The coffee appreciation thread.....

dr ddd · Post by **dr ddd** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:50 am

for without which I quite possibly never have got anywhere in life....

Generally I like it hot, black, very strong and no sugar (unless I need an extra kick)... hmmmm arabica

i luuuurrrrvvvve you.

But a fresh Americano, homemade with Lavazzo Espresso, and a shot of baileys sends me to heaven (try the mint one!), = the Irish/Italian dirty coffee. I love the fact that it's sooo cheap to live off this stuff in the Alps and the Pyrenees.

Who actually invented coffee? Because, whoever it is, I would like to give them a big smackerooney on the lips.

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:52 am

dr ddd wrote: Generally I like it hot, black, very strong

These more or less write themselves don't they

datura · Post by **datura** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:54 am

that lavazza expresso is good..i love the smell of freshly ground coffee..nothing better.

I have one of those stove top coffee makers like this:

and it is a badass...pack the wee swine and bubble it through slowly and you get a lovely thick mud

vonboyage · Post by **vonboyage** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:58 am

Shonky wrote:
dr ddd wrote: Generally I like it hot, black, very strong
These more or less write themselves don't they

LOL
check ... check & check.
So, Where do i claim my prize ?

dr ddd · Post by **dr ddd** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:58 am

datura wrote:that lavazza expresso is good..i love the smell of freshly ground coffee..nothing better.

I have one of those stove top coffee makers like this:

and it is a badass...pack the wee swine and bubble it through slowly and you get a lovely thick mud

yep - mine makes up to 10 espresso shots at a time.... I also have an amazing coffee filter machine on a timer for the mornings and a coffee bean grinder

I like the Lavazzo espresso, but I actually prefer to buy fresh beans in if possible... There's a market stall in salisbury that sells the most amazing Indonesian coffee - keep the beans in the freezer, whizz them up as you use them and store in the fridge....

I need to get back to salisbury soon, never thought I would ever say that...

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:58 am

datura wrote: I have one of those stove top coffee makers like this:

I had one of those and then let it boil itself dry on so many occassions that it just cracked and gave up the ghost.

Weed after coffee people

kidlogic · Post by **kidlogic** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:59 am

Coffee is indeed one of life's little treasures...

I was just turned on to my new favorite for the warmer weather - the Iced Americano.

I used to get an Iced "Black Eye" - A cup of drip coffee with two extra shots of espresso, but one of the last times I ordered it the nice barrista said, "Hey, if I give you an Americano, its cheaper and you get more espresso - 4 shots." It is now the best part of waking up...

dr ddd · Post by **dr ddd** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:59 am

Vonboyage wrote:
Shonky wrote:
dr ddd wrote: Generally I like it hot, black, very strong
These more or less write themselves don't they
LOL
check ... check & check.
So, Where do i claim my prize ?

I've seen your pic hippyvon - i'm sure you and badger would make a lovely couple.... plus you never turn up when you say you will

I'm starting to get a complex

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:00 am

Vonboyage wrote:
Shonky wrote:
dr ddd wrote: Generally I like it hot, black, very strong
These more or less write themselves don't they
LOL
check ... check & check.
So, Where do i claim my prize ?

Streamizm at Metalbox Mansions - keep it suave, any leg rubbings and you'll get the window.

kidlogic · Post by **kidlogic** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:02 am

Shonky wrote:
datura wrote: I have one of those stove top coffee makers like this:

I had one of those and then let it boil itself dry on so many occassions that it just cracked and gave up the ghost.

Weed after coffee people

Ouch.

Next time try the weed in the coffee.

The heat from the coffee activates the trichromes and makes for a nice little saturday morning.

dr ddd · Post by **dr ddd** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:02 am

kidlogic wrote:Coffee is indeed one of life's little treasures...

I was just turned on to my new favorite for the warmer weather - the Iced Americano.

I used to get an Iced "Black Eye" - A cup of drip coffee with two extra shots of espresso, but one of the last times I ordered it the nice barrista said, "Hey, if I give you an Americano, its cheaper and you get more espresso - 4 shots." It is now the best part of waking up...

hmmm that does sound good! I love iced espresso frappucinos... I would like to try the shot of baileys in it tho....

