Foo - My favorite Coffee is.....

Cafe Bustelo, brewed in a stove top esspresso maker, mixed 1/2 with evaporated milk. But here in Miami, you can get that at every Cuban restaurant or store for $1.50, so I usually don't bother.

I started drinking black coffee in college because I didn't want to keep sugar and milk around......

I started drinking black coffee when working on the ambulance because it was easier that way when we got it at the hospital late at night.


caramel toffee...mmmmmmmm

Somehow I'm not surprised! :D

I love black coffee over ice... does anyone else drink theirs this way? Im literally the ONLY person I have ever met who does this. People think I am insane, but I think its TASTY!

My coffee right now is cold. Not ice cold, but cold. I'm still drinking it.

My coffee right now is cold. Not ice cold, but cold. I'm still drinking it.

http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/wuerg/vomit-smiley-020.gif I think I'm going to be sick!

My coffee right now is cold. Not ice cold, but cold. I'm still drinking it.

No, Im talking about filling a glass with ice, and then pouring black coffee over it. The strange part is, I dont like cool coffee, like coffee that has cooled down from hot and is now room temp. It either has to be steaming hot, or ice cold for me to drink it.

.... the chicory cafe au lait at Cafe du Monde in New Orleans.

That with a bignet is just about the perfect way to start the day..... but only when in NOLA. Just not the same at home.

No, Im talking about filling a glass with ice, and then pouring black coffee over it. The strange part is, I dont like cool coffee, like coffee that has cooled down from hot and is now room temp. It either has to be steaming hot, or ice cold for me to drink it.

I understood what you meant. I'm just saying that I will drink cold black coffee.

Don't get me started on Starbucks! (You know how I get...)

Lately, I've been brewing the Sicillian Gold roast from Caffe Roma in SF. It's also a nice roast for espresso.
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Black with honey. Its the best. :)

Black with honey. Its the best. :)

Interesting.... will need to try that next time I run out of 2%....

Oh yeah, and if you're going to use cream...use cream! It's so much tastier than milk. :)

Oh yeah, and if you're going to use cream...use cream! It's so much tastier than milk. :)

Actually, the ideal is to augment the black coffee with some Bailey's Irish Creme.... mmm..... :D

That'll jump start your morning like nothing else! :D

Yeah!!! And make another one spiked with Irish whiskey!!! http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e346/DannoXYZ/Parties/IrishCoffee2.jpg

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Equal Exchange organic french roast.

I drink coffee from around 8am-4pm Monday through Friday.

When latte met liquor (http://www.statenews.com/textonly/article.phtml?pk=37442) - "The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, shows coffee to combat cirrhosis of the liver, a disease typically caused by alcoholism." :)

Wawa Hazelnut. I buy the 1/2 bags and brew it myself at work and home.

I like the free stuff at work. otherwise, hazelnut is good.

I love black coffee over ice... does anyone else drink theirs this way? Im literally the ONLY person I have ever met who does this. People think I am insane, but I think its TASTY!
I love iced coffee....I make it now and then. Do you like yours sweet? If so, then do try iced coffee at a Vietnamese restaurant some time and tell me what you think. That's the BEST iced coffee I've ever had....I make it that style a home quite often (and yes, I buy vietnamese coffee to do it....vietnamese coffee is very good).

Has anyone tried the Kopi Luwak coffee that's been passed through the monkey??? At $280/lb, it had better be an orgasmic experience. :)

Passed through the monkey? That sounds scary.

Has anyone tried the Kopi Luwak coffee that's been passed through the monkey??? At $280/lb, it had better be an orgasmic experience. :)
No....but I'll try anything once (as long as someone else is buying).

Passed through the monkey? That sounds scary.Here's some more info:

Life After Coffee - The Straight Poop on Kopi Luwak Coffee (http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2005/09/16/the-straight-poop-on-kopi-luwak-coffee/)
EcliecticEchoes - Kopi Luwak in Groton: Tasting (http://eclecticechoes.com/cat/coffee-food/page/2/)
SallysPlace - Kopi Luwak (http://www.sallys-place.com/beverages/coffee/kopi_luwak.htm)
AnimalCoffee - Lopi Luwak from Indonesia (http://www.animalcoffee.com/) <-- buy here


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I hope the PETA folks don't get involved and start some BS campaign about how we're taking advantage of the poor innocent animals by picking through its droppings...

Ew! I still don't know if I'm comfortable consuming something that came out of the ass of another animal!

LOL I was just thinking to myself if it was considered vegan. It comes from an animal, but is doesn't seem to harm or take advantage of it in any way. Most people don't place too much importance on the waste products of another. :) But then again, one persons trash is another's treasure.

Hey, move on up the evolutionary ladder a few rungs. For a mere $200 a pound, I'll pass some beans through my human alimentary canal for you.

I'm looking at this box here:

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The 1 Pound Luwak Coffee Box ® contains:

o 1 lb (approx. 450g) of authentic roasted Robusta Luwak Coffee ® beans.
o A sample of Natural Luwak Coffee, exactly as it is found when hand collected in the jungles of Sumatra. :eek:
o A Luwak Coffee Information Brochure that explains the origins and some facts about Luwak Coffee.


