Don’t fall for the brand(s) or so called premium local fresh roaster(s) as some of them are just full of shite to be frank. Buy whatever gives you the kick and the taste then drink gallons of them …
I used to buy from a local roaster a while back when trendy freshly roaster coffee was not well known and everyone thought that the barista would give them free advice on a court case …
So my local roaster hit the jackpot when drinking freshly roasted coffee started becoming trendy nearly 10 years ago … guess what … they become very trendy too and so too are their coffee beans … they started to roast trendy shite! i.e. some of their beans changed … hhmmm … it tasted poorly … not like what it used to be.
Forward many years later, now I just buy whatever beans that are cheap and good. I recently bought kilos (3) of Portuguese roasted mixed beans (Arabica & Robasta) to give it a try and yes, they tasted rather good too at half the price. More caffeine too with Robasta …
I have stopped buying from my local roaster for several years now because I think I was beginning to look like the character from Harry Enfield sketch “I can see you coming” overpriced character but mostly because the quality has gone … the beans now taste roughly the same. Ever since they stopped selling one of their good beans I stopped buying from them …
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