I need coffee recs. I want something to make at home that is smoky and not too dark. I am overly sensitive to coffee with the bitter aftertaste and can't stand that. I like flavored blends or regular and am fine with buying online. I'm willing to spend more to get something really good since I don't drink it too often and am trying to kick the expensive grab-coffee-at-store-on-way-to-work habit. So...medium or light roasts without bitter aftertaste recs--go!
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Pix - Feb 05, 2011 6:34:32 am PST #21174 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.
msbelle - Feb 05, 2011 6:38:01 am PST #21175 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
well it is not coffee, but celestial seasonings Roastarama tea tastes smokey and nutty and not at all bitter to me. It's the only tea I really drink with milk since it tastes so much closer to coffee.
§ ita § - Feb 05, 2011 6:39:43 am PST #21176 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Blue Mountain.
Liese S. - Feb 05, 2011 6:41:02 am PST #21177 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Well, I just ordered my favorite Kona, which is from Left Coast Coffee. They also have an imprint with a less political name that I recommend to my conservative friends, heh. But I think they're great, and of course Kona is very smooth. I actually buy their darker roast, even though Kona is typically medium roast, because I think it's well suited to their particular bean. But it's not smoky at all. It's still pretty expensive. But I love the people, and it comes in an aloha print fabric bag!
Liese S. - Feb 05, 2011 6:41:28 am PST #21178 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Ha. We are typical. ita recommends Blue Mountain and I recommend Kona.
Pix - Feb 05, 2011 6:45:05 am PST #21179 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.
I had a feeling that might happen. Ha!
You know, I do like smoky but I think really what meant to say is that I like my coffee to have some body, but I hate the bitterness that so often accompanies it. So ignore the smoky. I just want something with substance without being too strong. I love smooth coffees.
msbelle - Feb 05, 2011 6:49:39 am PST #21180 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I should recommend some Ethiopian coffee, then - it benefits the orphanage: [link]
Vortex - Feb 05, 2011 7:23:29 am PST #21181 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Pix, have you tried TJ's coffee? I am very sensitive to bitter flavors and I really like it. Their french roast is really good.
-t - Feb 05, 2011 7:27:57 am PST #21182 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
A lot of Colombian coffees have mild flavors, Pix. Something from [link] would probably work for you.
I would recommend the coffee roastery down the street, the coffee I have had from them is pretty much what you describe wanting, but I don't think they do shipping.
msbelle - Feb 05, 2011 7:30:35 am PST #21183 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
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