I think I'm gonna see if I can stuff some whole coffee beans down my cat's throat...

My favorite right now is Thai iced-coffee... been trying to buy the ingredients, but can't find them anywhere. Gotta go buy in bulk at a restaurant-supply place I think... anyone want to split 50-lbs of Thai iced-coffee with me?

You can't find sweetened condensed milk?
The typical thai coffee (iced or not) is just a strong coffee with sweetened condensed milk added.

If you are looking for other ingredients, then you are actually looking to make a thai coffee called 'oleng'.

And, for the post, I don't have a favorite type or brand of coffee. I just like my coffee best about 6 hours cold when I'm at work. On the weekends I like my coffee like I like my women: hot, sweet, and with a nice tan.

What exactly is the consumer supposed to do with the fecal sample? Encase it in glass and put it on display?

My favorite coffee is hot coffee after a bone chilling descent.

I'm looking at this box here:

http://www.animalcoffee.com/images/products/gbox500.jpg

The 1 Pound Luwak Coffee Box ® contains:

o 1 lb (approx. 450g) of authentic roasted Robusta Luwak Coffee ® beans.
o A sample of Natural Luwak Coffee, exactly as it is found when hand collected in the jungles of Sumatra. :eek:
o A Luwak Coffee Information Brochure that explains the origins and some facts about Luwak Coffee.


I think I'm gonna see if I can stuff some whole coffee beans down my cat's throat...

I think I'll pass. :D

You can't find sweetened condensed milk?
The typical thai coffee (iced or not) is just a strong coffee with sweetened condensed milk added.

If you are looking for other ingredients, then you are actually looking to make a thai coffee called 'oleng'.Yeah, looks like the stuff is made from 50% coffee, 25% corn, 20% soya bean and 5% sesame. There's only one asian market in town and they don't have it... grrr... Although I don't have any problems finding the Carnation or Longevity condensed milk. I guess I'll have to make a road-trip down to the 99 Ranch Market (http://www.99ranch.com) down in LA. Those places are amazing, with tanks and tanks of live seafood, 10 different kinds of fresh shrimp, live crabs, lobster, fish, etc.. yumm.. :)

Ok, I found a recipe that a lot of restaurants use:

Thai Iced Coffee

Strong, black oliang coffee, sufficient to brew 4 cups
4 tablespoons sugar
4 tablespoons heavy cream
2 teaspoons ground cardamom
1 teaspoon almond flavoring
Crushed ice

Add the cardamom to the ground coffee, and brew the coffee. When the coffee is brewed, add the sugar and almond flavoring, mix well and then let the coffee cool to lukewarm. Fill four 12 ounce highball glasses half-way to the rim with crushed ice and then fill two-thirds full with coffee. Into each glass, stir about 1 tablespoon of heavy cream. To achieve a layered effect, hold a spoon on top of the coffee and pour the cream slowly into the spoon so that the cream floats on top of the glass over the coffee.
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Has anyone tried the Kopi Luwak coffee that's been passed through the monkey??? At $280/lb, it had better be an orgasmic experience. :)

Dave Barry wrote a humor column on it several years back. After trying it, he said it tasted like stinky sweat socks that had been washed with a dead cat. Anyway, I've got friends who live in Indonesia (man, that name--Kopi Luwak--is very Indonesian), and they could probably get some really cheap. I'll stick with my Sumatra (pronounced sematra (the e is the schwa sound)--not soomatra--as my friends from Indonesia correct me on all of the time).

I'm looking at this box here:

http://www.animalcoffee.com/images/products/gbox500.jpg

The 1 Pound Luwak Coffee Box ® contains:

o 1 lb (approx. 450g) of authentic roasted Robusta Luwak Coffee ® beans.
o A sample of Natural Luwak Coffee, exactly as it is found when hand collected in the jungles of Sumatra. :eek:
o A Luwak Coffee Information Brochure that explains the origins and some facts about Luwak Coffee.

I think I'm gonna see if I can stuff some whole coffee beans down my cat's throat...

Robusta beans--I'm not paying $280/lb for something made with Robusta beans! Folgers that has been passed through a monkey's intestinal tract! Give me arabica and I might consider it.

Americans have fallen for the arabica marketing; most of the coffee produced and consumed in the world is robusta. The type of beans isn't as important as the roast or grind/brewing or recipe used. Supposedly the luwak's digestive system partially breaks down the bean and makes it taste smoother...

Here's some coffee p0rn...

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I'm a little paranoid about not being able to make coffee in the morning...

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Has anyone tried the Kopi Luwak coffee that's been passed through the monkey??? At $280/lb, it had better be an orgasmic experience. :)

OK, I’m confused here, so bear with me...

Who was the genius who figured out that this stuff made good coffee, and what was his process for figuring out that monkey crap makes good coffee?

…hmmm, elephant crap, a bit peanutty, but not good…tiger crap, meaty, but not good…lizard crap, a little minty, but not good…monkey crap…full bodied, delicious, woohoo, that’s the one!!!!!

