What is the best coffee you have ever had?

[The Buckeyes]

The best I've had is at IHOP. Wish it was available on the retail market. How about you....what is the best you ever had?
:popcorn:

[TheScoodlepoops]

Caribou Coffee is my favorite.

[JoelJohnson]

4 day old coffee heated up with a blow touch after sleeping in a cold office the night of the blizzard of 1978.

[onslowe]

In the "olden days" the best coffee I ever had was at the NY Athletic Club where we were told they scoured each pot or urn after every use, and they never used expensive coffee.

(My friend's boss was a member. Great meals too.)

Nowadays, for me, as a lover of strong coffee, the very very best is Keurig Sumatran Blend, by far.

[rayschic]

The best I've had is at IHOP. Wish it was available on the retail market. How about you....what is the best you ever had?
:popcorn:

Buckeyes..if you google IHOP coffee brand, you will see a lot of blogs saying that IHOP uses Royal Cup brand coffee which is available over the internet in individual packets. I don't drink coffee, so I can't verify this.

Royal Cup Coffee (http://www.royalcupcoffee.com/Products.aspx?classification=241)

[VillagesFlorida]

Kona, but you have to be sitting in a cafe in the islands, on the beach, to appreciate the full effect! It is the most wonderful coffee...has to be 100% Kona, and not a blend.

[Steve & Deanna]

The best cup of coffee can be hit or miss whether it's out at a Dunkin' Donuts or in your own home. Once in a great while, one can truly make a SUPERIOR cup of coffee...the right amount of water, the right amount of Maxwell House (sorry, old fashion), a pinch of salt, the right amount of sugar and coffee cream. I have to say I've hit a great cup quite a few times in my lifetime at home and out too. One more thing about coffee. I've enjoyed a Keurig for awhile and whatever coffee you choose, the nice thing is that, for the most part, the taste is consistent.

[buggyone]

Without a doubt, the best coffee I have had would be at the Ritz-Carlton resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica. It was 100% Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee. Unfortunately, the Ritz-Carlton is not there anymore. Adding a shot of dark Jamaican rum to the second cup made it a perfect experience.

[swimdawg]

Nothing better after swimming 1/2 mile here at Swimdawg North than stopping at Tim Horton's for an X-L coffee to take home. In Swimdawg South, I love Dunkin' Donuts whole bean regular coffee...ground at home. I love the smell of coffee. Hmm....hmmm..good!

[Virtual Geezer]

McDonald's about 25 years ago before the Arabica bean was forced on us. It was a great cup of coffer. Today not so good.

VG

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Years ago I got a bag of some Kenyan coffee. It was the best coffee that I've ever had. I wish I remember where I got it. I also had some Kona that was great.

Also, if you ever go to South Beach there is a little street called Espaniola Way that runs off of Washington around 15th Street. It's like a little Cuban village and the coffee all up and down that street was awesome.

I don't understand people that think that Dunkin Donuts, IHOP and all these other watery coffees are great. I think that they must not have ever had real coffee.

[CFrance]

Whenever I walk into Target here in TV, the smell of their coffee blows me away. I've not ever tasted it, and I don't know who is brewing it, but it smells rich and divine.

[elizabeth52]

Eight O'Clock coffee about 20 years ago. But I recently found a new coffee love...a mixture of 1/2 Folgers Black Silk and 1/2 Folgers Gourmet Supreme. I served it over the holidays and everyone raved about it.

[swimdawg]

Eight O'Clock coffee about 20 years ago. But I recently found a new coffee love...a mixture of 1/2 Folgers Black Silk and 1/2 Folgers Gourmet Supreme. I served it over the holidays and everyone raved about it.

I totally forgot about 8 O'Clock coffee! I can smell the aroma of those beans right now. Sooooo good!

[Ecuadog]

It was at the Kahala Hotel & Resort about 30 years ago. Back then, it was the Kahala Hilton.

[njbchbum]

Kona, but you have to be sitting in a cafe in the islands, on the beach, to appreciate the full effect! It is the most wonderful coffee...has to be 100% Kona, and not a blend.

AMEN to Kona - on the beach - Oahu - 1984 - every day for a week! Heavenly!

[George Bieniaszek]

Best coffee ever for me was in New Orleans at Caf� du Monde!!

Coffee with Chicory and a couple of Beignets!!! :)

[downeaster]

I totally forgot about 8 O'Clock coffee! I can smell the aroma of those beans right now. Sooooo good!

I have fond memories of 8 O'Clock coffee. It was our break time brew and the guy who brewed it seemed to have a magic touch.

Chock Full of Nuts was a close second.

[Erijo]

Our favorite is Costco...Kirkland brand. The best!

[Happinow]

I like to mix Peet's Coffee, which is a strong coffee, with Green Mountain coffee. The blend is just right.

