The first Marks and Spencer coffee we’ve had in a while – they’ve changed all their packaging now so its all less glitzy and more down to earth – brown bags are the fashion these days. This has all sorts of bold claims on the packet – floral, apricot, Jasmine… it would be easier to […]
Marks and Spencer Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Coffee Read Post »
This stuff looks simply amazing. We’re only using a simple French press to make it yet it comes out, every time, with a thick creamy head as though it had been run through a five grand Gaggia in a carbon-neutral hipster coffee bar in Shoreditch. We’ve not had that much head since the Judges took […]
Morrisons Signature Ethiopian Coffee Read Post »
Unusually for the Frenchies this has got a country of origin stamped on it. It came from good old Carrefour so its easy to come by. We expected a lemon twang from this – that’s what you normally get from these East African coffees. Not the case here though – if any word could be […]
Carrefour Ethiopia Coffee Read Post »
This one was picked up on a recent visit to the far flung corner of Belgium to visit the Miss’s family. This one actually had the name of the area on it (Liege) so it was a no brainer to scoop up.. along with several crates of bowl-bashing beer from the oh-so puritanical monks out […]
Cafe Liegeois Subtil Coffee Read Post »
Buying anything from one of the discount supermarkets like Aldi always seems like a gamble – even though they seem to consistently come out top in blind taste tests. They had quite a shelf of coffee in Aldi, so we went for them. At £1.99 a pack you can’t expect to be blown away – […]
Aldi Specially Selected Ethiopian Ground Coffee Read Post »
We love a “lemony” coffee here in the Judge’s Kitchen – so were excited to try this Ethiopian Sidamo coffee that we knew would probably deliver. JE-SUUUS this thing is packed to the gunnels with lemons – you just won’t believe it until you try it yourself. As soon as the water hits the grounds […]
Make Decent Coffee Ethiopia Sidamo Read Post »
Ethiopian coffee is always good – but never quite as good as Kenya or Tanzania. It’s always just that bit more run-of-the-mill. The most common one we’ve had is from Yirgacheffe – but this one’s a new one. Never heard of Harar. It’s pre-ground from Suma, and has a great smell when you burst that […]
Suma Ethiopia Harar Coffee Read Post »
Rombouts have really raised their game lately. From just have one pack on the shelves they’ve gone all Illy-cool and started producing these tins which started out at a fiver a pop (f*ck OFF!) but you can now pick them up at 2 for a fiver, which is a bargain – being that they are […]
Rombouts Ethiopian Moka Sidamo Coffee Read Post »
The first sip of this bodes well – it’s tangy and citrus like, as we top Judges have come to expect for anything from a high altitude in that part of the world. But as you continue to sip, you really want this taste to build and build – but it doesn’t. It just stays […]
Dallmayr Prodomo Coffee Read Post »
The Judges attended the Tea and Coffee festival – which was a bit of a let down to be honest. A dozen stalls – half of which selling cakes. There was some coffee to be had though – and this was one of them. The most ridiculously expensive coffee we have ever bought – £13 […]
Ethiopian Coffee Company Sidamo Coffee Read Post »
