What are your favourite coffee beans

I have this cycle where I convince myself that I’m not actually picky about beans so then, looking to save some money I’ll buy a higher volume brand. I like what I’d call a medium roast. The problem is once you venture outside of “specialty” coffee even medium roast coffee tastes like charcoal. So I inevitably end up back where I started.

All that being said, my go to coffee is Counter Culture (recently their Fast Forward blend). They’re relatively local, easily available, moderately priced and “good enough” for me.

There is a local roaster in the city by me, I only buy beans from them. Support the small businesses

I try to only get coffee from local roasters. There’s a few near me that I’ve been bouncing between recently. With that being said, I also usually have a Costco size bag of something too, mostly for my first espresso of the day where I’m not awake enough to appreciate the good stuff, and for that my favourite has been Lavazza Oro. I don’t really like supporting Lavazza (or any large roaster for that matter) but triple the amount for the same price as the local stuff is hard to pass up when you’re not swimming in cash.

I have a lot of them, actually. I really like anaerobically fermented coffees that get that really funky, tropical fruity and boozy flavour profile. I've had several of them over the years, currently drinking a batch from Rwanda (Gitoki Gatsibo) that had a 60 hour fermentation and it's great.

A few years ago I drank some aged Sumatra Mandheling which I know is a controversial bean with coffee connoisseurs but I really enjoyed it. Zero acidity and tasted like pipe tobacco, leather, spices and wet jungle floor, with a kind of black peppery note as well. Also had an aftertaste that kept developing for like a full minute. Will definitely buy it again if I come across it.

But honestly the variety is the best part, I like always trying new beans and exploring new flavours, that's half the enjoyment. Even trying stuff I'm less of a fan of, like the bag of Gikirima Kenya (Nyeri & Kirinyaga County) I have that tastes of herbs and sun-dried tomatoes and has almost a salty note and that I don't really enjoy drinking hahaha.

EDIT: I buy a lot of my specialty coffee from Tadah, which is not exactly local but at least Swedish.

There's a somewhat local roaster I make a point of driving to. They roast to order and when I come right after they call, sometimes the bag of still warm. Absolutely amazing coffee, I highly recommend trying them. The Tanzanian Peabody is my favorite, but my roommates say their flavored ones are quite good too.

I'll share a link to their site because they ship, too.

https://www.ahrre.com/

Very light roast is my first and most important preference. and I really like the beans I get from Olympia Coffee in Washington state.

Beyond that I don't care much, but I do find beans from African countries tend to be my favorinte in terms of aroma and flavor, but I've never really disliked coffee based on where the beans come from

Honestly, for the money, the Wegman's store brand Colombian beans are some of the best I've ever had. They're so rich without being overly bitter, and with the right amount of cream and sugar they have a flavor I can only describe as "chocolate, but coffee flavored." It's a shame Wegman's only seems to cover a few states because all of their store brand stuff is like that.

I tend to prefer light roast arabica typica and arabica bourbon beans. Currently I am on a natural and honey processed kick but I also enjoyed washed process beans. I've not tried coferments yet.

I mostly buy locally grown and roasted beans in an effort to support the home team and reduce the carbon footprint involved with my coffee consumption. Since I live in Vietnam, I have access to a variety of local specialty coffee beans.

I like my local roaster but Coffee for Everyone is pretty decent IMO

I've been a subscriber to cxffeeblack's monthly coffee drop for over a year. Their Guji Mane is amazing as pour over or espresso.

It's also the only decaf I've had that doesn't taste burnt.

Smokin Beans they roast fresh to order and you can customize your roast level.

https://www.smokinbeans.com/

Favorite so far is Sumatra Mandheling wet hulled in a medium roast so some of the acid tartness comes through.

I have a local shop that works with a nearby-ish roaster to roast their own batches, I often have one of those. In addition, a monthly subscription which is different every month, often from "new" regions, too.

Finally, occasionally something in addition to those if I still have some month over at the end of my coffee. Usually from the local shop, as they often carry a couple of different roasters' beans.

I just like to switch things up and discover new flavors.

Has somebody tried this ?

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Yellow cataui is my go-to.

It is getting harder to find over the last year or so.

NavierA local coffee roasters. I get a two pound bag once a month. Saw the guy delivering to the local cafe and looked them up. So good. Each morning before work I do a batch in a stainless steel moka pot, and bring it in a thermos. There just is nothing I like better than that one. "Cafeteria Blend" it's called.

I always like https://blkandbold.com/collections/all-products/products/limu-ethiopia-single-origin

But anymore it is whatever I can afford at the local Aldi or other cheap grocery store.

Daily brew, Colombian, light-medium. For a special occasion (because it’s picky to extract and sometimes the acidity is too much for me) light roasted Ethiopian. No specific brands or farms etc.

I simply can’t drink the same coffee years on end.

It's expensive enough þat I don't often get it, but growers in Kona produce þe best coffee I've ever had. I get þem green which helps keep cost down, but hands down þe best beans IMO.