[OpusX1]

I roast my own coffee. Once you have fresh roast you realize that all the coffee you have ever had is stale.
I roast enough for a week and by the sixth day I can tell the difference. My favorite beans are Kona Peaberry from a small family farm on the big Island, Kona Purple Mountain, expensive but worth it. From Africa I like Kennya AA, from Central America Costa Rican Tarrazo and Guatemalan, from South America Coulmbian Supremo, from Indonesia Sumatra Mandelheing. Jamaican Blue Mountain is good but priced like gold. There are hundreds of different coffee beans and all have different flavor profiles depending on the location they are grown in and the roast time. Dark roast is essentially burned coffee beans. I like most of my beans roasted to a lite city roast, the first crack, regular city roast is second crack, dark roast is burnt. Every type of bean will taste different depending on the roast.
HaHa more information about coffee than you wanted to know.

[wendyquat]

I like a very strong coffee but need a decaf and it has been difficult finding a robust dark roast in decaf but I recently tried Peets Dark Roast decaf k-cups and enjoy it very much!

[kittygilchrist]

I haven't read any of these posts.
the best coffee you ever had is the coffee you couldn't get that you used to get.

I had to wait until 8:30 after my blood draw.

The idea of sacrifice is good, but my coffee is just not on the table.
ps jesus gave up his coffee and so on...not me!

[jblum315]

Our favorite is Costco...Kirkland brand. The best!

I agree. I was just about to post that myself. It's the thing I miss most about Costco.

[tommy steam]

Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee. I normally drink it with milk but I was in Jamaica and I had it black , no sugar. It was freshly ground just before it was brewed . The best.

[asianthree]

Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee. I normally drink it with milk but I was in Jamaica and I had it black , no sugar. It was freshly ground just before it was brewed . The best.

same here jamaican blue in jamaica, and kona in kona

[Parker]

The best coffee I've ever had was a strong Starbucks cup after having to fast for blood tests. Depravation fuels the love!

[WanderingFinches]

A place called The Thinking Cup in Boston had the best latte I've ever had

[Portia]

tim hortins...we have our family ship it to us or bring when they visit.. wish a franchise would come here..

[TheVillageChicken]

I quit drinking coffee two years ago, but I used to love Community Coffee.

[travelguy]

hard to believe but we love folger's black silk. used to like maxwell house 1892, but it is not made anymore. the worst i ever had was from a bag of jamaican blue that we bought in jamaica.....it tasted like string beans!

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Whenever I walk into Target here in TV, the smell of their coffee blows me away. I've not ever tasted it, and I don't know who is brewing it, but it smells rich and divine.

It's Starbuck's. Not a bad commercial grade coffee.

[collie1228]

Not Starbucks (although their new blonde coffee is OK). Best coffee to me was from a 30 cup percolator (remember those?) in the Personnel Office of the USS Kitty Hawk in 1969-1971.

[CFrance]

Percolated coffee really is the best. Do they still sell those flat filters with the holes punched in them in the corners so you can wrap it around the grounds and fit the ends over the percolator stem?

[rubicon]

The answer ot that question depends on how a person prefers their coffee. I do not care for strong coffee was places like Starbucks would be buckles if everyone was like me.

Most places are hit and miss so I seldom drink coffee out.
According to my wife I make an excellent cup of coffee but I believe she is playing Tom Sawyer/Huck Finn with me.

I prfer Maxwellhouse French Roast

[aln]

Best coffee ever for me was in New Orleans at Caf� du Monde!!

Coffee with Chicory and a couple of Beignets!!! :)

:BigApplause:

[LI SNOWBIRD]

4 day old coffee heated up with a blow touch after sleeping in a cold office the night of the blizzard of 1978.

WOW-- someone remembers the blizzard of'78. Thanks for remembering and posting it
:MOJE_whot:

[BarryRX]

4 day old coffee heated up with a blow touch after sleeping in a cold office the night of the blizzard of 1978.

I understand completely. I remember how good the cup of coffee was after we spent a couple of days on the perimeter in the army.

[Number 6]

Best coffee ever for me was in New Orleans at Caf� du Monde!!

Coffee with Chicory and a couple of Beignets!!! :)

Another vote for Caf� du Monde!

[BarryRX]

hard to believe but we love folger's black silk. used to like maxwell house 1892, but it is not made anymore. the worst i ever had was from a bag of jamaican blue that we bought in jamaica.....it tasted like string beans!

We also bought a bag of Jamaican blue.....I think you were supposed to smoke it!

[BarryRX]

I haven't read any of these posts.
the best coffee you ever had is the coffee you couldn't get that you used to get.

I had to wait until 8:30 after my blood draw.

The idea of sacrifice is good, but my coffee is just not on the table.
ps jesus gave up his coffee and so on...not me!

