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CakeBoy wrote:I wonder if people don't realise or are so conditioned to bad coffee that they just don't say anything. His private stash certainly sounds very tasty and it's nice that he knows the difference.
bruceb wrote:I served a near-perfect cappuccino to a friend of my wife and she put 4 packets of sugar in it and talked the next 15 minutes about a new variety of instant that is the best coffee she has ever had
bruceb wrote:On the other hand guests from California this last weekend asked for a double espresso, knew from the taste that it was a Columbian SO and said it was the best coffee they've had in Europe, just returning from a week in Italy. They licked out the cups! I begged them never to leave!
DC wrote: A French couple next to us spent forever going through all the wines, tasting different ones discussing them with the sommelier, trying out lots of different cheeses after the meal, met the chef etc. Then they ordered a pot of French press coffee which I can tell you was pre-ground, stale, and plunged within a minute of seeing the water. They drank it like they drank their expensive wines. You'd think people who have good taste in food and wine would be able to tell good from bad coffee.
bruceb wrote: A lady recently told me that she loved the espresso her son makes: "He puts 2 tablespoons of sugar in a mug and fills it with delicious espresso and puts whipped cream and chocolate pearls on top."
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