What's Your Favorite Cup O' Joe?

[NoBanStan]

14 hours ago, TGO David said:

Just received the month's shipment from Black Rifle and went with four more bags of Blackbeard's Delight.  It is one of our favorites as well, but I do switch it up occasionally.

 

I have two bags of that left from the last shipment.

 

Right now I'm sipping on some Railsplitter from Honest Coffee Roasters.  I had a cup while wandering around The Factory in Franklin and decided to bring a bag of beans home.  It's good but definitely a lighter version of a dark roast.

I was there yesterday. Will have to try that

[10-Ring]

Avid coffee drinker here who recently began a mission for the perfect cup. I began my coffee drinking career 20+ years ago not caring about brands and would drink about anything. (Applied to more than coffee in those days) but when I began drinking coffee I consciously stayed away from cream and sugar and took it straight, my logic was there would be times that those things wouldn't be available. 

A drip coffee maker and pre ground slightly fancier than Maxwell or Folgers have always been my go to. The past several months I was using Costco Kirkland's Columbian coffee. Pretty good at $16ish dollars (3lb) with a bonus old school metal can. I recently got a French press and quickly after got a grinder. I'm actually on my first bag of whole bean, I went with Kirkland's Columbian Supreme. Very mellow, not bitter at all. I intend to branch out and explore other coffees as well, it's somewhat of a hobby at this point. It's also pretty much my only remaining vice other than junkfood as I gave up nicotine, alcohol, and green tobacco years ago. There is something about the ritual of preparing the cup of coffee I find enjoyable, just as someone may enjoy making a mixed drink. 

I recall Pre COVID, World Market in Murfreesboro has a variety of store branded whole bean coffee and you could grind it in store, it was pretty cheap but I can't recall how much it was. I may swing over there sometime a grab a bag or two. 

As you can see in the picture below of our coffee bar, my household takes our coffee pretty seriously. I got my wife the Nespresso machine a while back. I don't need with it much other than when I'm lagging and need an espresso to pick me up. She uses it about daily making her fancy coffee drinks. 

[MacGyver]

Counter Culture’s Big Trouble whole bean.  All of their coffees have a ‘roasted on’ date on the bottom.  They’re generally about a week old when I get them.  You’ll immediately see a difference in a pour over filter - which is my preferred method.

As far as I’m concerned, that’s just about as good a cup as you can get.  

[steveo50]

I like Vienna, local place here in Knoxville/maryville. They distribute to area Krogers as well. 

Edited December 31, 2024 by steveo50