# Your favorite coffee. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 3, 2004, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coffee/272769 "2004-11-03T15:46:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coffee/272769/1 "2004-11-03T15:46:58Z")
I love coffee. It’s the drink of the gods. There’s so many flavors, blends, variations…ahhh. So what’s your favorite? Is it from the grocery store, or an independent coffee shop; from a large chain business, a restaurant, or whatever? My hands-down favorite is Tim Hortons. I don’t know what they put in it to make it so good, and I don’t care, just so long as they keep making it the same way. _AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!_😃 ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coffee/272769/2 "2004-11-03T15:58:28Z")
Trader Joe’s French Roast in the blue can is pretty darn good if you enjoy a nice, strong cup of coffee. It’s about $4.00 for a 13 oz. can. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coffee/272769/3 "2004-11-03T16:06:29Z")
I like Italian Roast from Kitchen Affairs in Evansville, IN. My mom works there, so she gets it for me for cheap. She’ll set me up for a few months every time I see her. I’m looking forward to trying Trader Joe’s. We just got a TJ here in St. Louis - can’t wait to go, but I’ve been waiting until the crowds die down. ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coffee/272769/4 "2004-11-03T17:50:08Z")
Sumatran Manheling. From an independent retailer here in Brooklyn. Two for the Pot, on Atlantic and Clinton, if anyone is interested. They’ve got lots of blends, including a very nice house blend and some good decaffeinated coffees, if that’s what you’re looking for. Also lots of teas. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coffee/272769/5 "2004-11-03T18:22:12Z")
Favorite specialty retail coffee dealer: Peet’s. The way they roast their beans is great. It makes them strong and flavorful. I like Costa Rica beans in general, and they way they roast them at Peet’s makes it a winning combination in my book. I once had some Costa Rican coffee that was brought back by a co-worker from a trip. It was wonderful. Favorite supermarket-available brand: Seattle’s Best. Henry’s Blend. Favorite wholesale mass-produced brand: Gavina. Favorite coffee ever? Fresh Kona coffee in Hawaii. Absolutely positively heaven in a cup. Also some votes for: Turkish coffee in Israel, and Cafe Lattes in France. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coffee/272769/6 "2004-11-03T19:01:23Z")
I have simple tastes in coffee, so: Dunkin’ Donuts, French Vanilla, Extra Light Extra Sweet. _Yes_, I’ll take some coffee with my cream. ---
**Author:** ![Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Licentious_Ectomorph)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coffee/272769/7 "2004-11-03T19:37:50Z")
The best coffee I’ve ever had is from Godiva. ---
**Author:** ![Marathon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@Marathon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marathon)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coffee/272769/8 "2004-11-03T19:53:23Z")
[illy](http://www.illy.com/Illy_En/Coffee/default.htm). A couple of places in my neighborhood use it to make mochas and whatnot, and one of my favorite restaurants serves it. I’ve got some of their dark roast at home. Mighty tasty! ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coffee/272769/9 "2004-11-03T20:06:55Z")
For a consistantly good cup of kaffe I like Starbuck’s French Roast, grind the beans myself every morning. I’ve tasted better, but not by much and the better stuff was so hard to find. ---
**Author:** ![mamakat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@mamakat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mamakat)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coffee/272769/10 "2004-11-03T20:11:59Z")
I just barely started drinking coffee, so I haven’t gotten around to buying a coffee maker yet, but I get the Mocha Valencia (extra hot) from Starbucks (hey, this is Seattle) and it is divine, like drinking one of those chocolate oranges. Yummy yum yum!! ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coffee/272769/11 "2004-11-03T20:54:04Z")
Costco has a Columbian coffee which is really good, and at $5.50 for three pounds, you can’t beat the price with a stick. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coffee/272769/12 "2004-11-03T21:58:14Z")
Sumatra Mandheling ---
**Author:** ![Brainiac4](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brainiac4/32/3534_2.png) [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coffee/272769/13 "2004-11-03T23:54:38Z")
I used to work in a coffee shop, so I got a chance to try lots and lots of stuff. I discovered that I do _not_ like dark roasts, and I _do_ like fuller-flavored coffees. Dark roasts (Starbucks standard roast is a dark roast) are usually regarded as “stronger” but I find them more bitter and acidic, which reduces my enjoyment of the flavor of the coffee. I usually get my coffee from Caribou, since it’s convenient and they offer light roasts of full-flavored beans. My all-time favorite is Celebes Kalossi, which is like an even heavier version of Sumatra Mandheling. I also like Tanzanian Peaberry, known sometimes as La Minita Peaberry. ---
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coffee/272769/14 "2004-11-04T00:50:42Z")
Dorman’s AA Blue Mountain (Kenyan) - a medium-roast that makes me actually go “Ahhhh” after each sip. Full-bodied and mellow, it’s everything I’ve been looking for as the definitive cup. Gotta have my big brother send me more! But I have been hankering to try a peaberry. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nightsong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nightsong/32/3083_2.png) [@Nightsong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightsong)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coffee/272769/15 "2004-11-04T01:45:29Z")
I have some Kaua’i peaberry coffee that I got from Cost Plus… I’m slowly working my way through the bag. It’s a perfect coffee in many ways: strong enough so that you know you’re drinking good coffee, mellow enough to happily accept extra flavorings like chocolate, Irish Cream, etc., and it didn’t cost an arm and a leg. * * * \<\< You can tell a real programmer by the keyboard dents in their foreheads. \>\> ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coffee/272769/16 "2004-11-04T02:25:21Z")
Seattle’s Best Post Alley Blend. And when I remember to stop, there is a small specialty coffee roaster near where I work. I get there Floor Sweepin’s blend, it’s a mixture of the left overs from the past day or 2 and it’s only $3.00 a pound. There is a difference when the beans are fresh roasted. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coffee/272769/17 "2004-11-04T03:08:55Z")
100% Kona coffee, grown and roasted on my friend’s farm. Black, no sugar or white stuff. You can enjoy the best coffee in the world, too (if I may pimp for a moment)- [www.coffeeofkona.com](http://www.coffeeofkona.com) ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coffee/272769/18 "2004-11-04T03:10:39Z")
I forgot to add- Lion’s Gate (the above-linked site) doesn’t roast it until you order it, then gets it to you via express mail. Totally awesome. Tell them Debbie sent you! ---
**Author:** ![cowgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coffee/272769/19 "2004-11-04T03:34:56Z")
Mocha Java. Blend of 50/50 med-roast Ethiopian and med/dark roast Sumatran. Black. Mmm. I have a few fair-trade shops scattered around town where I can buy it. I’m spoiled for choice, really - it’s all pretty nice. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coffee/272769/20 "2004-11-04T05:30:02Z")
> [@mamakat](#): > > (extra hot) How do you get something extra hot? I mean, how do they make it hotter? Oh. OT. I like basically any coffee-house coffee. I guess I’m not that picky when it comes to coffee. But iced… I don’t like coffee as hot as it’s served, and I don’t like waiting for it to cool. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coffee/272769.md?page=2)