DVC Coffee Snob Thread (non snobs welcome too)

[VGCgroupie]

When I made coffee at VDH and didnt use the pods

 

[Brian Noble]

I first started with White Chocolate Macchiatos (from the Free Speech Cafe at UC Berkeley's Moffitt Library

You are younger than I am---I don't think the Free Speech Cafe opened until after I graduated. However, I used to get the bianca mocha at Cafe Strada from time to time. Happily, the Strada is still there; I've taken both my kids to show them their roots. Neither ended up there, though my son is at a Branch Campus. (As you can imagine, I never tire reminding him of this fact.)

Who in their right mind is buying this?

It was one thing when they used to sell bagged ground coffee in the resort shops. There is no way in H-E-Double-Toothpicks I am buying this. It's the main reason I order groceries from an external vendor.

Mentioned in the other thread, but...

For those interested in Hawaiian cultivars: Kaua'i Coffee has some estate offerings that are also pretty good (quite a bit better than their house blend), usually less expensive than (pure) Kona, and shippable. It's what I used to drink before I switched to my local roaster. One of the frequent flyers over at TUG owns and personally works a coffee farm on the Big Island, but I never tried it.

I will say that the best cup of coffee I ever had in my life was in Jamiaca, brewed with freshly roasted, local Blue Mountain. I have never been able to duplicate it, probably because most coffee sold in the US claiming to be Blue Mountain isn't. Though I am sure the shipping part would also be a problem unless it is roasted locally to me.

 

[Steelers0854]

I am unfortunately a coffee snob. I dislike almost all of Starbucks coffee (let’s be honest Starbucks is a milkshake store that adds coffee) with the exception of some of their Reserve offerings. I also am a cold coffee drinker. Could be 10 degrees outside and im getting a cold brew. DW bought me a coffee coozie lol so my hands don’t freeze in the winter! I have traditionally enjoyed Joffrey’s coffee, however I feel like recently they changed their cold brew and I do not like it any more. Too bad, now im stuck with lattes in the parks. Still better than Starbucks but im sad as I really enjoyed their cold brew in the past.

 

[zackiedawg]

The coffee at Jiko is Kenya AA bean - likely sourced from Joffrey's. Kenya's bean is robust, deep flavor, not fruity, very complex with hints of floral...usually roasted dark. I really like Kenyan and Tanzanian coffee beans for evenings as I like the stronger, bolder tastes. For breakfast, I generally prefer the more tropical beans, especially Hawaiian Kona and Jamaican Blue Mountain. Both are generally medium roasted, fruity notes, sweeter beans. Middle-of-the-road coffee is usually the Columbian, Brazilian, and Central American beans which all have a similar nutty, semi-strong flavor depending on how they're roasted. SE Asian beans like those from Indonesia are often similar too, with just a hint more tropical - but rather than fruity tones, they tend more towards coconut tones.

Jiko is one of the few places in Disney where I really like their coffee and get it after a meal. Most of the rest of Disney's coffee isn't BAD, but just isn't anything special. A vast majority of the coffee I drink at Disney is the stuff I bring with me - whole beans and a grinder to make my own in the villa. I generally bring two coffees - one breakfast bean and one evening bean. I'll be up there next week, and intend to bring Jamaican Blue Mountain beans for mornings, and a medium roast Ethiopian Yirgacheffe bean for evenings.

 

[tidefan]

For those interested in Hawaiian cultivars: Kaua'i Coffee has some estate offerings that are also pretty good (quite a bit better than their house blend), usually less expensive than (pure) Kona, and shippable. It's what I used to drink before I switched to my local roaster. One of the frequent flyers over at TUG owns and personally works a coffee farm on the Big Island, but I never tried it.

Yes, I agree about Kaua'i Coffee. While I mainly stick to their version of Vanilla Mac Nut (it used to be available in our Publix), it is a solid brew. I think I still prefer the Royal Kona version, but prefer Kaua'i to Lion. IIRC, Kaua'i Coffee has a visitor's center on the island. I do hope to get there someday and I will make sure to try some of their estate offerings.

 

[VGCgroupie]

The coffee at Jiko is Kenya AA bean - likely sourced from Joffrey's. Kenya's bean is robust, deep flavor, not fruity, very complex with hints of floral...usually roasted dark. I really like Kenyan and Tanzanian coffee beans for evenings as I like the stronger, bolder tastes. For breakfast, I generally prefer the more tropical beans, especially Hawaiian Kona and Jamaican Blue Mountain. Both are generally medium roasted, fruity notes, sweeter beans. Middle-of-the-road coffee is usually the Columbian, Brazilian, and Central American beans which all have a similar nutty, semi-strong flavor depending on how they're roasted. SE Asian beans like those from Indonesia are often similar too, with just a hint more tropical - but rather than fruity tones, they tend more towards coconut tones.

Jiko is one of the few places in Disney where I really like their coffee and get it after a meal. Most of the rest of Disney's coffee isn't BAD, but just isn't anything special. A vast majority of the coffee I drink at Disney is the stuff I bring with me - whole beans and a grinder to make my own in the villa. I generally bring two coffees - one breakfast bean and one evening bean. I'll be up there next week, and intend to bring Jamaican Blue Mountain beans for mornings, and a medium roast Ethiopian Yirgacheffe bean for evenings.

Im excited to buy this Flavors of Africa that I had at Boma and see if I like it as much at home as I did that morning after my red eye flight.

 

[J-Dog]

Geez, you guys are fancy. I bought a Nespresso machine a few years ago and thought that made me pretentious.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Geez, you guys are fancy. I bought a Nespresso machine a few years ago and thought that made me pretentious.

I have one of those too. Im on my 3rd version currently.

 

[J-Dog]

I have one of those too. Im on my 3rd version currently.

Oh good. I'm not alone then.

 

[zackiedawg]

I became a bean snob after traveling to a few places and trying local beans ground on site - Jamaica and Hawaii both got me hooked. Since then, I got into buying various types of beans from different regions and found it's very much like wines or good scotches - you can tell the difference in the flavor profiles. I'll still use a drip machine for morning coffee, but for evening, I'm a French-press man.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Oh good. I'm not alone then.

Currently I own a Nespresso, a Keurig, a percolator, a french press, a V60 pour over and regular espresso style.

 

[Brian Noble]

a Nespresso machine

Those are surprisingly decent for pod coffee. I like them much (much) more than the competition.

 

[Psymonds]

Branch Campus.

Does southern branch still have a football program? I haven't heard about it in a few years.

The white chocolate mochas at Strada were my gateway drug too...

 

[Brian Noble]

Does southern branch still have a football program? I haven't heard about it in a few years.

Sure. They play old school midwestern football. In fact, they'll be in my neck of the woods during Big Game Week.

I suppose that's not as bad as having a stadium from which one can see the Pacific ocean as the home venue for a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. All oceans connect, I guess.

(I am very grumpy about the demise of the Pac 12, though probably not as grumpy as the Beavs and Wazzu.)

 

[J-Dog]

Sure. They play old school midwestern football. In fact, they'll be in my neck of the woods during Big Game Week.

I suppose that's not as bad as having a stadium from which one can see the Pacific ocean as the home venue for a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. All oceans connect, I guess.

(I am very grumpy about the demise of the Pac 12, though probably not as grumpy as the Beavs and Wazzu.)

As a Coug, don't get me started...