Buying coffee to bring home?

[Kritter]

hey kritter, the important thing is you enjoy it. everything else is just conversation lol. i'm a bit of a fanatic. some people improve their coffee with rum, or dip their cigars in cognac. guess i'm more of a purist jerk when it comes to that stuff lol.

sounds like from what you are saying you enjoy the roast in a coffee, not so important to you are what are called the origin flavors, which can be delicate.

how do you grind/brew? have you ever taste tested other coffees using your warm up method?

I have tested other coffees using my 'warm up' method .... but only if I'm not satisfied with the flavor straight out of the package. I'm picky about my coffee, but not a 'purist jerk' like you Monk (LOL). I can't stand the flavored coffees, get irritated when someone uses my coffee pot for that sh** (can never get the smell out). I would never put rum in my coffee ... mainly because I like my coffee black & unadulterated, but also because I only buy the expensive rum ..... and I only drink that straight & unadulterated, too

You asked how I prepare my coffee: Depends on where I am - I have a burr grinder at home, but have a blade grinder in my motorhome, and an old-fashioned, manual crank grinder at my cabin. And depending on where I am and what I have access to, I either prepare it as drip, in my Italian coffee maker, in my French press, in my old-fashioned, stove-top percolator (at the cabin), or other. When I lived in JM, I didn't have a coffee maker, so I did it the way the ladies on the B Mtn showed me ...... add coffee grounds to a pan of water, steep sufficiently, strain & serve. I'm a hopeless addict .... have to have it every morning .... and I do enjoy it!!!

[monk]

I have tested other coffees using my 'warm up' method .... but only if I'm not satisfied with the flavor straight out of the package. I'm picky about my coffee, but not a 'purist jerk' like you Monk (LOL). I can't stand the flavored coffees, get irritated when someone uses my coffee pot for that sh** (can never get the smell out). I would never put rum in my coffee ... mainly because I like my coffee black & unadulterated, but also because I only buy the expensive rum ..... and I only drink that straight & unadulterated, too

I hear you on that. Life is too short for the cheap stuff lol.

You asked how I prepare my coffee: Depends on where I am - I have a burr grinder at home, but have a blade grinder in my motorhome, and an old-fashioned, manual crank grinder at my cabin. And depending on where I am and what I have access to, I either prepare it as drip, in my Italian coffee maker, in my French press, in my old-fashioned, stove-top percolator (at the cabin), or other. When I lived in JM, I didn't have a coffee maker, so I did it the way the ladies on the B Mtn showed me ...... add coffee grounds to a pan of water, steep sufficiently, strain & serve. I'm a hopeless addict .... have to have it every morning .... and I do enjoy it!!!

i like those old school hand cranks!

[Ras Walleye]

Yes, ventilation is very important when roasting. There is a lot of caffeine in that smoke. You can give yourself quite an unpleasant buzz breathing it.

[monk]

Yes, ventilation is very important when roasting. There is a lot of caffeine in that smoke. You can give yourself quite an unpleasant buzz breathing it.

and it takes forever to get rid of the smell lol.

[k4adams]

Where do I locate Thunder?

[dave]

Where do I locate Thunder?

Thunder is behind Miss Sonia's-
between Alfreds & Roots- morass side beach road
Just ask someone at Miss Sonia's

[monk]

Thunder is behind Miss Sonia's-
between Alfreds & Roots- morass side beach road
Just ask someone at Miss Sonia's

who by the way, is an AWESOME cook, very old school, granny recipes in use, and herself is an icon of negril going back to the early days when she would walk to negril from grange hill with fruit and her baby.

[Sparky]

Just got back from seeing Thunder who cut me a great deal on some beans. He says he has a bunch of beans to move right now because the independent farmers in the blue mountains just got flattened by Sandy and they need cash to rebuild infrastructure. so stop by and chat with a wise and funny man and score some of the worlds best coffee and help out the coffee farmers in a tough time.

[LLAP]

Just got back from seeing Thunder who cut me a great deal on some beans. He says he has a bunch of beans to move right now because the independent farmers in the blue mountains just got flattened by Sandy and they need cash to rebuild infrastructure. so stop by and chat with a wise and funny man and score some of the worlds best coffee and help out the coffee farmers in a tough time.

The statement above about the farmers in the Blue Mountains has me wondering about the near future of coffee. Will this effect supplies and prices over the next few months?

[Ras Walleye]

Can anyone tell me if Big Roy is currently in Negril? I had heard he might have gone foreign.
Also does anyone know his current price or what Thunder's current price is?

Thanks and blessings...
Ed