Many of you here know I don't like coffee very much. I do drink an
occasional cup but add cream, sugar, and any other available chemicals
to make it palatable to me.

Last week we watched an episode of Uncommon Grounds, the show with Todd
Carmichael and his sourcing of coffee. (Travel Channel if you are
interested) He was in Panama and there is a processor of the beans that
sells some really high end stuff. He sold some coffee to a Japanese
buyer for $600 a pound. It was supposed to be really great.

After watching, I had to check to see if he is selling anything from the
particular estate and they have a couple. One is processed by 90 plus.
Although I don't drink it, my wife enjoys good coffee and I ordered a
half pound for her. Had to try it and wow, it really is good. It is
the only coffee I've ever been able to drink and enjoy on its own, no
additives.

Not cheap, but worth a try.
http://www.lacolombe.com/collections...ci-ninety-plus

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> Many of you here know I don't like coffee very much. I do drink an
> occasional cup but add cream, sugar, and any other available chemicals to
> make it palatable to me.
>
> Last week we watched an episode of Uncommon Grounds, the show with Todd
> Carmichael and his sourcing of coffee. (Travel Channel if you are
> interested) He was in Panama and there is a processor of the beans that
> sells some really high end stuff. He sold some coffee to a Japanese buyer
> for $600 a pound. It was supposed to be really great.
>
> After watching, I had to check to see if he is selling anything from the
> particular estate and they have a couple. One is processed by 90 plus.
> Although I don't drink it, my wife enjoys good coffee and I ordered a half
> pound for her. Had to try it and wow, it really is good. It is the only
> coffee I've ever been able to drink and enjoy on its own, no additives.
>
> Not cheap, but worth a try.
> http://www.lacolombe.com/collections...ci-ninety-plus

For the most part, I quit drinking it when I quit smoking. I tend to
associate the two. I may have had a cup or two since, if nothing else was
available. But I can't stand anything in my coffee. No flavors,
sweeteners, etc. Only black.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in news:n2l7np$2sh$1@dont-
email.me:

> For the most part, I quit drinking it when I quit smoking.

I did the same thing. Back about '92 IIRC.



--
You know it's time to clean the refrigerator
when something closes the door from the inside.

On 2015-11-20 11:17 AM, KenK wrote:
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in news:n2l7np$2sh$1@dont-
> email.me:
>
>> For the most part, I quit drinking it when I quit smoking.
>
> I did the same thing. Back about '92 IIRC.
>

Drinking coffee was so strongly associated with a cigarette that it
became a bit of a test for me to have a coffee without smoking.

On 2015-11-20, Dave Smith > wrote:

> Drinking coffee was so strongly associated with a cigarette that it
> became a bit of a test for me to have a coffee without smoking.

Fer me, it was a glass 'o booze while holding cards in my hand.
Fortunately, I've given all that up. Now jes blk coffee.

nb

On Friday, November 20, 2015 at 6:27:28 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-11-20 11:17 AM, KenK wrote:
> > "Julie Bove" > wrote in news:n2l7np$2sh$1@dont-
> > email.me:
> >
> >> For the most part, I quit drinking it when I quit smoking.
> >
> > I did the same thing. Back about '92 IIRC.
> >
>
> Drinking coffee was so strongly associated with a cigarette that it
> became a bit of a test for me to have a coffee without smoking.

It's a very appealing combo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr2zI99bvso

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> Many of you here know I don't like coffee very much. I do drink an
> occasional cup but add cream, sugar, and any other available chemicals to
> make it palatable to me.
>
> Last week we watched an episode of Uncommon Grounds, the show with Todd
> Carmichael and his sourcing of coffee. (Travel Channel if you are
> interested) He was in Panama and there is a processor of the beans that
> sells some really high end stuff. He sold some coffee to a Japanese buyer
> for $600 a pound. It was supposed to be really great.
>
> After watching, I had to check to see if he is selling anything from the
> particular estate and they have a couple. One is processed by 90 plus.
> Although I don't drink it, my wife enjoys good coffee and I ordered a half
> pound for her. Had to try it and wow, it really is good. It is the only
> coffee I've ever been able to drink and enjoy on its own, no additives.
>
> Not cheap, but worth a try.
> http://www.lacolombe.com/collections...ci-ninety-plus
>

I never understood the need to search endlessly for a cup of coffee that
could be tolerated without the additives. What is wrong with the additives?
I, too, try to make my coffee taste as little like coffee as possible, when
I have it at all.

