Comments on: SOME MOUSE DROPPINGS WITH YOUR LATTE, SIR?

By: Dianne Rodonski

Dianne Rodonski — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:39:22 +0000

“Itâ€™s quality is uneven with some beans Iâ€™ve used tasting as if it had been left in the sun for a year…” — “It’s” is a contraction meaning “it is.” Should be “Its”

By: Rick Moran

Rick Moran — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 09:29:50 +0000

Ken:

L love those old Warner Bros cartoons where Bugs Bunny would stir a cup of coffee and when he took the spoon out, it would have disintegrated. Sounds about right.

Or better yet, if the spoon can stand upright, that works too.

By: Ken McCracken

Ken McCracken — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 09:19:36 +0000

Day old, pitch black coffee with the consistency of used motor oil works for me too.

I never met a cup of coffee (or its derivatives, espresso etc.) I didn’t like.

By: Santay

Santay — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 14:53:07 +0000

DS, the one and only time I was ever in Starbucks (we had a gift certificate) I bought a bag of the Sumatra beans. You’re right, they make a nice brew.

By: DS

DS — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 14:01:43 +0000

I agree with your overall analysis of Starbucks, however I do think their Sumatra brand coffee is one of the best around if you really like a dark bold flavor. Give it a try sometime.

By: Santay

Santay — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:21:08 +0000

This guy’s not too far from my house, I stop occasionally and stock up on beans.

http://www.reddingroasters.com/store.html

By: CanuckInPA

CanuckInPA — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 02:55:08 +0000

I remember my very first day as a police officer. It was about 100 degrees. My training officer said “The first thing a cop does at the start of his shift is get a coffee.” I laughed and said “You’re kidding, right?” He wasn’t, and now I have the stuff in my veins!

But it’s not that overpriced slop sold at Starbucks. Being Canadian, it’s Tim Horton’s above all others!

By: GawainsGhost

GawainsGhost — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 00:05:47 +0000

I’m with you, Mr. Moran. I love coffee. Piping hot and very black. But I drink Gevalia coffee, traditional blend, and I subscribe to their limited edition selections. The former is my staple. I probably drink a whole pot every morning when I’m working in my home office and listening to W.A.R. The latter is some of the best coffees I’ve ever found, but I save it for special occasions.

Incidentally, here is an interesting little bit of history on coffee. Did you know that it was once one of the most valuable spices in the world? But it did not exist anywhere outside of Arabia. In fact, as late as the 1800s the only coffee plant, and there was only one, to be found outside of Arabia was in the Royal Garden in Paris.

One day this guy climbed over the wall of the Royal Garden and cut six shavings off the coffee tree. He then smuggled them to the New World, but only one survived. And from that one shaving came all the coffee plantations in North, Central and South America.

Isn’t that fascinating?