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Are You A Coffee Snob?
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Permalink Reply by Jacquie Blanke on -
I can totally see myself as a coffee snob :)
Sometimes its a status thing, walking into work with a coffee cup can really say something about you.
Which coffee establishment is your cup from?
Starbucks? a little snobby or conformist?
7-Eleven?? what's wrong with saving a buck? haha I'm guilty of 7-Eleven coffee, but coffee is coffee right?
Java Jo's? More of an earthy girl?
Beans n Brews? laid back boarder type?
You'll usually find me with either Java Jo's or Beans 'n' Brews...i'm neither earthy nor a laid back boarder. Those types of judgements are silly, but I definitely am guilty of thinking them!
All in all I think everyone that loves coffee should consider themselves a coffee snob! if anyone wants some suggestions for what coffee places are good in SLC give me a shout! -
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Permalink Reply by Krysten (After 'I Do') on -
I definitely think I'm a coffee snob - I mean, I've worked in coffee shops for the last 5 years so I've become pretty picky!
If I had to choose a place to get my coffee, I'd have to choose my own first off -
I mean, come on, I get a nice discount there and I can instantly tell if something's off about what I order.
However, if not there, I tend to choose little out of the way "mom and pop" type places. -
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Permalink Reply by Sarah Elizabeth on -
I completely agree with you here. Caribou is the world's best cup of coffee. (Well, maybe not in the world, but it's a DAMN good cup of coffee.) They had a Caribou Coffee in Richmond, VA but shut it down because Starbucks took over. UGH! Now, I can only get Caribou if I buy a small bag of it at the grocery store or if I make a cup of it in my Kureg... which I guess makes me sort of a snob.
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Permalink Reply by Maggie on -
Starbucks girl all the way, mainly because of the fact they are EVERYWHERE here in chicago and because all the baristas now know my drink order at the one I stop at before work.
I do love lattes from bakeries and brunch places though, yum! -
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Permalink Reply by Sarah Elizabeth on
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I'm cheap, but I don't mind a Starbucks every now and then. I have gone into our local Starbucks so often, that now they usually always have my grande Pike Place Roast (with room) ready on the counter when I walk through the door. : ) Plus, the baristas all know my name. Which adds major points. Sometimes it still catches me off guard.
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Permalink Reply by Alicia Marie on -
I am definitely a coffee snob! I only like coffee from certain places and certain blends. I must say I love WaWa coffee-some Hazelnut with 100% Colombian is great! Or Hazelnut topped off with Dark Roast....I love it!
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Permalink Reply by Valerie Bolea on
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I'm a coffee snob in so far as at home I only buy whole beans (usually fair trade, always high quality), grind them as I go and I used to use only a french press, but now we have a super fancy one-cup coffee maker and that is quite convenient. I'm like to roast my own beans, but there isn't room in my house for one more hobby!
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instant coffee is so gross... its all the acidity and none of the flavor
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Permalink Reply by Krysten (After 'I Do') on
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Oh gosh - the only time I ever tried instant coffee was when my best friend offered it. I'd never had it and figured it couldn't be that bad.
But it was.
About half an hour after that her husband came home and said, "Amber, why would you offer instant coffee when we have a French press and GOOD coffee here!?!" He could never understand her love for instant coffee, hehe. And neither could I, for that matter. Ick! -
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Permalink Reply by Rosie on -
I suppose I am, but I mean "snob" in the sense that I understand and appreciate that coffee, undoubtedly, differs in quality. I'm happy to discriminate by not buying crap coffee.
I can't think of anywhere in the UK that serves a decent brew. The best coffee I've had is in Amsterdam, where pretty much every normal cafe serves amazingly dark, viscous, non-bitter, smooth espresso for a euro or two. I find coffee from all of the main chains we have here (Starbucks, Caffe Nero, Costa Coffee) pretty vile, to be honest. I wouldn't pay for it. I also find it extremely vexing that along with being of such a low standard, they are unwarrantedly pretentious about it - insisting on calling everything the Italian name and whatnot, as though they are so authentic. Go to Amsterdam and ask for "black coffee" and you get proper coffee. They know what you mean. In the UK, ask for the same, and it's "Americano?" or "Filter coffee?" (if you were a proper coffee establishment, in my view, you wouldn't even dream of serving drip brewed stuff). Most annoying.
At home I do everything I can to try and get good coffee. It needs to be freshly ground, and I use a stove-top espresso maker. Granted, it can't get the same amount of pressure and heat up as a professional machine so you don't get the crema, but I think the standard of coffee is much better than what you get from a cafetiere/french press, and stove top machines are cheap. I dream of getting a Gaggia machine when I have the money, but for now, my little cheap machine works well.
I just read this post back and I guess it does sound pretty snobby! But then again, I just consider it knowing what I like and not paying for stuff I think is inferior in quality. -
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Permalink Reply by April on -
In the UK, try Betty's - they do a range of coffees and most of them are divine. I'd recommend Jamaican Blue Mountain - it's gorgeous.
Just realised Betty's isn't an option if you're not in the north of England - but you can get JBM from Whittards as well. -
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