On 11/19/2015 2:28 PM, taxed and spent wrote:


>>
>> Not cheap, but worth a try.
>> http://www.lacolombe.com/collections...ci-ninety-plus
>>
>
> I never understood the need to search endlessly for a cup of coffee that
> could be tolerated without the additives. What is wrong with the additives?
> I, too, try to make my coffee taste as little like coffee as possible, when
> I have it at all.
>
>

Having found one I can drink without them, I'll still be drinking tea.
This was a treat for my wife. With all the chemicals I'm still not
crazy about coffee, but once in a while it is OK.

What this coffee had was a real fruity taste, especially the peach. 99%
of other coffee, to me, is just coffee. I guess a real purist would
like it black.

On Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 10:41:09 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 11/19/2015 2:28 PM, taxed and spent wrote:
>
>
> >>
> >> Not cheap, but worth a try.
> >> http://www.lacolombe.com/collections...ci-ninety-plus
> >>
> >
> > I never understood the need to search endlessly for a cup of coffee that
> > could be tolerated without the additives. What is wrong with the additives?
> > I, too, try to make my coffee taste as little like coffee as possible, when
> > I have it at all.
> >
> >
>
> Having found one I can drink without them, I'll still be drinking tea.
> This was a treat for my wife. With all the chemicals I'm still not
> crazy about coffee, but once in a while it is OK.
>
> What this coffee had was a real fruity taste, especially the peach. 99%
> of other coffee, to me, is just coffee. I guess a real purist would
> like it black.

If you like the fruity notes in your coffee, don't use any creamer, which pretty much kills them dead.

On 2015-11-19 3:48 PM, dsi1 wrote:

>> What this coffee had was a real fruity taste, especially the peach.
>> 99%
> There seems a lot of confusion as to the number of children. Is it 3,
> 6 or 7. Well written and proofed by CBC,,,chuckle.

>> of other coffee, to me, is just coffee. I guess a real purist
>> would like it black.
>
> If you like the fruity notes in your coffee, don't use any creamer,
> which pretty much kills them dead.
>



I go over to the local corner bakery coffee shop every day and enjoy a
wonderful cup of coffee. They rotate the various fair trade coffees
that they carry. It is a small town so it is not that astounding that
they are the best in town, but they are the best I have had anywhere. I
have to wonder how much difference other people notice in their coffees
after they have been doctored with cream and sugar. I don't usually
bother checking to see which coffee they are offering each day, but I do
often go back to see if I was right. Their usual rotation involves
Ethiopian, Guatemalan, Columbian, and a couple different blends. I
wonder how many people who add cream and sugar or sweetener distinguish
the different flavours.

On 11/19/2015 1:34 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-11-19 3:48 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>
>>> What this coffee had was a real fruity taste, especially the peach.
>>> 99%
>> There seems a lot of confusion as to the number of children. Is it 3,
>> 6 or 7. Well written and proofed by CBC,,,chuckle.
>
>>> of other coffee, to me, is just coffee. I guess a real purist
>>> would like it black.
>>
>> If you like the fruity notes in your coffee, don't use any creamer,
>> which pretty much kills them dead.
>>
>
>
>
> I go over to the local corner bakery coffee shop every day and enjoy a
> wonderful cup of coffee. They rotate the various fair trade coffees
> that they carry. It is a small town so it is not that astounding that
> they are the best in town, but they are the best I have had anywhere. I
> have to wonder how much difference other people notice in their coffees
> after they have been doctored with cream and sugar. I don't usually
> bother checking to see which coffee they are offering each day, but I do
> often go back to see if I was right. Their usual rotation involves
> Ethiopian, Guatemalan, Columbian, and a couple different blends. I
> wonder how many people who add cream and sugar or sweetener distinguish
> the different flavours.

Not adding cream and/or sugar brings about a new coffee taste experience
for sure. C&S does make for a smoother cup but it tends to mask the
differences in the beans. They are the great equalizers, but in this
case, it's not necessarily a good thing.

On Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 3:48:49 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> On Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 10:41:09 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > On 11/19/2015 2:28 PM, taxed and spent wrote:
> >
> >
> > >>
> > >> Not cheap, but worth a try.
> > >> http://www.lacolombe.com/collections...ci-ninety-plus
> > >>
> > >
> > > I never understood the need to search endlessly for a cup of coffee that
> > > could be tolerated without the additives. What is wrong with the additives?
> > > I, too, try to make my coffee taste as little like coffee as possible, when
> > > I have it at all.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Having found one I can drink without them, I'll still be drinking tea.
> > This was a treat for my wife. With all the chemicals I'm still not
> > crazy about coffee, but once in a while it is OK.
> >
> > What this coffee had was a real fruity taste, especially the peach. 99%
> > of other coffee, to me, is just coffee. I guess a real purist would
> > like it black.
>
> If you like the fruity notes in your coffee, don't use any creamer, which pretty much kills them dead.

