Coffee

[Beachwalker]

Yellow Honey is crazy good coffee! Maybe my favorite so far, I'm still sipping my first cappuccino, noticed as it cooled it started to have a delightful chocolatey flavor


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Adding for my own recollection, the Yellow Honey espresso was okay, not my favorite 3.5 out of 5

But that cappuccino was something special, after I had the first sip it was so good I forgot to put booze in it, drank the whole thing without ever realizing it

At the end it tasted more like hot cocoa than coffee, it was an interesting bean for sure 5/5

 

[thisguyvapes]

Anyone roast their own beans?
I love coffee more than it loves me.

 

[Beachwalker]

Anyone roast their own beans?
I love coffee more than it loves me.

Never thought of that, I imagine it would smell amazing!

 

[Zen_seeker]

Tea just isn’t going to do it today…

 

[Beachwalker]

 

[Stoneyluv]

Glad it worked out! If you have time post your reviews here, I'd be interested to know your opinion

I just finished their Espresso Roast which I enjoyed very much, it's out of stock but I'm getting an email when it's restocked. I'm going to try the French Roast next

got my box of beans today!!!



since i'm the only coffee drinker in the house i will be drinking all of these, so i just grabbed th first pack from the box and starting there...



right away you can smell the mango.. even just ground you can smell the fruit. and taste it!! it's like tea and coffee at the same time!

i bet it would make a great summer time coffee!!! so if i was to rank it and from a scale of one to ten, ten being the best coffee on the planet i'd give this one a good 6.5-7... there is nothing off putting whatsoever, it's a light, smooth, pleasant tasting coffee. not something that makes you go bonkers for but enough that makes ya go hhmm, not bad!! whether or not if you like the flavor you can definitely taste the quality, not a diner cup of joe thats for sure!!

Tea just isn’t going to do it today…

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thats some good coffee Zen, i just finished off a bag of it last week.. this one here is my new favorite...

 

[Beachwalker]

got my box of beans today!!!

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since i'm the only coffee drinker in the house i will be drinking all of these, so i just grabbed th first pack from the box and starting there...

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right away you can smell the mango.. even just ground you can smell the fruit. and taste it!! it's like tea and coffee at the same time!

i bet it would make a great summer time coffee!!! so if i was to rank it and from a scale of one to ten, ten being the best coffee on the planet i'd give this one a good 6.5-7... there is nothing off putting whatsoever, it's a light, smooth, pleasant tasting coffee. not something that makes you go bonkers for but enough that makes ya go hhmm, not bad!! whether or not if you like the flavor you can definitely taste the quality, not a diner cup of joe thats for sure!!



thats some good coffee Zen, i just finished off a bag of it last week.. this one here is my new favorite...

it's like tea and coffee at the same time

I'm glad you said that so now I know I'm not losing my mind because when I was drinking the YELLOW HONEY which started out as a very drinkable cappuccino, as it cooled I would swear I was drinking a cup of coffee and very rich cocoa at the same time, & the more it cooled the more chocolatey it became

 

[Beachwalker]

Last power outage I realize the only thing I wasn't prepared to deal with was making coffee

I've since gotten myself a cheap grinder, a decent French press and I already had a Coleman coffee pot that can go right into a campfire

So with the wood stove or in the warmer weather using a grill outside I now have the ability to make coffee without electricity, which is freaking huge!

 

[Beachwalker]

 

[Beachwalker]

 

[Beachwalker]

Coffee Ice Cream

 

[Beachwalker]

Decided to try the French Roast, always one of my favorite coffees. Liked the dark & rich espresso (4/5) better than the cappuccino (3.5/5) on this one, will try another one in the morning

 

[Stoneyluv]

I'm glad you said that so now I know I'm not losing my mind because when I was drinking the YELLOW HONEY which started out as a very drinkable cappuccino, as it cooled I would swear I was drinking a cup of coffee and very rich cocoa at the same time, & the more it cooled the more chocolatey it became

for me thats where it at, i really enjoy the chocolate/caramel/cherry flavors in coffee.. sometimes i even put a squirt of hersheys dark chocolate syrup in with it. i'm looking forward to the yellow honey!!!

Decided to try the French Roast, always one of my favorite coffees. Liked the dark & rich espresso (4/5) better than the cappuccino (3.5/5) on this one, will try another one in the morning View attachment 95261 View attachment 95235

thats funny cuz earlier tonight i put out these two packs for tomorrow and was gonna impulse choose one of them in the morning!!



an atomic bomb of of tropical fruit flavors!!! what do these guys also write the descriptions for ganja seeds too?? hahaha

 

[Beachwalker]

for me thats where it at, i really enjoy the chocolate/caramel/cherry flavors in coffee.. sometimes i even put a squirt of hersheys dark chocolate syrup in with it. i'm looking forward to the yellow honey!!!



thats funny cuz earlier tonight i put out these two packs for tomorrow and was gonna impulse choose one of them in the morning!!

