I recently came back into contact with a friend of mine who I hadn't seen in years. He was now living two thousand miles away in California. As we caught up, we began to talk about coffee and our favorite brews.
One of the places I chose to mention was a new establishment near my apartment that genuinely served up the best cup of coffee I've ever tasted. He had never tried this place, but insisted that the best cup of coffee I'll ever have was at a place near his house in California. He even promised to mail me some beans.
These were so good in fact that he would have them delivered to his home. He couldn't imagine drinking anything else at this point and he even craved it while he was away.
As a big fan of the drink myself, I decided that I was going that to try this coffee if there was any way that I could. This wouldn't be too difficult, as he quickly offered to mail me some once he got home.
Just a week later, I was lucky enough to receive this package. I excitedly opened it up to see a bag off coffee beans from Blue Bottle coffee, and they smelled absolutely great.
The bag of beans even came with instructions about how to filter drip the best possible tasting cup. I followed their directions word for word and ended up with my first cup just a few minutes later.
You're probably wondering about the verdict. Is San Francisco's Blue Bottle coffee as good as the hype it gets? Well, if you run an online search, you'll see scores of people swearing up and down by this coffee.
While I'm not sure that it's the best I've ever had, I'd place it in my top three. My number one is still the local establishment near my apartment, but anyone with a lack of good coffee around should definitely look into some Blue Bottle coffee.
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I'm a New Yorker and I love the coffee in this city. There are so many great options, many of which I can get within a few minutes with a simple walk outside. Unfortunately, there's not enough time in the day to try them all.
Very recently, I saw a new coffee maker in my neighborhood that I decided to try out. Little did I know that I would soon drink a cup of the best coffee I had ever tried.
While Stumptown Coffee Roasters was formerly a coffee maker with a presence limited to the Pacific Northwest, the a personal move by the founder to the East coast has led to a New York presence.
It seems that everything on the menu may very well be great. I've heard others say this, and the theory has proved true thus far. The coffee is higher grade than anything you'll find at Starbucks or Dunkin' Donuts, and it's hard for me to go back to those after trying Stumptown's roast.
Interestingly enough, the prices aren't much higher than those that you'd find at a Starbucks or Dunkin' Donuts. This is a great thing when you consider the difference in the quality of the beans. One negative is the fact that they only accept cash, though I don't know if that's specific to the location I've been to.
Amazingly, Stumptown Coffee Roasters almost has a cult-like following. Those who've tried it swear by the brand and refuse to drink any other kind of coffee.
Many reviewers online state that Stumptown makes the best cup of coffee out there. Some of these people happen to be from Seattle, considered by many to be the mecca of all coffee.
I can only envy those on the West coast who've been fortunate enough to have a Stumptown in their city for the last decade. As for me, I'll definitely be making the most of my new found obsession.
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