Au contraire. I've been drinking Peet's Cafe Domingo and
enjoy its cherry/berry notes. I use a goodly amount of
2% milk and those flavors still come through.

My husband uses fat-free Coffeemate and he can taste them,
too.

Cindy Hamilton

On Fri, 20 Nov 2015 06:10:21 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 3:48:49 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
>> On Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 10:41:09 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> > On 11/19/2015 2:28 PM, taxed and spent wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > >>
>> > >> Not cheap, but worth a try.
>> > >> http://www.lacolombe.com/collections...ci-ninety-plus
>> > >>
>> > >
>> > > I never understood the need to search endlessly for a cup of coffee that
>> > > could be tolerated without the additives. What is wrong with the additives?
>> > > I, too, try to make my coffee taste as little like coffee as possible, when
>> > > I have it at all.
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> > Having found one I can drink without them, I'll still be drinking tea.
>> > This was a treat for my wife. With all the chemicals I'm still not
>> > crazy about coffee, but once in a while it is OK.
>> >
>> > What this coffee had was a real fruity taste, especially the peach. 99%
>> > of other coffee, to me, is just coffee. I guess a real purist would
>> > like it black.
>>
>> If you like the fruity notes in your coffee, don't use any creamer, which pretty much kills them dead.
>
>Au contraire. I've been drinking Peet's Cafe Domingo and
>enjoy its cherry/berry notes. I use a goodly amount of
>2% milk and those flavors still come through.
>
>My husband uses fat-free Coffeemate and he can taste them,
>too.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

I don't want any fruity coffee... I want my coffee strong, dark, and
hot... perhaps with bare breasted Kaluha.

On 2015-11-19 2:28 PM, taxed and spent wrote:

> I never understood the need to search endlessly for a cup of coffee that
> could be tolerated without the additives. What is wrong with the additives?
> I, too, try to make my coffee taste as little like coffee as possible, when
> I have it at all.


I have been drinking my coffee black for years. I gave up sugar in
coffee close to 40 years ago. I never was a big fan of sweet drinks.
When I was working and getting coffee at coffee shops I could not get
them to put little enough sugar. I was only putting about 1/4 teaspoon
in and counter staff had trouble dealing with that, so I just cut it out
completely. A few years later I eliminated the cream. I can drink
coffee with a little cream in it but not sugar.

My wife likes cream in her coffee. It has to be proper table cream, not
that half and half stuff, and not milk. If she can't have cream she
drinks it black.

On Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:00:30 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>Many of you here know I don't like coffee very much. I do drink an
>occasional cup but add cream, sugar, and any other available chemicals
>to make it palatable to me.
>
>Last week we watched an episode of Uncommon Grounds, the show with Todd
>Carmichael and his sourcing of coffee. (Travel Channel if you are
>interested) He was in Panama and there is a processor of the beans that
>sells some really high end stuff. He sold some coffee to a Japanese
>buyer for $600 a pound. It was supposed to be really great.
>
>After watching, I had to check to see if he is selling anything from the
>particular estate and they have a couple. One is processed by 90 plus.
> Although I don't drink it, my wife enjoys good coffee and I ordered a
>half pound for her. Had to try it and wow, it really is good. It is
>the only coffee I've ever been able to drink and enjoy on its own, no
>additives.
>
>Not cheap, but worth a try.
>http://www.lacolombe.com/collections...ci-ninety-plus

I like my coffee like I like my women.
https://www.google.com/search?q=i+li...w=1260&bih=608

On Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 1:00:33 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> Many of you here know I don't like coffee very much. I do drink an
> occasional cup but add cream, sugar, and any other available chemicals
> to make it palatable to me.
>
> Last week we watched an episode of Uncommon Grounds, the show with Todd
> Carmichael and his sourcing of coffee. (Travel Channel if you are
> interested) He was in Panama and there is a processor of the beans that
> sells some really high end stuff. He sold some coffee to a Japanese
> buyer for $600 a pound. It was supposed to be really great.
>
> After watching, I had to check to see if he is selling anything from the
> particular estate and they have a couple. One is processed by 90 plus.
> Although I don't drink it, my wife enjoys good coffee and I ordered a
> half pound for her. Had to try it and wow, it really is good. It is
> the only coffee I've ever been able to drink and enjoy on its own, no
> additives.
>
> Not cheap, but worth a try.
> http://www.lacolombe.com/collections...ci-ninety-plus

Most of the 35 years I've been drinking coffee I took my coffee with cream and sugar. But a few years back I decided to try and shave a few Kcals from my dietary intake and and decided to start drinking coffee black. And now I drink hot strong black Sumatran!

I got almost a full pot for the AM! :-)

John Kuthe...