Yup....the best pleasures are delayed pleasures!

[l2ridehd]

Hula Daddy Io Extra Fancy Kona high mountain coffee.

Award Winning Kona Farm Growing 100% Kona Coffee (http://www.huladaddy.com/)

[maureenod]

You won't have good coffee unless you have good water. The water also has to be HOT to brew the coffee. First boil the water in the kettle pour into glass coffee pot to measure then into coffee maker. I own a B&B and I use Maxwell regular roast and people love my coffee and cannot believe it is Maxwell. But it must be brewed right.

[dillywho]

My mother's!

[bestmickey]

Starbucks Pike Place (after putting an extra scoop in the the pot). No sugar, no cream.

[patfla06]

I use Paul Newman's Organic Breakfast Blend.
They also make stronger coffees.
I love McDonald's iced coffee which I get totally plain.
I take it home and use about 1/4 at a time with 2 cups of skim milk
and ice. Yummmmmm.............

[Shimpy]

For me it depends on how bad I want a cup. The very best for me is riding on my motorcycle early on a cold morning for about an hour of so and stopping for coffee. Even a convience store coffee taste delicious.

[BarryRX]

You won't have good coffee unless you have good water. The water also has to be HOT to brew the coffee. First boil the water in the kettle pour into glass coffee pot to measure then into coffee maker. I own a B&B and I use Maxwell regular roast and people love my coffee and cannot believe it is Maxwell. But it must be brewed right.

Or, you can use a french coffee press.

[ncarvalho]

My own "macho coffee"... just good Arabica bean, boiling water and no flavor :-). And if you like latte, boil some milk and mix them. Nothing beats this! Enjoy!!! As a good Brazilian, 7-10 cups a day is good for me!

[Carl in Tampa]

Several people have hit on the answer. It isn't just what coffee, it's where and under what circumstances.

My best was when I was a teenager working my way through college.

I worked Summers outdoors for Orkin Exterminators putting tents on houses to be treated for termites.

There were occasional summer days when the rain drove us inside and we would go to the 4th of July Cafe in West Tampa and get Cuban Coffee (half and half with hot milk) and dunk strips of toasted Cuban bread in it and watch the rain come down.

None ever tasted better.

:ho:

[kittygilchrist]

Yup....the best pleasures are delayed pleasures!

after paddling the Chattooga River hours in a day, sleeping in a tent, and somebody else made boiled coffee in the a.m.

[KathieI]

The very best coffee I ever had was when I traveled down to Caracas, Venezuela about 15 years ago. Of course, I was there on business and wouldn't leave the hotel campus (afraid of being shot), but all day long I went down to the restaurant and the waiters would see me coming and put on a fresh pot of coffee for me, they knew how much I loved it. Ummmm it was strong and delicious. The exchange rate was so ridiculous at that time, I think it came out to about 5cents a cup (or less), but I threw them a dollar and they loved me to death. This went on all day long, I have never had a better cupa.... too bad but I'll never go back, good coffee or not.

[maureenod]

Or, you can use a french coffee press.

I also use a French press if say one person wants decaf. However, there is a lot of sediment even using a paper filter. It is only good for 1 person. A cup today is only 5 oz.

[6StringMusic]

The "best" coffee I ever enjoyed was after 7 days sailing in The Abacos. Went to The Hope Town Harbour Lodge for a meal before hopping on an airplane home. The aroma and taste was the BEST, and when I queried our wait staff person they reported that the Lodge only served Maxwell House! Huge surprise to me and I have never been able to duplicate the experience with Maxwell House. Day in and day out Panera generally serves the best coffee I enjoy when eating out. At home I brew (using the term loosely) Keurig K cup Jet Fuel for me and K cup Newmans Own organic decaf for the Mrs.

[wendyquat]

Percolated coffee really is the best. Do they still sell those flat filters with the holes punched in them in the corners so you can wrap it around the grounds and fit the ends over the percolator stem?

As a matter of fact I think you can get them on amazon.com, made by Melitta

[Swany01]

By far the very best coffee anyone will ever drink is Tim Horton's coffee. Available in most Canadian provinces and northern states. Check it out the next time you are in Ontario, Canada.

[birdawg]

8 O'Clock coffee A&P

[Gulfhills]

Our favorite is Costco...Kirkland brand. The best!

I agree.....love that coffee!!

[LndLocked]

My first cup of strong, black Costa Rican "1820 Special Reserve" of each and every day

[swimdawg]

By far the very best coffee anyone will ever drink is Tim Horton's coffee. Available in most Canadian provinces and northern states. Check it out the next time you are in Ontario, Canada.

....or Western New York!

The good news is that I'm meeting a friend at Tim Horton's after swimming tomorrow morning.

The bad news is the temp will be around zero degrees.

