Kirby Posted October 14, 2020 Share #1 Posted October 14, 2020 I decided to do a coffee related gift for two relatives and their significant others. I got them a small coffee bean grinder and I wanted to get them a couple fun, different coffees as well. I have no idea what kind of coffee they like, so I'll go with a variety, but more at a medium or medium strong blend - nothing too extreme. Since I don't drink coffee at all, I don't have any favorites. So please name your favorite gift-y type coffees, preferably some interesting local brands. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted October 14, 2020 Share #2 Posted October 14, 2020 https://flaviar.com/blantons/blantons-original-single-barrel?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwIbvqJy07AIVCbp3Ch0CUQR5EAQYASABEgKVjfD_BwE 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted October 14, 2020 Share #3 Posted October 14, 2020 We have a local roaster that has grown over the years. I always bought the coffee for the cafe there. https://www.oneillcoffee.com/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted October 14, 2020 Share #4 Posted October 14, 2020 Whatever's on sale in the k cup aisle. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 14, 2020 Share #5 Posted October 14, 2020 Madcap coffee. They do lots of shipping. https://madcapcoffee.com/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Airehead Posted October 14, 2020 Share #7 Posted October 14, 2020 We got some of this from Couch. It is good. https://youngstowncoffee.com/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted October 14, 2020 Share #8 Posted October 14, 2020 29 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: https://flaviar.com/blantons/blantons-original-single-barrel?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwIbvqJy07AIVCbp3Ch0CUQR5EAQYASABEgKVjfD_BwE My GF always has a bottle of Blanton's on hand. I enjoy drinking her whisky. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 14, 2020 Share #9 Posted October 14, 2020 How small? Roasted by Brandon is my favorite, but he is very small. I love his coffee, but I am pretty sure he uses child labor. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted October 14, 2020 Kirby's First Tram is an actual coffee! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted October 14, 2020 Share #11 Posted October 14, 2020 This is a local roaster where I buy from, very good coffee They only have a fb page https://www.facebook.com/Hooked-On-A-Bean-660732854371036/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
az_cyclist Posted October 14, 2020 Share #12 Posted October 14, 2020 https://www.passportcoffee.com/ Our friends gave me a sample of the Kona blend. it was good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted October 14, 2020 Share #13 Posted October 14, 2020 Caffe Amouri. The owner, Michael Amouri is a friend of mine and he is a good dude. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted October 14, 2020 Share #14 Posted October 14, 2020 Whatever @jsharr sends me every 49 1/2 years. In between shipments I drink Peet’s. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 14, 2020 Share #15 Posted October 14, 2020 1 minute ago, Prophet Zacharia said: Whatever @jsharr sends me every 49 1/2 years. In between shipments I drink Peet’s. Has it been that long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted October 14, 2020 Share #16 Posted October 14, 2020 New Mexico Piñon, Adobe Morning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted October 14, 2020 Share #17 Posted October 14, 2020 Our local favourite is Drumroaster coffee. https://www.drumroaster.com/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted October 14, 2020 Share #18 Posted October 14, 2020 ...hi, Kirby. You are in luck, because I used to be a coffee snob. That was back before I gave up caffeine. I even roasted my own in a hot air popcorn popper, from green beans I bought from the local roaster places here, of which there are many. California, as you might imagine, is filled with coffee snobs. Most people react well to almost any of the various coffees grown and harvested in Hawaii. Often they are called "100% Kona coffee", or "Kona blend."It doesn't matter who roasts them, as long as they don't urn the roasted beans. But as soon as the beans are roasted, the clock starts ticking on the volatile oils (that make up the coffee beverage besides water) starting to go a little "off" tasting from oxidation. Thus we get various forms of vaccuum packed coffee beans, etc. Kona coffee beans yield a nice full flavor without a lot of acid bite. Anyway, that's about all I can tell you. There are some much more exotic coffees available here, that are grown on various coffee plantations in Central American countries. Not sure you could buy them easily there. And there's always the insanely expensive stuff that is first consumed by civet cats, who then pooped out the beans. Personally, I'm not drinking anything that came out of a cat's ass. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share #19 Posted October 14, 2020 Thanks for all the suggestions. This will make for a good "household" gift when I need to give something to a couple and I don't really know one of the members of the couple very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted October 15, 2020 Share #20 Posted October 15, 2020 I don't drink coffee. WoBG does every day. I like... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted October 15, 2020 Share #21 Posted October 15, 2020 10 hours ago, Kirby said: I decided to do a coffee related gift for two relatives and their significant others. That would be WoBG's job for us. I'd have no idea about what is good, or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted October 15, 2020 Share #22 Posted October 15, 2020 Late to the party, but I like Zabuni. Not just because the coffee is great, but because of his mission to make sure premium growers in Kenya are paid fairly. https://shopzabunicoffee.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjww5r8BRB6EiwArcckC72lmrfldFdjOT2MBEj_dOPDI80_hvfe0K22evG2bcDw6olZxNoQWRoCEUEQAvD_BwE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share #23 Posted October 15, 2020 I didn't order yet, so you're in plenty of time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted October 15, 2020 Share #24 Posted October 15, 2020 Leelenau Coffee Roasters. They're excellent and reasonably priced, in the Leelenau Michigan area. Their Ethiopian Harrar is my favorite, but I like their Kenyan AA, and Sumatran as well, and if you like lighter, I'd consider Guatemalan, Colombian, or Tanzania. https://www.leelanaucoffee.com/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted October 15, 2020 Share #25 Posted October 15, 2020 I love Peet's Major Dickason's Blend. On coffee review sites, it's rated just a little under the elite "Geisha" and "Ethiopian," etc. beans. It's available in 1 lb, freshly roasted bags, whole bean or ground, for something like $16.99 plus shipping from peets.com or in 10.5 oz bags. whole bean or ground, in Walmart for around $7. I also love Peet's Arabian Mocha-Java Blend, something like $18.99/lb plus shipping, whole bean or ground, from peets.com. At coffeereview.com, 94-96 is the score awarded to elite coffees. Pretty decent but not great coffees like Eight O'Clock Columbian score around 68. Here's the MDB review: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share #26 Posted December 26, 2020 I talked to my niece and nephew who got the coffee grinders and a selection of coffee beans from the shops in the thread and they were a huge hit! My nephew mentioned wanting to order more from a number of the stores and it was the main gift my niece mentioned. I told them that the suggestions came from my cycling friends. Thanks for all the suggestions, it made for a unique and enjoyable gift! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted December 26, 2020 Share #27 Posted December 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, Kirby said: I talked to my niece and nephew who got the coffee grinders and a selection of coffee beans from the shops in the thread and they were a huge hit! My nephew mentioned wanting to order more from a number of the stores and it was the main gift my niece mentioned. I told them that the suggestions came from my cycling friends. Thanks for all the suggestions, it made for a unique and enjoyable gift! Yeah, always good when you make people smile. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share #28 Posted December 26, 2020 The nice thing is now I have a number of gifts I can give them in the future. too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted December 26, 2020 Share #29 Posted December 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Kirby said: The nice thing is now I have a number of gifts I can give them in the future. too. Good thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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