll have to wait until I get home to celebrate...

This is a Folger's office, known internationally as "barely coffee".

[hobbit709]

27. What I call floor sweepings.

[malaise]

33. I know what you mean

These days I travel with mine - some really lousy coffee is found in hotel rooms and more than a few offices

[tabbycat31]

28. About to brew my 2nd cup

LOVE LOVE LOVE my Keurig (I fill a reusable cup).

So DU can decide my 3rd cup of coffee. Wawa, Wegman's Donut Shop, or Trader Joe's?

[BlueCaliDem]

29. Wooohooo! I raise a mug of Gevalia Gold Coast Roast to fellow coffee-drinking DUers!

[malaise]

34. One of my siblings drinks that

if I don't arrive with BM.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

30. I'm celebrating it with a small vat of French Roast as I type.

[taught_me_patience]

31. I own a coffee shop

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I celebrate every day with multiple cups of some of the world's best coffee. Some of the best I've had this year:

Kenya Gachatha AB - George Howell
Ethiopia Reko - George Howell
Guatemala Miravalle 2012 COP #5 - George Howell
Indonesia Sulawesi Torana AA - Rose Park
Honduras La Colmena - Verve Coffee


I love George Howell coffee. He's hands down the best roaster in America today.

[NRaleighLiberal]

37. I buy my green beans from Sweet Maria - been home roasting since 2007

and use a French Press. The difference in regions is remarkable - especially if you aim for a City + to Full City (or whatever is recommended for the particular crop).

Got about 60 lbs of beans in my closet - should get me through the forseeable future!

[taught_me_patience]

38. Whoa that is a lot of coffee!

If you're roasing that much coffee, you're probably familiar with different brew methods. However, I'd recommend a clever dripper if you like french press. It has that nice immersion taste but with a clean body of a drip. It makes great coffee and is really easy. I used one to make the top five in brewers cup competition.

[malaise]

39. Lucky you

[Blue Owl]

35. No decaf allowed!

[Xyzse]

36. I just learned how to make a Cuban.

Basically, make espresso, take a little bit, add sugar and just a few grain of salt to it, and mix it to a froth.

Then put that frothy mixture on top of the coffee.

Friggin Heaven on Earth I tell you.