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Tastiest coffee beans please

(38 Posts)
Karen22 Tue 04-Mar-25 09:24:59

I've suddenly taken to enjoying coffee, (been a tea drinker most of my life).
So I've bought a coffee grinder and was wondering what recommendations for buying coffee beans.
I've tried Taylors and Asdas but wasn't that impressed . Thanks

NotSpaghetti Fri 07-Mar-25 17:41:23

If there's anyone out there whose found great organic coffee I'd love to know please!

Can't tell you how many I've tried!

GrandmaKT Fri 07-Mar-25 17:59:13

I've started using a Japanese coffee bean called Ueshima. It's available in Morrisons (often on special offer for £3.50) and Waitrose. My very faddy son likes it too!

brittaniagirl Fri 07-Mar-25 18:02:22

Lavazza all the way we have a bean to cup and lavazza from Amazon on subscription is the best

StephLP Fri 07-Mar-25 18:15:43

Volcano Coffee Works did a delicious 'Christmas Coffee', beans or powder. Also the Electric Coffee Company - start with the Electric Blend Collection, the Rocket 88 Blend is delicious. Also, Kiss The Hippo is great coffee. All these are on-line.

madeleine45 Fri 07-Mar-25 18:44:42

I only drink coffee, do not enjoy tea. So at home for an everyday coffee I use tesco decaffinated. I make it in a cafetiere. I find it is the only decent ground coffee that actually still tastes strongly as I like it, and I buy it in vacuum packs and store in an airtight container once opened. That way allows me to enjoy as a treat all kinds of coffee when I go out and about. When I then find a particular coffee I enjoy I buy small amounts so that I can enjoy them and have a friend who comes and we enjoy trying things out.

Baggs Fri 07-Mar-25 19:37:38

At one time the first thing I ate each day was a few chocolate coated coffee beans. I drank tea alongside.

Me weird? Never!

No idea what kind of coffee beans they were.

cc Sat 08-Mar-25 09:55:52

mrsba

I buy Cafe Direct (Machu Picchu) from Oxfam they are organic and not from a big corporate company

onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk/caf%C3%A9-direct-machu-picchu-bean-200g/product/HN506180?sku=HN506180

This is my favourite coffee too, I've bought from Oxfam in the past when they did the 750g bags but they're only doing the small ones now. If you search on Google you can find lower prices, I buy in bulk and have just bought from
www.dolphinfitness.co.uk/en/cafe-direct/list/1?q=filter&p=167248-machu+picchu+peru+coffee+%286+x+750g%29+beans

cc Sat 08-Mar-25 09:59:20

NotSpaghetti

If there's anyone out there whose found great organic coffee I'd love to know please!

Can't tell you how many I've tried!

The Cafe Direct one that we buy is organic, not sure if they all are though.

choughdancer Sat 08-Mar-25 10:38:07

This is the best I have ever tasted. potterbeans.coffee/

NotSpaghetti Sat 08-Mar-25 14:26:52

I'm not a fan of the Cafédirect Machu Picchu one, unfortunately.
Nor Grumpy Mule's offerings (think I tried three). Waitrose does a couple that aren't terrific.
I was gifted six packs of different organic (small brands) coffee for my birthday and my son brought two back from the Philippines. I am looking presumably for something more "everyday" than the niche brands.
Not even a fan of Lavazza ¡Tierra!...
But am happy to try something else!
Thank you though.

NotSpaghetti Sat 08-Mar-25 14:27:57

I will try Potterbeans, choughdancer - thanks.

Bixiboo Sat 08-Mar-25 15:10:14

I buy coffee beans from Rave coffee, they have a good selection and also do an organic coffee although I haven’t tried it yet. My favourite is El Carmen sugarcane.