Yes, it does! I received that in an email today too.
Let me know how it drinks.
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Let me know how it drinks.
Indeed. When I first looked at the page I considered a purchase, then I saw the price and decided against it.
I have little doubt that it tastes terrific though.
My latest order from North Star arrived today..
Opened the Christmas blend straight away and it tastes lovely. Is it wrong to say that I've tasted Jesus in my mouth??
Opened the Christmas blend straight away and it tastes lovely. Is it wrong to say that I've tasted Jesus in my mouth??
That looks absolutely gorgeous, and I can well imagine that it smells absolutely divine.
I put in my Christmas order last week ..
Do let me know how that Christmas blend tastes. That has me interested..
Well as I've mentioned before, I don't seem to have a great ability in detecting all the subtle flavours described in the descriptions of coffee beens. I find I either like it, or I don't
The first shot I pulled I gave to the wife as a flat white, mostly due to the fact that there was a chance I hadn't managed to fully clean all traces of the previous coffee from the grinder. I guessed the first grind would eradicate any left over coffee, so I thoughtfully gave the first cup to the wife. Im good to her like that
But we both loved the taste, and I'm looking forward to my next cup
The first shot I pulled I gave to the wife as a flat white, mostly due to the fact that there was a chance I hadn't managed to fully clean all traces of the previous coffee from the grinder. I guessed the first grind would eradicate any left over coffee, so I thoughtfully gave the first cup to the wife. Im good to her like that
But we both loved the taste, and I'm looking forward to my next cup
Well as I've mentioned before, I don't seem to have a great ability in detecting all the subtle flavours described in the descriptions of coffee beens. I find I either like it, or I don't
I'm not too good at describing that stuff either and boil it down to the way you do too - like it or don't like it.
Well I'm traveling away from my coffee equipment, but at least I had the wherewithal to bring along a bag of SM's roasted coffee.
Well I'm traveling away from my coffee equipment, but at least I had the wherewithal to bring along a bag of SM's roasted coffee.
See that's good planning on your part! Must bring the essentials!
It always pays to think ahead.
In the Marines we have a saying: "Piss poor planning leads to piss poor performance." That has stuck with me and I plan for just about everything I do and it has worked well for me.
Even in the movie The Hunt For Red October, there is a crude line that goes, "Russians don't take a dump, son, without a plan." LOL
Well I'm traveling away from my coffee equipment, but at least I had the wherewithal to bring along a bag of SM's roasted coffee.
It always pays to think ahead.
Especially where coffee is concerned…….
Whenever I am travelling to some of the strange places I trace to, the ones that fall under the general heading of 'abroad', my suitcase is also home to a plastic filter cone (unbreakable), a number of sealed packets or tins of coffee, (the high standards the denizens of this thread may well be used to may have to undergo serious modification when 'abroad'), and several packets of Melitta filter papers.
Then, all I need is a kettle (which is the sort of piece of equipment that one will find everywhere) and one can enjoy the experience of very good coffee almost anywhere….
Wise words, my friend, wise words…..
So what do you usually pack in the way of coffee related items when you travel, either for long periods of time or short?
Even in the movie The Hunt For Red October, there is a crude line that goes, "Russians don't take a dump, son, without a plan." LOL
Leaving aside the proverbial and justly famous 'Five Year Plans' from Communist Times, of course ...
As mentioned above, I will always pack a small, unbreakable plastic filter cone - like the Hario, but made of plastic, along with filter papers, (the Melitta brand is usually fairly widely available in department stores - for my own use, while at home, I will use organic, unbleached, etc. etc. filter paper but abroad, one must relax standards somewhat).
Then, I will add some (sealed) packets of pre-ground coffees (usually, whatever takes my fancy from a relatively large supply from Intelligentsia, but Lavazza will do or Illy). Then, all I need is a kettle.
My last posting, I ordered a Bialetti French press; one of my colleagues inherited it. However, between my French press, and plastic filter cone - for coffees which I made personally (and they were of an impressively high standard), and 'the boys' in the coffee shop who made me espresso, I wasn't lacking for coffee.
One or two of my Italian colleagues had Bialettis (moka pots) with which they would make coffee on a hotplate.
Sounds like a simple, yet effective setup for traveling. Finding a kettle and heat, even in the most remote parts of the world shouldn't be too hard to some by, I would imagine.
That is the very point.
Kettles can almost always be acquired, anywhere in the world - whereas the other components to being able to make a basic (yet reliable, consistent, and reassuringly good) coffee need to be transported in a suitcase ..
Aaaaah. Cue sound of whimper of (muted) desire
What a beautiful objet d'art - and do, pray tell, let us know how the coffee is when you have made some with it ...
Just ordered a bunch of coffee from https://www.freshroastedcoffee.com/. Heard of them before, figured I'd give them a try. Ordered three 12oz bags of their Dark Nebula, a 12oz bag of Blackbeards Revenge, and a 12oz bag of their Mocha Java. I normally don't order from places selling in 12oz bags as majority of the time even with shipping their somehow more expensive then same/similar offerings from others with 1lb bags, but this place had really cheap pricing and free shipping over $35.
We shall see!
We shall see!
Enjoy (drinking and preparing) your coffees when your order arrives.
What are the coffees (or coffee beans) that make up each of those irresistibly named coffees that you ordered?
Personally, I'd find something called 'Blackbeard's Revenge' utterly irresistible, and - as a visually challenged occasional and aspirational astronomer in a country where it is cloudy and wet most nights, I must say that 'Dark Nebula' sounds intriguing, too.
By contrast, 'Mocha Java' sounds almost mundane……..though I would still be interested in learning the composition of the blend.
I was actually trying to figure that out but don't think they list their blends, I could pry contact them but figured ehhh oh well lets see how it is lol. Mocha Java is almost always some type of blend of African and Indonesia beans, generally Ethiopian and Sumatra/Yeman.