Ya win some and ya lose some. I get to have Timmy's coffee in the freeeezing weather!

[bluedog103]

Made by a farmer outside a run down shack in the boonies of the Dominican Republic. Straight up, no sugar no milk and no cream. Easily the best coffee I've ever tasted.

[swimdawg]

You won't have good coffee unless you have good water. The water also has to be HOT to brew the coffee. First boil the water in the kettle pour into glass coffee pot to measure then into coffee maker. I own a B&B and I use Maxwell regular roast and people love my coffee and cannot believe it is Maxwell. But it must be brewed right.

I always use filtered water. Hmmmm.....never thought about boiling the water first. I'm half asleep when I'm making coffee when I'm in TV. Not sure if I could wait long enough to boil the water.

[LndLocked]

Over the last 2.5 decades I have known a LOT of people that worked at the Maxwell House plant in Jacksonville, Fl ....... very very few of them drank what they made.

[Ceafolks]

At Club Ambiance, Runaway Bay, Jamaica...Blue Mountain and Tia Maria. :wine:

[Shirleevee]

Dunkin DARK ROAST mixed with Chock Fullo' Nuts NY Roast!

[JP]

Ah Cacao(Playa de Carmen, Mexico) double expresso with dark chocolate piece in the bottom of the cup and 2 bags of natural sugar. Wow!

[Barefoot]

By far the very best coffee anyone will ever drink is Tim Horton's coffee. Available in most Canadian provinces and northern states. Check it out the next time you are in Ontario, Canada.

Another vote for Tim Hortons! :pepper2::pepper2:

[maureenod]

Over the last 2.5 decades I have known a LOT of people that worked at the Maxwell House plant in Jacksonville, Fl ....... very very few of them drank what they made.

I am not saying that it is the best coffee but people say it is good and are very surprised when I tell them it is Maxwell. It is the prep, if not the right temp brewing any coffee.

[ken747pilot]

We drink "Chock full o' Nuts" but I would like to try "Kopi Luwak"
Watch the movie "The Bucket List" and pay very close attention to any/all references to coffee or coffee cans. Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson.
Who can be the first to tell me why we are saving two empty cans of "Chock full o' Nuts.

[Bruiser1]

Kona, but you have to be sitting in a cafe in the islands, on the beach, to appreciate the full effect! It is the most wonderful coffee...has to be 100% Kona, and not a blend.

I concur Kona coffee on "the BIG Island " with trade winds gently caressing your skin. :BigApplause:

[jebartle]

Wish I could remember the name of favorite coffee but remember going into Mast General Store in Valle Crucis, NC(old timey store) and they had barrels and barrels of coffee beans and the aroma was amazing...:clap2:

[looneycat]

Without a doubt, the best coffee I have had would be at the Ritz-Carlton resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica. It was 100% Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee. Unfortunately, the Ritz-Carlton is not there anymore. Adding a shot of dark Jamaican rum to the second cup made it a perfect experience.


I have to heartily agree a truly great cup of coffee

[golf2140]

Wawa

[adk77]

Eight 0'Clock... Consumers Reports likes it, plus very cheap at Walmart's.

[rdhdleo]

Best coffee ever for me was in New Orleans at Caf� du Monde!!

Coffee with Chicory and a couple of Beignets!!! :)

:agree::bigbow:

[Madelaine Amee]

Our best coffee was in Istanbul at a roadside cafe near the spice market. So dark and so rich, wow great coffee!

[logdog]

A 20 cent cappuccino in a Northern Italy train station. Caf� du Monde makes a pretty good cup too. Never cared for the Turkish espresso... I prefer to drink my coffee, not chew it.

[DonH57]

We buy a lot of the 8 o'clock coffee when it's 2 4 1 usually at Publix. Sometimes a shot of Francesca in the coffee makes for a good cup.

[Shimpy]

I visited a friend in The Villages last year and had the best cup of coffee ever. I don't know the brand but she told me that she went to the store that morning and had it ground. Could be that fresh ground coffee is the answer?

[renielarson]

Dunkin Donuts is my favorite coffee.

[larbud]

ones with Kalua....... Sayin...........

[laryb]

Absolutely loved my grandmother's Eight o' Clock when she would give me a sip when I was a kid......without a doubt, the best coffee milkshake anywhere was at Fontaine's Pharmacy in New Bedford, Ma. The pharmacist would make the syrup himself

[CaptainMorgan]

My all time favorite is Kona Coffee when on any Hawaiian island. I spent a lot of time in France and got to enjoy the strong French Roast in the morning.

I think Dunkin Donuts had their best coffee when they ground the beans and brewed it at the counter. They don't seem to do that anymore and their coffee taste is still unique but doesn't quite taste the same.

Oh, and I'll take a Cafe du Monde beignet with any coffee.

[Bavarian]

Dalmaier