AARRGGHH!! Just realized I just used the last of my good coffee.

[hobbit709]

so I got online and ordered 4 lbs of Jamaica Blue Mountain and 2 lbs of Yemeni. that should hold me out until spring.

[hlthe2b]

1. 4 lbs of Jamaica Blue Mountain?

Geebus--can I have a loan?!

I feel good when I order enough nespresso capsules to get free shipping! LOL

But, I have to admit. I have a real issue with Jamaica Blue Mountain, as years ago I had purchased a couple pounds of air-sealed beans on a trip there, taken it home, guarded it for just the right occasion.... However, I moved cross country in the meantime, making sure this coffee went with me in the car, rather than trust it to the movers.... Well, to this day, I have no idea what happened to it--probably thrown out inadvertently as trash. So, I will forever have a little obsession (and lots of regret) about those beans! LOL

[hobbit709]

2. I drink a lot of coffee-I consider myself a caffeine-based lifeform.

you make a pot a day and it doesn't last long.

Besides, it's the only vice I have left.

[hlthe2b]

3. I can see that--- has to be cheaper than smoking/drinking after all...

Do you mind if I ask how long a pound of JBM lasts for you? (dripping with envy...LOL)

[hobbit709]

5. About a month or so, depending on the mood I'm in.

sometimes I want to drink it every day and sometimes I'll space it with either Yemeni, Ethiopian or Indonesian.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. who do you order it from?

I used to buy coffee online years ago, from a company called Barney's...they disappeared, last time I looked to online ordering again.

[hobbit709]

6. I usually get my Blue Mountain here

http://www.bluemountaincoffee.com/

sometimes a friend sends me some directly from Jamaica.

[hlthe2b]

8. Dark or medium roast? I may splurge for my birthday....

[hobbit709]

10. medium.

[hlthe2b]

7. Barnie's coffee....

My sister has purchased their flavored coffees exclusively for years... They used to have lots of stores in the Atlanta area as well, but now hardly any, just a small location outside Nordstroms in one of the malls...

They renamed their website:

About Us http://barniescoffeekitchen.com/aboutus

A Florida original, Barnie’s Coffee & Tea Company was founded in 1980 near Orlando. Our first store opened their doors on Park Avenue in Winter Park with a clear purpose: share the best coffee and tea from around the world with our neighbors and friends.

Today, Barnie’s Coffee & Tea has become Barnie’s CoffeeKitchen™. Proud to be Florida’s original coffee company with over 30 years in the southeast coffee market, we offer over 50 hand selected coffees many of which are single origin, Fair Trade coffee, Organic or Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee. Barnie’s CoffeeKitchen coffees can be found in over 1200 Florida grocery stores and throughout the country through grocery, office coffee service, food service establishments and through our website.

Here online, we bring together all the right ingredients for you to enjoy our coffee and other products.

We are proud to share our chef-inspired values with you in each bag of our artfully roasted packaged coffees. Each of our over 50 coffees is hand selected to respect the pivotal role coffee has played in global cultural traditions. Then, we carefully roast to showcase the best attributes of each.

In addition to our coffee, we offer a unique selection of products – from pure Venezuelan hot chocolate to handcrafted jewelry from coffee producing regions. All are crafted by artisans that share our values of being kind to the earth while bringing you a variety of quality products that inspire your sense of discovery.

Barnie’s is privately owned and, in addition to coffee and tea products, our stores also feature an array of fresh gourmet foods. Under the leadership of President/CEO Jonathan Smiga, the company is committed to the finest in products and customer service. Barnie’s has six company-owned and three franchised Central Florida locations. Our headquarters are located in Orlando, FL.

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. You found them!!!!!!!

I used to order a 10# bag of French Roast whole beans and keep it in the freezer, since I grind only what I need in a 24 hour period.
'Course, back then, coffee was a lot more affordable.

But I will check out the website..thank you!!!

[hlthe2b]

12. You are quite welcome...

[Callalily]

11. Good choices!

I just picked up a pound of FTO Nicaraguan (nutty flavor/medium body/vibrant aroma). A local coffee place roasts the beans and do an excellent job.

