Talk Morgan Forums Community The Malvern Arms Anyone for coffee?

So it is better to use better quality water of bottles. In Cologne the water is extremely calcareous.

I definitely don’t like the idea of coffee made with eau de cologne

Eau de Cologne is meanwhile a fragrance for 80+ consumers.

I must be part Italian then as I sling it down my neck like its going out of fashion !

This is the real thing, isn't it?

If coffee is bad for you, I should be dead, I’m on my fourth bean to cup machine!

Many years ago, I had the stove top thing, then a Gaggia classic, but they’re far too much clutter, clanging about and cleaning. I’m up before the rest of my household, a cup of consistently good coffee at the push of a button and a machine that cleans itself is a godsend. These machines are criticised by coffee snobs, but if like me you only want black coffee, they can be tuned to perfection.

Beans do make a huge difference, but I don’t like Robusta and I generally go for light to medium roast. In my opinion, ( which statistically must be wrong or they’d all be out of business), 99% of coffee shops serve nasty coffee.

The best test of the skill of a coffee shop is a Flat white, when out and about, that’s what I order, but very few can do it right, I can’t recall all the good ones I’ve found, but Wellingtons In Edinburgh and North tea Power in Manchester are the two best, you don’t have a yard stick until you’ve tried theirs.

Have a look here at this (older) statistic:
In norway people nearly drink twice as much coffee as in Germany or Italy!
Coffee consumption per capita
This is one from very few statistics that I trust.
In Norway you often have to pay the first cup of coffee...

I also like the system to buy a mug from a gasoline group and get coffee for free the whole year at all gas station of this group.
OK it is not always the best coffee, but if we have a short rest in the norwegian mountains (hood down, no sidescreen) ist tasted not so bad

I don't own a capsule machine - I can see the attraction, but somehow it doesn't taste as good as fresh ground coffee from a decent machine. I have Gaggia espresso machine and have one or maybe two coffees a day.

Despite experimenting over the years, I always fall back on Illy coffee - but I'm always on the lookout for new coffees. I came across this one recently in a cafe, I liked it so much I asked to see the bag! But unfortunately cannot find it anywhere:

If you like caffè latte and you are in Trieste you must order a "Capo in b". It is not exactly a cappuccino in a glass (bicchiere) nor is it a caffè latte. In fact, in Trieste, if you order a caffè latte you will get a cappuccino.



Strangely in the Italian parts of Sydney if you order a caffè latte you will most likely get a capo in b. Somehow the custom for this style of caffè arrived in Sydney

The glass used for a capo in b probably holds less volume than a cappuccino cup so the result, to me, seems a stronger cup of coffee but perhaps the layered visual effect makes the coffee taste better.

PS. Illy coffee is from Trieste

One of the best cups of coffee I have had is served at a little Italian cafe in devizes (£1.75 for an Americano). The owner grinds the beans differently dependant on the weather (humidity) which he assures me makes the difference.
Unfortunately a caffeine intolerance limits my visits to a couple of times a week.
For the rest of the week I drink Waitrose decaf pods which are very acceptable.