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Gifts for a coffee lover

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kittylester Mon 26-Apr-21 09:52:25

Panicking again.

One of sons in law (well he will be by Christmas) is a coffee lover and uses an aeropress.

Anyone know of good websites for a present for his birthday next week.

I don't drink coffee at all and dh only rarely so we are out of our depth. Does an aeropress use the same types of coffee as, say, a cafetiere?

BigBertha1 Mon 26-Apr-21 10:05:50

You might try the quality big names like Lavazza - as a coffee lover myself I prefer Italian coffee to any other.

V3ra Mon 26-Apr-21 10:12:09

I've no knowledge about an aeropress, but I definitely second the recommendation of Lavazza coffees.
I stock up when it's on half-price with the Tesco Clubcard offer ☕

annodomini Mon 26-Apr-21 10:36:14

For my DS's 50th birthday I gave him a voucher for a supply of coffee pods from www.pactcoffee.com/gifts. The voucher arrived by email with a message from me on the right day. There's a variety of different coffees from several countries and he tells me it's proving to be a great gift. I think it would also be ideal for your son in law, kitty, as he's a coffee connoisseur.

Casdon Mon 26-Apr-21 10:40:24

Another great option is the Whittard Coffees of the World set. I got one for my friend a couple of years ago and she loved it - it’s small packs of different types of ground coffee so you can hone your taste.

Visgir1 Mon 26-Apr-21 11:11:31

How about a subscription to a coffee company?
I get every few months coffee from a company called RISE, aways different and fun. They would have coffee he can use however he choses to brew it. Give them a look.

Redhead56 Mon 26-Apr-21 12:17:18

A lovely coffee liquor my DH loves it as a drink when cold in a special coffee or in recipes for desserts.

kittylester Mon 26-Apr-21 14:09:41

Thank you everyone.

anno, DH just found the Pact website and thought it looked good so we will go with that! Thank you.

Deedaa Mon 26-Apr-21 23:07:06

DH loved his aeropress. You can use any ground coffee that you would use in a cafetiere or a coffee machine. Coffee pods won't work because the aeropress uses loose coffee and from my memory of making DH's coffee you need two or three times as much as you get in a coffee pod. There are all sorts of coffee out there. I'm currently using a very nice Columbian coffee that I found in Aldi.