Coffee
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Can't go past Allpress espresso blend
One thing Allpress have always done is make sure that any place using their coffee is trained properly. That was a godsend in London where a majority of places were as awful as Costa. Plenty of good places once you knew where they were but if somewhere new and taking a chance there was an 80% chance of shit.
I'm a fan of Supreme Boxer Blend. It just seems to marry well with my machine at home. The best thing though is that I can usually get it no more than a few days old and my setup works much much better with really freshly roasted. Probably just because I am a tight arse on buying a grinder and have modded a domestic Bodum one to get the grind I need.
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@canefan they've been sold to a big multinational I think
Yup. Asahi? Some Japanese brewery
Yep
Japanese giant Asahi buys Auckland-based Allpress Espresso
Japanese drinks giant Asahi has added coffee to its beverage menu with the purchase of Auckland-based Allpress Espresso.
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@canefan they've been sold to a big multinational I think
Yup. Asahi? Some Japanese brewery. Japanese are crazy for coffee so I expect lots of allpress stockists next time I go to Tokyo
I believe the big growth market that beverage companies are targeting is cold coffee. I don't quite see it but Costa was brought out for millions just to get a recognised brand to put on cans.
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@canefan they've been sold to a big multinational I think
Yup. Asahi? Some Japanese brewery. Japanese are crazy for coffee so I expect lots of allpress stockists next time I go to Tokyo
I believe the big growth market that beverage companies are targeting is cold coffee. I don't quite see it but Costa was brought out for millions just to get a recognised brand to put on cans.
Will be interesting to see where they take the brand.When I was in Japan we drunk heaps of canned coffee. They even had hot canned coffee out of the vending machine which I thought was very cool
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Can't really comment on relative merits of coffee but can say Hervey Bay does have a great little coffee roastery which makes really nice coffee.
http://www.misscocoascoffeeherveybay.com
Just saw this too:
https://miss-cocoas-coffee-roastery-drive-thru.business.site/(So there's only two coffee outlets in Melbourne who are better?)
But seriously why is Melbourne coffee so great?
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But seriously why is Melbourne coffee so great?
Hasn't everyone agreed that's a myth? I mean it isn't like every single coffee I've had in any city is consistently at a certain level.
I've had some good coffee all over the place, and some fairly ordinary muck as well.
Small sample size, but when I've been in Italy I've had great espresso. Haven't been back for over 10 years now, but last time I was in France everyone was using automatic machines where before it was hand made. Thought that was a bit lazy
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But seriously why is Melbourne coffee so great?
Hasn't everyone agreed that's a myth? I mean it isn't like every single coffee I've had in any city is consistently at a certain level.
I've had some good coffee all over the place, and some fairly ordinary muck as well.
No one seemed to agree with me when I stated it, but you're getting the likes now.
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@canefan they've been sold to a big multinational I think
Yup. Asahi? Some Japanese brewery. Japanese are crazy for coffee so I expect lots of allpress stockists next time I go to Tokyo
I believe the big growth market that beverage companies are targeting is cold coffee. I don't quite see it but Costa was brought out for millions just to get a recognised brand to put on cans.
Will be interesting to see where they take the brand.When I worked in Japan during the Gulf War cold Georgia coffee beans in a can was my go - to.
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@ploughboy said in Coffee:
i bought a stove top/moka pot and grind my own beans(yes i know what i said) best thing is its not a expesso .i good machine costs a bomb and cheap ones are shit.pot cost about $100 stainless steel they are now over$200 grinder cost more than the pot.and i can have an expesso when im out.
We were on stove top moka - really simple and easy, and half decent coffee.
Have now moved over to a ROK Presso. Basically a very simple hand pull - double lever action. Makes a decent espresso with a solid crema, fast and easy to use. Only a couple of hundy too. We use ours about 20x a week easy, and have relegated our moka pots to the back of the cupboard.
Edit: also great for travelling/camping, as all yo uneed is hot water. Very portable.
Got one of these - a thing of beauty; copper and chrome
I love even the look of it. Will it double as a handy torture device?
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But seriously why is Melbourne coffee so great?
Hasn't everyone agreed that's a myth? I mean it isn't like every single coffee I've had in any city is consistently at a certain level.
I've had some good coffee all over the place, and some fairly ordinary muck as well.
No one seemed to agree with me when I stated it, but you're getting the likes now.
Because you actually started this thread with:
"Not at all, I just think Melbourne coffee is hugely overrated."NTA on the other hand was diplomatic, even Svengali-like.
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@nostrildamus said in Coffee:
But seriously why is Melbourne coffee so great?
Hasn't everyone agreed that's a myth? I mean it isn't like every single coffee I've had in any city is consistently at a certain level.
I've had some good coffee all over the place, and some fairly ordinary muck as well.
No one seemed to agree with me when I stated it, but you're getting the likes now.
Because you actually started this thread with:
"Not at all, I just think Melbourne coffee is hugely overrated."NTA on the other hand was diplomatic, even Svengali-like.
I didn't actually start this thread ... the mods did.
I had used myth in my actual OP IIRC.
Anyway, I don't need the credit, just the satisfaction of being right is enough ...
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