Can you imagine that taste test? “Sir, we are conducting a survey to see which type of animal crap tastes better, would you care to participate?”

“I’d love to, I’m always looking for a new great tasting crap.”

“OK sir, which is better, A or B?”

“B, has that full bodied crap coffee taste, I love it! A just tastes like *****.”

How is the crap harvested? Are there people who walk around in the jungle carrying laxative laced bananas and pooper scoopers? “Here monkey, monkey, monkey, I’ve got a treat for you.” Or are they raised on a monkey farm where the monkeys are kept in little cages so the crap can collect on little conveyor belts?

OK, maybe I need more coffee...:o

This place is right down the street from me and they roast their own beans from around the world, really good stuff

http://www.hudsonvalleyroasters.com

Just be accurate, it's not a monkey, it's a type of civet cat. Anyway. My favorite coffee is Turkish coffee, but if i can't get that, I'll have a bone-dry espresso cappucino or a French-pressed Arabian Mocha Sanani from the Starbucks. Ahhh...thanks for the coffee pr0n, it's beeyoooteefulllll....:love:

OK, I’m confused here, so bear with me...

Who was the genius who figured out that this stuff made good coffee, and what was his process for figuring out that monkey crap makes good coffee?

…hmmm, elephant crap, a bit peanutty, but not good…tiger crap, meaty, but not good…lizard crap, a little minty, but not good…monkey crap…full bodied, delicious, woohoo, that’s the one!!!!!

Can you imagine that taste test? “Sir, we are conducting a survey to see which type of animal crap tastes better, would you care to participate?”

“I’d love to, I’m always looking for a new great tasting crap.”

“OK sir, which is better, A or B?”

“B, has that full bodied crap coffee taste, I love it! A just tastes like *****.”

How is the crap harvested? Are there people who walk around in the jungle carrying laxative laced bananas and pooper scoopers? “Here monkey, monkey, monkey, I’ve got a treat for you.” Or are they raised on a monkey farm where the monkeys are kept in little cages so the crap can collect on little conveyor belts?

OK, maybe I need more coffee...:o
The person wanted coffee after consuming Psyllocybin Mushrooms and you know what they grow in!>>>>>The Middle of a cowpie!

OK, I’m confused here, so bear with me...

Who was the genius who figured out that this stuff made good coffee, and what was his process for figuring out that monkey crap makes good coffee?



perhaps the same folks that figured out how to make manioc root edible?

Illy. Espresso grind.

we have 12 more cans of illy coffee in our apartment now. my gf used to represent them and it was free swag. i can't tell you how many cups of free illy coffee i've had in the past year... i'm a bit sick of it now, but keep slugging away at it. i like some trader joe's coffee as well.

Here's my funny coffee story.

I tried some turkish coffee on my birthday weekend, but just made it in my press pot. It was delicious, but not the normal "turkish coffee" style.

I got a bug in my bonnet last weekend and ended up 4 bags of turkish coffee blends and an ibrik to cook it in for authentic turkish coffee.

Monday at work I was talking to a friend of mine who is a bit of a coffee conisseur, and he mentioned his favorite coffee was a brand called Peet's coffee. I looked at the website and they had some expensive stuff.

I got home and remembered that a lady I know brought me a bag of coffee when I watched her dogs a few months back. She told me it was supposed to be a good brand (so she was told...she's not a coffee drinker). I never heard of the brand, so put it away and never tried it.

I realized after talking to my friend that it was the same brand, Peet's coffee.

I tried some today at work, and OMG...this is probably one of the best tasting coffees I've ever had.

Anybody ever drink Peet's coffee?

Anything grown in the Canadian Rain Forest.

Anybody ever drink Peet's coffee?Yah, I've tried it and it's not bad. Actually very good for an over-the-counter retail coffee you can buy off the shelves. Slightly over-roasted for my tastes, but I think that's why a lot of people like it. I like to blend it with a little chicory and cardamom spice. :) Here's some more coffee p0rn...

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In the US, At Trader Joes' we get Kauai coffee; brand coffee, it's Melita. In Europe, most drink Bustello Cuban coffee. That is a treat.

Yah, I've tried it and it's not bad. Actually very good for an over-the-counter retail coffee you can buy off the shelves. Slightly over-roasted for my tastes, but I think that's why a lot of people like it. I like to blend it with a little chicory and cardomom spice. :) Here's some more coffee p0rn...
It doesn't taste over roasted to me at all. It's over the counter some places, I think, but I've never seen it around here. It's imported from Ethiopia (where coffee was invented).

As for the chicory and cardamom....both are present in blends of the Turkish coffee I just ordered. :)

In the US, At Trader Joes' we get Kauai coffee; brand coffee, it's Melita. In Europe, most drink Bustello Cuban coffee. That is a treat.
I mentioned way back somewhere, Bustello is my normal brand (simple brand that I can get at grocery store).

I don't think I've tried Melitta, but I just found out recently that they are based out of the city I live in, Clearwater, Florida.

I can wake up at 5am and go the whole day with no caffeine. That puts me +1 on all of you.