My world! She is tipsy-torvy!

[kickaha]

I'm a coffee snob, I'll admit it. I also prefer supporting local businesses whenever possible. Lately I've been trying different local roasters, with pretty good results. The last pound I bought was from Larry's Coffee, and was a French Roast of a blend of organic, fair trade coffees from Sumatra and Ecuador.

Yesterday I ran out, and forgot to get some more.

This morning, in desperation, I found about three days worth of whole bean, but was reluctant to use it: Starbuck's French Roast, probably 18 months old. I mean come on, we're talking ass-coffee here. I pressed some anyway, just to see how bad it could possibly be.

It was better than the locally roasted, organic, socially conscious fresh(er) bean I'd had yesterday. More flavor, better balanced.

D'oh.

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[jinasphinx.livejournal.com]

We did a taste test of organic, free-trade, shade-grown coffee (can you say that three times fast?) at my workplace. Starbucks organic French roast actually came in #2 (beaten narrowly by Poverty Bay coffee). I was shocked, since I have no love for Starbucks.