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Coffee is kinda expensive…
Yeah… this is what it’s come to
Black & Bold
I really like Raven’s Brew, they have a lot of tasty blends.
Passenger
Ozone Coffee Roasters
A New Zealand brand, also available in the UK. Beautiful single origins from all over, for a decent price (for NZ at least)I’ve been buying from Black White roasters in North Carolina for a while, they always have something interesting
Find a local roaster.
The quality is so much better and you support a local business instead of a megacorp.
Also tends to cost more from what I’ve seen. Which, if you drink a crap ton of coffee like I do… matters.
Yup, and most of the big brands are actually Nestle anyway. Fuck Nestle.
Edit: or Green Mountain which is now Keurig Dr Pepper?, depositor of plastic cups everywhere.
Lavazza?
Looks like it’s independent still. But not really close to the size of the Nestle brands (like Starbucks bagged coffee)
Here’s the brands listed on the Wikipedia page (though Seattles Best is missing, but present on Nestles own site):
Coffee
- Blue Bottle Coffee Company
- Bonka
- Buondi (Portugal)
- Chameleon Cold-Brew
- Christina (Portugal)
- Dolca (Argentina)
- Dolce Gusto
- Ecco (Chile, Peru)
- El Chaná (Uruguay)
- International Roast
- Kirma (Peru)
- Loumidis (Greece)
- Mountain Blend
- Nescafé
- Nespresso
- Partner’s Blend
- Ricoffy
- Ricoré
- Ristretto
- Sical
- Starbucks (Perpetual License)
- Sunrise (India)
- Taster’s Choice
- Tofa
- Zoégas (Sweden)
Wow I had no idea that Starbucks in bags was Nestle.
One tick further down the rabbit hole is the most recent roast date of the local available roasters.
Eight’O’Clock Coffee is my jam. Regular or Colombian roast.
McDonalds. It’s the only place I ever get coffee that manages to consistently avoid moldy beans.
I actually enjoy McDonald’s coffee as well. That and Tim Hortons. I know it’s not a popular opinion, but sometimes it just does the job.
Driftaway Coffee. I think they’re based in Brooklyn, but I have their subscription shipped to the west coast. They roast and ship on the same day, so I always get freshly roasted beans within a couple days of getting the shipment notification. They focus on sustainability, appear to pay their growers way more than the average, and many of the farms they buy from are women-owned and operated. Been super happy with the quality, and they provide little info-cards with each bag giving details about the region, growers, and tasting notes, so I’ve built up a cool little history/collection so I can always look back and remember a bean I particularly liked.
Years ago I lived Jeremiah’s Pick, Jamaica blue mountain blend. I haven’t seen it in forever. Anybody know where to cop?
I saw a bag of that the other day in… probably a Safeway or Lucky’s.
You can always order from them directly https://jeremiahspick.com/product/jamaican-blue-mountain/
Illy
Brandywine coffee roasters. They’re based in Delaware. I’ve been blown away by the quality of their subscription. Best beans I’ve purchased in the US.
If you’re near Stockholm, check out Kafferosteriet Koppar. Good quality coffee at reasonable prices, shipped freshly roasted on a monthly basis.
Ooh, they ship all over Sweden it seems, at least to here in Gothenburg anyway. Gonna try out the “the big coffee trip” thing, different coffee every month. Thanks for the recommendation!!
I’m on the trip as well, it’s excellent. I have a vague preference for flavour in coffee, but what I crave most of all is variety. This subscription gives me that. The only downside is that it’s just barely less than the amount of coffee I usually drink in any given month at home, so sometimes I have to supplement my subscription with an extra bag.
There are worse problems to have though in this world, to be fair.
I like the organic coffee that I can source from Galaxy Girl Coffee. If I am in a pinch and can’t wait days for a roast on site; I go for Peets, Caribou Coffee, or if I am feeling particularly odd, Starbucks. I only buy whole bean as I have a coffee grinder and my French Press needs a great coarse grind to work its magic.
