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★★★★★
Coffee so good, it will ruin you.
My how the tables have come full circle and turned upside down.
I started my love affair with coffee at a young age, addicted the the auto drip coffee. As I grew I became less enamored with it, but I still called her every week. Then things changed on the Honeymoon with my Wife. We stayed a fancy hotel and Coffee, well she was served as a french press. Oh those seductive notes, the rich taste, she lulled me back to her again.
As soon as I got home I got a French Press and never looked back. Now it is 10 years later. Sometimes I give in and get coffee from the coffee machine, but I love the french press still. I started drinking Blonde roast about 2 years ago. I was reading and someone mentioned that blonde roast is better as a pour over. My coworker also parroted that pour over is the best coffee.
Pour over? What the heck is that? French press all the way baby that's all there is to it. Most people see Pour over as a uniquely Hipster thing. A level of coffee snobbery I have left un-attained. And yet... I ordered this on curiosity. I reviewed a bunch of options, and decided that I didn't want to go back to using filters, so metal mesh is fine for me. This seemed to be the best between aesthetics, build quality, and reviews.
My first pot of this was Andaqui 100% Colombian, my second Blond roast from Starbucks... I wonder now if I ever truly tasted coffee before. I told my wife that I fear for my immortal soul by throwing in with the Hipster. She said we can't be friends anymore, she jests, but I thought... "I'm not sure I can go back to normal coffee now". This tasted so good I just about slapped your mama thinking about it.
If there is a fault with this product, I would hazard to say I would like more capacity because I am a coffee sharer. I love sharing the experience and I will drink this whole pot by myself as it pours about 1 normal cup for me. Would I purchase again? Yes Yes and a million times Yes. French press... whats her number again? I forget... Anyone want a french press?
May 2016 · Home and Kitchen · verified purchase