Espresso Enthusiasts

[adrianlondon]

It doesn't taste as good. I mean, it's still better than some cafes, and instant granules, but you definitely know you're not drinking the real thing.

The aroma is close, the relaxing routine of grinding, tamping etc is of course the same. But it doesn't taste the same. However, I take the flavour hit as the alternative would be some kind of caffeine-free tea which sounds even worse to me!

 

[Scepticalscribe]

It doesn't taste as good. I mean, it's still better than some cafes, and instant granules, but you definitely know you're not drinking the real thing.

Exactly.

The aroma is close, the relaxing routine of grinding, tamping etc is of course the same. But it doesn't taste the same. However, I take the flavour hit as the alternative would be some kind of caffeine-free tea which sounds even worse to me!

Tea in the evening (which I have become increasingly partial to) doesn't effect me the way coffee does.

My mother (bless her) used to be occasionally horrified by my coffee consumption at university; ten cups a day were nothing, preceded and succeeded by the excellent stuff I have always had access to, at home.

 

[DaveFromCampbelltown]

Caffeine-free coffee (i.e. decaf) is one thing.
Caffeine-free, sugar-free Coca-Cola on the other hand... Why bother? It's just brown, icky-tasting water. I've had muddy bore-water that tasted better.
Next thing they'll be taking the phosphoric acid out.

 

[Madhatter32]

Caffeine-free coffee (i.e. decaf) is one thing.
Caffeine-free, sugar-free Coca-Cola on the other hand... Why bother? It's just brown, icky-tasting water. I've had muddy bore-water that tasted better.
Next thing they'll be taking the phosphoric acid out.

It's part of the "Have a Coke and a frown" marketing campaign.

 

[Lioness~]

Enjoying a delicious large Espresso and listening to affirmations.

Could be: the absolutely best espresso beans always come to me effortlessly 😉

But the affirmations are about other subjects at the moment.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Enjoying an afternoon coffee.

Ethiopian.

Washed.

Served with organic hot milk.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

For some reason, I fancied a late coffee after dinner this evening; very welcome, and extraordinarily tasty.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

An Ethiopian coffee, above all, a relaxed Ethiopian coffee, on a Sunday afternoon.....is one of the most pleasant of the week.

 

[Lioness~]

Enjoying my 2nd, of the bigger kind, delicious Espresso today.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Enjoying my 2nd, of the bigger kind, delicious Espresso today.

I am contemplating a second cup of coffee.

My first (Ethiopian, naturally enough), was delicious.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Thoroughly enjoying an afternoon cup (well, Le Creuset mug), of Ethiopian coffee, with organic hot milk, this wet Wednesday.

 

[Lioness~]

Drinking a large Espresso with 80/20 Robusta/Arabica, with notes of Nuts, spices and a little fruit.
Heavenly delicious 😋

 

[adrianlondon]

Drinking a large Espresso with 80/20 Robusta/Arabica, with notes of Nuts, spices and a little fruit.
Heavenly delicious 😋

I assume you mean 80/20 Arabica/Robusta, otherwise you're going to be very jittery for an hour or so At least, that's what Vietnamese coffee does to me.

It's interesting how caffeine affects people. Some can't sleep if they've had a single espresso within 6 hours of going to bed, and some can drink a double espresso with cream as a good-night drink! I'm somewhere in the middle, as I suspect most of us are - Gaussian distribution and all that.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I assume you mean 80/20 Arabica/Robusta, otherwise you're going to be very jittery for an hour or so At least, that's what Vietnamese coffee does to me.

It's interesting how caffeine affects people. Some can't sleep if they've had a single espresso within 6 hours of going to bed, and some can drink a double espresso with cream as a good-night drink! I'm somewhere in the middle, as I suspect most of us are - Gaussian distribution and all that.

From what I can gather, some espresso blends have a very high robusta percentage content

Personally, I tend to prefer a high percentage Arabica in my coffee.

 

[Madhatter32]

My friend recently got divorced. He said his wife's coffee were grounds for divorce. On that note, back to my mug.

 

[Lioness~]

I assume you mean 80/20 Arabica/Robusta, otherwise you're going to be very jittery for an hour or so At least, that's what Vietnamese coffee does to me.

