On 5/17/05, Alan P. Hayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You're lucky, Scott, to have them down the road. I have to say, > though, real coffee geeks roast their own. I get my green beans from > <http://www.sweetmarias.com>. > > Sitting here sipping my latest house blend. (No, I can't tell you > what's in it-I'd have to kill myself! Let's just say that there are > three continents involved...)
I agree, Alan. We roast our own in this house, too. To me, it tastes noticeably better than over-the-counter pre-roasted beans, although prior to buying green beans, I bought fresh-roasted (like that day) beans from my favourite cafe, and those were pretty good, too. I can't say that I can tell the difference between beans from various places. I'm not ~that~ much of a coffee snob <g>. But, I do like fresh roasted, properly brewed coffee. We get our green beans at a local establishment, Merchants of Green Coffee: http://www.merchantsofgreencoffee.com/ Derek, who owns the place, tells me they ship across North America. At $9Cdn a pound ($12 for non-members), it's a pretty good deal. I also like the idea that it's all fair-trade in that place; lots of coffee does come from plantations where the workers are badly exploited, so looking for fair-trade coffee is a good thing, IMHO. Plus, these guys use my courier company to deliver their beans locally, so keeping them in business will eventually filter down to me. <vbg> cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