It's all about ordering the extra shots

wub · Post by **wub** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:03 am

I like my coffee like I like my women

In a plastic cup with a stirrer

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:04 am

kidlogic wrote: Next time try the weed in the coffee. The heat from the coffee activates the trichromes and makes for a nice little saturday morning.

Weed and coffee was my staple diet over the bank holiday weekend. Welcome to the world of hyperlaxity - a very strange place indeed. Try and have wierd sleep patterns and see no-one for added mental spasms

datura · Post by **datura** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:07 am

dr ddd wrote:
kidlogic wrote:Coffee is indeed one of life's little treasures...

I was just turned on to my new favorite for the warmer weather - the Iced Americano.

I used to get an Iced "Black Eye" - A cup of drip coffee with two extra shots of espresso, but one of the last times I ordered it the nice barrista said, "Hey, if I give you an Americano, its cheaper and you get more espresso - 4 shots." It is now the best part of waking up...

hmmm that does sound good! I love iced espresso frappucinos... I would like to try the shot of baileys in it tho....

It's all about ordering the extra shots

It depends where you go..cafe nero is usally pretty strong anyway, places like starbucks are just coffee flavoured milk and require at least 2/3 extra shots.

I have a coffee grinder, but it's used for spices instead, so I usually buy pre ground..not got a filter machine, not enough room in my kitchen! I just use the stove top with some java or similar and fire it through a bit quicker.

BaronVon · Post by **BaronVon** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:08 am

I like it but it makes me feel edgy. Probably drink one Cup a week after my sunday dinner. Colombia is my favoured producer.
Vietnamese Coffee is the delicious, though apparently they don't export it or at least not the good stuff.

kidlogic · Post by **kidlogic** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:10 am

datura wrote:
dr ddd wrote:
kidlogic wrote:Coffee is indeed one of life's little treasures...

I was just turned on to my new favorite for the warmer weather - the Iced Americano.

I used to get an Iced "Black Eye" - A cup of drip coffee with two extra shots of espresso, but one of the last times I ordered it the nice barrista said, "Hey, if I give you an Americano, its cheaper and you get more espresso - 4 shots." It is now the best part of waking up...

hmmm that does sound good! I love iced espresso frappucinos... I would like to try the shot of baileys in it tho....

It's all about ordering the extra shots
It depends where you go..cafe nero is usally pretty strong anyway, places like starbucks are just coffee flavoured milk and require at least 2/3 extra shots.

I have a coffee grinder, but it's used for spices instead, so I usually buy pre ground..not got a filter machine, not enough room in my kitchen! I just use the stove top with some or similar and fire it through a bit quicker.

Yeah, I usually dont get the frapp/blended type unless its really hot and Im in the mood... usually too much dairy/dairy substitute type stuff for me... just take the espresso and pour it over some ice, put in a touch of sugar and mmmmmmmmmmmm.

kidlogic · Post by **kidlogic** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:11 am

Baron_von_Carlton wrote: Vietnamese Coffee is the delicious, though apparently they don't export it or at least not the good stuff.

Not much of it... some of it makes its way over here due to the large Vietnamese population in LA. Killer stuff.

dr ddd · Post by **dr ddd** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:11 am

datura wrote:
It depends where you go..cafe nero is usally pretty strong anyway, places like starbucks are just coffee flavoured milk and require at least 2/3 extra shots.

cafe nero as standard... and yes i order 2/3 extra shots there...
The guy at the counter has given up asking me if I'm sure that's what i want. A couple of times as a joke, he's thrown a couple extra in - that gets a bit much to be honest as I sat jiggling in my chair trying to focus on the screen with fingers in hyperdrive on the keyboard... funny though

At least he often gives me free coffee over and above the loyalty ones on account of the entertainment value

stormfield · Post by **stormfield** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:14 am

Illy espresso with a shot of baileys = sorted

dr ddd · Post by **dr ddd** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:15 am

kidlogic wrote:
Baron_von_Carlton wrote: Vietnamese Coffee is the delicious, though apparently they don't export it or at least not the good stuff.
Not much of it... some of it makes its way over here due to the large Vietnamese population in LA. Killer stuff.

there's coffee I have missed? I assume this may be quite similar to the Indonesian stuff?? Time to trawl the internet methinks....

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