SOCIAL: Coffee Recommendations

[brian kusler]

lighthouse in seattle.
i used to live across the street from them.
http://lighthouseroasters.com/about.cfm


On Oct 1, 2009, at 1:09 PM, social-request at lists.deeptrouble.com wrote:

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>   1. Re:  Coffee Recommendations (Alexandra Longsworth)
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>   3. Re:  Coffee Recommendations (rubyapap)
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> From: Alexandra Longsworth <alongsworth at gmail.com>
> Date: October 1, 2009 12:22:39 PM PDT
> To: Ankur <ankurwow at yahoo.com>
> Cc: Social Deep <social at deeptrouble.com>
> Subject: Re: SOCIAL: Coffee Recommendations
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> Hi Ankur,
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> I recommend Philz Coffee (24th & Folsom).
>
> They not only make the best drip coffee in the city (ask for mint  
> leaves), they have a wide selection of special blends, both dark and  
> light.  One of their blends is called "Mocha Tesoro" which I believe  
> has chocolate, so that might be a good choice.Their coffee is always  
> fresh and  they'll grind the coffee for your press pot.
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> For making mocha's I add Dagoba's "Xocolatl" (hot chocolate with  
> chilies and cinnamon), which gives a nice not too spicy kick to the  
> mocha.
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> Happy Coffee !
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> Alexandra
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> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Ankur <ankurwow at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
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> I recently bought a French Press and have been enjoying decaf  
> mochas, but I might be ready to take it up a notch. I was wondering  
> if you guys could recommend your favorite coffee to me (for making  
> caffeinated mochas, for instance), and where the best place to buy  
> them is (where they would "coarse grind" it for me, as well).
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> What do you think? Blue Bottle coffee? Ritual Roasters? Illy? Other?
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> Looking forward to your collective wisdom, as always!
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> : ) Ankur
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> From: Allison F <caliallie at gmail.com>
> Date: October 1, 2009 12:40:48 PM PDT
> To: Ankur <ankurwow at yahoo.com>
> Cc: Social Deep <social at deeptrouble.com>
> Subject: Re: SOCIAL: Coffee Recommendations
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> My roommate is an absolute coffee snob. He has a $600 Italian  
> espresso machine and makes the most incredible cappuccinos every day.
>
> For a while, he was buying beans from Four Barrel on Valencia.  
> Before they were roasting their own, they sold a variety called  
> "Hairbender" that was being sent down from Stumptown Coffee in  
> Portland, OR (arguably one of the top three roasters in the  
> country). He was not a fan of their own espresso roast, and he is  
> definitely not a fan of Ritual, Four Barrel, Philz or any of the  
> others that SFiscans might regard as being highest local quality.
>
> Now, he only buys Major Dickason's blend from Peet's. It's the only  
> other bean in town that meets his exacting standards for smoothness  
> and flavor. It's not specifically an espresso blend, so it works for  
> drip coffee, french press, whatever.
>
> And the best part is, there are Peet's everywhere.
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> Allison
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> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Ankur <ankurwow at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I recently bought a French Press and have been enjoying decaf  
> mochas, but I might be ready to take it up a notch. I was wondering  
> if you guys could recommend your favorite coffee to me (for making  
> caffeinated mochas, for instance), and where the best place to buy  
> them is (where they would "coarse grind" it for me, as well).
>
> What do you think? Blue Bottle coffee? Ritual Roasters? Illy? Other?
>
> Looking forward to your collective wisdom, as always!
>
> : ) Ankur
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> From: "rubyapap" <rubyapap at yahoo.com>
> Date: October 1, 2009 1:01:05 PM PDT
> To: "Ankur" <ankurwow at yahoo.com>, social- 
> bounces at lists.deeptrouble.com, "Social Deep" <social at deeptrouble.com>
> Subject: Re: SOCIAL: Coffee Recommendations
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> I agree with the fair trade and local suggestions. Any dark roast  
> fits my taste, but that depends on you :)
> -ruby
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ankur <ankurwow at yahoo.com>
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> Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:03:39
> To: Social Deep<social at deeptrouble.com>
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