It's interesting how caffeine affects people. Some can't sleep if they've had a single espresso within 6 hours of going to bed, and some can drink a double espresso with cream as a good-night drink! I'm somewhere in the middle, as I suspect most of us are - Gaussian distribution and all that.

No, this blend is 80/20 Robusta/Arabica - it's a supergood espresso.
Especially after been on 100% Arabica beans, and having a good expresso machine that can take advantage of various strong blends.

I love to shift between various types of beans, and not get stuck on similar types of beans and blends.

It seems like Lavazza have some different looks on their bags over the world.
My bags doesn't looks like that, but I wanted to find a description in English for you.

I would never give out false information - at least not knowingly 😎

 

[Madhatter32]

No, this blend is 80/20 Robusta/Arabica - it's a supergood espresso.
Especially after been on 100% Arabica beans, and having a good expresso machine that can take advantage of various strong blends.

I love to shift between various types of beans, and not get stuck on similar types of beans and blends.

It seems like Lavazza have some different looks on their bags over the world.
My bags doesn't looks like that, but I wanted to find a description in English for you.

I would never give out false information 😎
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I wish I could find coffee at that price. That looks like 2.2 lbs for about $11.00 U.S. Coffee where I am is a lot more expensive. Maybe it's the Robusta that is making it cheaper.

 

[Lioness~]

I wish I could find coffee at that price. That looks like 2.2 lbs for about $11.00 U.S. Coffee where I am is a lot more expensive. Maybe it's the Robusta that is making it cheaper.

The price I pay for a kilo of that Gusto Caffe Crema here are like $14 and a quality Arabica are like $3-4 more expensive. But coffee and beans are fairly cheap in Sweden fortunately, as we are high consumers together with Finland 😂

 

[Macky-Mac]

I wish I could find coffee at that price. That looks like 2.2 lbs for about $11.00 U.S. Coffee where I am is a lot more expensive. Maybe it's the Robusta that is making it cheaper.

Depending on where you live, Lavazza products can be found in grocery stores for prices that are usually cheaper than specialty coffee roasters would charge for their coffee.

If you find some at your local grocery store, be sure to check the "use by" date

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Depending on where you live, Lavazza products can be found in grocery stores for prices that are usually cheaper than specialty coffee roasters would charge for their coffee.

If you find some at your local grocery store, be sure to check the "use by" date

Yes, Lavazza tend to be readily available, especially in reasonably well stocked grocery stores, and agreed, they are usually cheaper than the specialty (sometimes, single origin) coffees found in specialty coffee shops or roasters.

Good idea to check the "use by" date.

 

[Lioness~]

Depending on where you live, Lavazza products can be found in grocery stores for prices that are usually cheaper than specialty coffee roasters would charge for their coffee.

If you find some at your local grocery store, be sure to check the "use by" date

Some of the more common sorts of Lavazza you can definitely find in some grocery stores today. But not the more expensive and less common blends/types.

At least here, it doesn't mean that they are less expensive in grocery stores then in good online-stores that specializes in coffee/espresso beans, and therefore sell a lot bigger quantities of them.

But of course it's super great that we can find fairly good and even real quality beans in some grocery stores today, when it's real emergency and you need it NOW and can't wait for deliveries.
That said, it can vary quite a lot in prices in various online stores as well. Pricerunner and especially comparable national search engines is good to use.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Perusing coffee sites.

Why, I ask myself? For, as it happens, I already have plenty coffee of coffee to hand, for now, at least.

Just to tease, tempt and tantalise myself, I suspect.

 

[Macky-Mac]

Perusing coffee sites.

Why, I ask myself? For, as it happens, I already have plenty coffee of coffee to hand, for now, at least.

Just to tease, tempt and tantalise myself, I suspect.

one can learn a lot about coffee while "perusing coffee sites"

 

[HandsomeDanNZ]

One can learn plenty about coffee when perusing Macrumors.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

one can learn a lot about coffee while "perusing coffee sites"

This is true.

One can learn plenty about coffee when perusing Macrumors.

And this is also true.