Quote from: Techno on 04 November 2013, 08:37:53 PM
Had to buy some 'proper' coffee for them.
Tried it !.....That, to me, is really horrid....Probably as much as the stuff I drink, would be vomit inducing for them.

Cheers - Phil

I completely agree Phil Sainsburys Basic coffee 47p a bag is the only way forward

Quote from: Fenton on 04 November 2013, 08:40:39 PM
I completely agree Phil Sainsburys Basic coffee 47p a bag is the only way forward

For 47p...whatever is in THAT bag...IT AINT COFFEE!!!

I drink a) because its cheap and I like it and b) my wife is allergic to 'real' coffee even the smell of it makes her extremely nauseous

I think we need to take a step back here and REALLY look at what we are drinking.

My current coffee is from Sri Lanka, handpicked and panroasted. Friend of mine is importing it (along with some lovely teas).
Other than that it is CARO (a barley drink) which tastes very similar but has no sideeffects of ceffeein.

What I am trying to say is: Less is more. I do not mind paying about 4 quid per 250g of coffee which tastes good and moreover I know those 4 quid largely go to the growers themselves. Same thing with my latest addiction honey and Mead. I simply cannot find any decent honey or Mead in the UK although one would expect otherwise. Ended up getting my stuff sent over fom an organic beefarm in Germany. It all depends how much yourself is willing to give up for a return of great taste.

I also bake most of our bread at home nowadays. Having horsemeat in the beef-brugers has certainly helped my choice of lifestyle.

Quote from: Fenton on 04 November 2013, 08:13:26 PM
Iced coffee is nice...well it is when its 42C and you sitting a lovely table overlooking the Yarra in Melbourne

Iced coffee is disgusting - even when sitting in the shade in Corfu Town watching the cricket on the esplanade. 

Quote from: get2grips on 04 November 2013, 09:14:27 PM
For 47p...whatever is in THAT bag...IT AINT COFFEE!!!

The classic "love in a canoe" stuff.

It'd be awfully dull if we all liked exactly the same thing, eh ? 
Have I heard that the World's most exclusive and expensive 'coffee' bean is one that's been through the digestive tract of some animal or other ?
Anyone ever tried that ?
Cheers - Phil.

Quote from: Techno on 05 November 2013, 09:08:55 AM
It'd be awfully dull if we all liked exactly the same thing, eh ? 
Have I heard that the World's most exclusive and expensive 'coffee' bean is one that's been through the digestive tract of some animal or other ?
Anyone ever tried that ?
Cheers - Phil.

You mean the coffee or this particular way of roasting it?

Yeah its one thats been digested by a monkey or something

Quote from: sebigboss79 on 05 November 2013, 09:26:20 AM
You mean the coffee or this particular way of roasting it?

Either ! 
I thought 'they' collected the droppings and washed the berries/beans out.....Sounds lovely.
Cheers - Phil.

You can make good money in central Africa as a stress counselor for hyperactive monkeys consuming several kilos of coffee beans every day at the factory.

Quote from: Fenton on 05 November 2013, 09:55:52 AM
Yeah its one thats been digested by a monkey or something

Civet cat   I've tried it; just tastes like nice coffeeto me but my wife loves it.

However, it works out at £7:50 a cup so it won't be a regular experience in th Grips' household

How cups of your non-coffee could you get from £7:50 Fenton?

 

Only 8?

Yeah I fall over after that

A nursery rhyme for the 21st century then:

Black coffee hot, black coffee cold,
Black coffee in the pot - nine days old.
Some like it hot, some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot - nine days old.

I think your a couple of centuries out there

It sounds familiar anyway

Black coffee hot, black coffee cold,
Black coffee in the pot, nine days old.
Fenton likes it weak, Techno likes it cold,
While he's sculpting greens, for Leon to mold.  

  

But the civet poo coffee has given me an idea for a great money making scam scheme....
Be really exclusive, so I should be able to charge a premium price.
Cheers - Phil. (Trust me....You really don't want to know !  )

Would it involve the finest Ovine produce handpicked on the remotest crags and peaks  of Wales  by experienced gatherers?