All this talk of coffee . . . I may just have to go and make me a cup!

[elleng]

13. Found an OUTSTANDING coffee on a trip,

at a small coffee house across from hotel in Chestertown, MD, brought 1/2 lb home, just finished it (used VERY sparingly,) and your post encouraged me. Took a stab, and found it online!

Decaf Spicewood: Tasty tastiness and smells of happiness and smiles. Truly!

Here's my decaf, but cuvee has lots of varieties.

http://cuveecoffee.com/shop/decaf-spicewood-71/

[hobbit709]

14. I consider decaf at the same level as watered down beer.

Why bother

[elleng]

15. Chacun a son gout.

Decaffeinated coffee doesn’t have to be a compromise. And this one isn’t. Most coffee connoisseurs will tell you that the decaffeination process takes too many nuances and flavors out of the coffee bean to leave anything worth drinking. That’s because they haven’t tasted this one. We go about coffee a little differently, beginning with our selection. Our first task is to find and select high quality coffees, coffees that would stand on their own, coffees that are delicious. Coffees that most people wouldn’t want to decaffeinate.

We found 102 dedicated farmers in the Grupo Asociativo Café Andino Especial. Joined together by geography and a mutually shared desire to produce high quality coffee, these farmers each have their own micro-mills and parabolic covered drying patios so each coffee can be harvested, milled, and dried according to the needs of the individual farms terroir. This exceptional treatment of the coffee at the farm level is what makes this decaf shine.

Shade grown, organic compost, and pride in their work. This is also what makes these farmers distinctive in their excellence. Producing great coffee is more than high cup quality. It also involves being good stewards of the soil, taking care of your employees, and building strong community and infrastructure to maintain a healthy life after the harvest.

Farm:Grupo Asociativo Cafe Andino Especial
Region:italto, Huila
Country:Colombia
Varietal:Caturra, Colombia, Bourbon, Typica
Altitude:1500m – 1950m
Process:Washed

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Why bother? Don't want to add more agitation than life itself provides.

[hobbit709]

16. As I said above "I am a caffeine-based lifeform"

[elleng]

17. Gotcha.

Glad you're happy with it. I changed w/in last few very aggravating years, and very excited to find this really delicious variety.

[Major Nikon]

18. That roaster is located in Texas

They are quite good. In fact I just made an order with them yesterday.

Here's a list of some of the best roasters. It's what I reference when I want to try something new.

http://www.home-barista.com/coffees/list-of-our-favorite-roasters-t12125.html

[elleng]

19. Yes. Thanks.

About to order some from Texas, as can't find any around here; Philly retail merchant out of my decaf, tho going to Philly tomorrow for funeral.

[Major Nikon]

20. If you don't mind mail order, I highly recommend that list

To me, good coffee is all about freshness. All of the roasters on that list are going to ship within a day or two of roasting. With the vast majority of retail outlets, there's simply no guarantee of freshness. They are going to keep selling the coffee regardless of how fresh it is, so there's no telling if the coffee was roasted a week ago or months ago. When making espresso, I can notice a significant drop in quality when the coffee is two weeks or more from roasting. For brewed coffee, I try to use it within a month of roasting and even then I'm storing it in my freezer.

[elleng]

23. I don't mind mail order at all; friend suggested we look for local suppliers

and having found none, will do mail order from Cuvee in Texas, and probably keep 1/2 pound in freezer. (I don't drink a lot every day.)

Used to buy coffee from Swing's, in DC, when was near my office; everything's changed now, but it was great, locally roasted, small outlet.

[bif]

21. Have you ever had Peets?

If you're serious about coffee. you should try Peets. Like I say, There's Peets, and there's everything else. You'd think I worked for them. I''m not working right now, so we can't afford it. But it's the best coffe company on the planet.

Peets.com

[hobbit709]

22. That's where I got the Yemeni coffee from

But Peets wants double what I can get Blue Mountain for elsewhere. I can get either Arntully Estate or Clifton Mount Estate for less than half of what Peets wants when it's available.