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an atomic bomb of of tropical fruit flavors!!! what do these guys also write the descriptions for ganja seeds too?? hahaha

I do that too, I have a little shaker bottle of the chocolate powder that I make chocolate ice cream from & once in awhile when I remember it I'll sprinkle a little on the cappuccino foam

I like dark roasts but this French roast is a very dark roast, not my favorite cappuccino but I did like the espresso shot from it, let me know what you think when you brew some up!

 

[Beachwalker]

 

[Bandit420]

I liken coffee to hash. With both, all it takes is heat and pressure and you get that dark deliciousness....

My rig is an electric kettle and a staresso press.
Beans of choice are always ground for espresso and is usually Cuban because nobody roasts a bean quite like an oppressed and pissed off commie with Latin fire coursing their veins.
Little dab 'll do ya. 2 shots is like a whole pot of regular coffee. Like liquid booger candy....





The crema on the surface is all natural and the result of the pressure needed to make espresso. Usually takes a very expensive machine to make that happen but in this case, a lot of elbow grease on the press.

 

[Beachwalker]

I liken coffee to hash. With both, all it takes is heat and pressure and you get that dark deliciousness....

My rig is an electric kettle and a staresso press.
Beans of choice are always ground for espresso and is usually Cuban because nobody roasts a bean quite like an oppressed and pissed off commie with Latin fire coursing their veins.
Little dab 'll do ya. 2 shots is like a whole pot of regular coffee. Like liquid booger candy....

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The crema on the surface is all natural and the result of the pressure needed to make espresso. Usually takes a very expensive machine to make that happen but in this case, a lot of elbow grease on the press.

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Love that press! Now I have it in my Amazon cart!

 

[Beachwalker]

Tipica Honey is up next, I can't make a fair call on it because I ran out of water during the brew so it's brewed with two different waters (spring & r/o) and no idea what volume of either I'll brew one again later.

 

[Bandit420]

Love that press! Now I have it in my Amazon cart!

There's others that are comparable, some better priced and some do something better than others. I picked Staresso solely because it ranked the highest on the crema test being more frothy than other portable espresso makers but another on my radar was Nanopresso which is probably better overall unless you're a crema freak like me.
I use it at home but love the fact it's portable and it's pretty ez to source hot water almost anywhere, like you said, even a campfire. Good espresso anywhere on the planet is a helluva thing

 

[Beachwalker]

I liken coffee to hash. With both, all it takes is heat and pressure and you get that dark deliciousness....

My rig is an electric kettle and a staresso press.
Beans of choice are always ground for espresso and is usually Cuban because nobody roasts a bean quite like an oppressed and pissed off commie with Latin fire coursing their veins.
Little dab 'll do ya. 2 shots is like a whole pot of regular coffee. Like liquid booger candy....

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The crema on the surface is all natural and the result of the pressure needed to make espresso. Usually takes a very expensive machine to make that happen but in this case, a lot of elbow grease on the press.

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I use a Casabrew espresso machine and a Tuni grinder

I've quit using sugar (except cane in my ice cream) 2 years ago this past December, so I sweeten my coffee with coffee liqueur and/or amaretto

I'm familiar with that coffee I've perked a lot of it, recently came across a Cuban (style) whole bean somewhere that I eventually want to get around to trying

 

[Beachwalker]

There's others that are comparable, some better priced and some do something better than others. I picked Staresso solely because it ranked the highest on the crema test being more frothy than other portable espresso makers but another on my radar was Nanopresso which is probably better overall unless you're a crema freak like me.
I use it at home but love the fact it's portable and it's pretty ez to source hot water almost anywhere, like you said, even a campfire. Good espresso anywhere on the planet is a helluva thing

It's all about the crema!

 

[Beachwalker]

Update:

So far the four coffees I've tried are:

Espresso Roast

Yellow Honey

Castillo Washed

French Roast

The first two were very good and I'll buy either again when they're back in stock, the bottom two are a pass for me; so far my favorite has been the Yellow Honey.

 

[Beachwalker]

I drink a lot of coffee 2 cups at a time but as long as its coffee and strong I can drink it, not picky at all, Mc caffee & Costco mix atm. Its fast those pods are ready in 1 min flat, Great? no but coffee fast. Or Tims while driving, I like a hot drink while driving and Tims is along the way on the return.

We don't have Tim Hortons here, just Dunk's

 

[Pipecarver]

We don't have Tim Hortons here, just Dunk's

Just easy access road coffee, could be anything. On our trip to and from Costco we pass a Starbucks and a Tims, we used to stop at SB but the got too expensive, like $3.75 med and across the road at Tims it $2.05...fkem it taste burnt any ways.