Who is your favorite online roaster?

by HB on Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:33 pm

by **JonR10** on Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:31 pm

Hard to single out just one...

I have had such great product and service from a few...

Coffee Emergency, Caffe Fresco, and Metropolis (missing from poll) have all been excellent to me.

(And I haven't tried any of the others - so my vote would be biased anyway) :oops:

by **papalatte** on Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:51 am

Sorry.........
I only home roast....... :oops:

Skip

by **zak42** on Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:30 am

Zoka Coffee & Barefoot Coffee Roasters (both can order online) would be my favorites right now.

by **puffinjk** on Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:32 pm

Great Northern Roasting Co, Traverse City Mi. :lol:

by **malachi** on Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:45 pm

You know... there is an "other" choice...

by **cannonfodder** on Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:22 pm

Wow, that is a lopsided poll so far. Besides my vote, Metro is one of my fave as well, but 90% of my coffee is home roast.

by **mortgageman** on Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:57 am

Caffe Fresco gets my vote - Tony's Ambrosia blend and Daterra are awesome. The level of service he provides and his commitment to constantly improving what he does is unparalleled imho.

by **brianneary** on Thu Oct 13, 2005 2:38 pm

Current favorite is Fresco - Ambrosia.
Has anyone noticed more Caffeine 'kick' in Brentwood - Gold. We certainly do here.

by **kdesanctis** on Fri Oct 14, 2005 2:19 pm

Caffe Fresco gets my vote too - Tony's Black Hand is amazing for a great all around blend. Makes wonderful ristretto and great machiatos. The Ambrosia blend is wonderful too. The level of service he provides and his commitment to constantly improving what he does is unparalleled as someone else noted as is the value. I used to use Vivace but Caffe Fresco's taste is superior and the value makes it a slam dunk. If you haven't tried it you need to.

by **jason_casale** on Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:57 pm

I love the Ambrosia and it has become my new favorite espresso coffee I plan on continually ordering it. Tony knows first rate service and deserves the vote not only for his excellent coffee but first rate service. I had a problem where my coffee was sent to my old address and would be forwarded to late for my party which I needed the coffee for. Tony resolved it and sent another 2 pounds asap to the correct address at no cost to me. I have never in my life received such service and dealt with anyone who bent over backwards to resolve the issue. I was shocked that such service even existed in this day in age. Hat off to Tony and the Ambrosia. If you have not tried Tony's fresh roasted espresso or coffee and excellent service I suggest you do. Thanks everyone.

by **miKe mcKoffee** on Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:42 am

skiplord wrote:Sorry.........
I only home roast.......
Skip

I'm not sorry......
And I only home roast too, and just closed a deal today on a used San Franciscan SF1!
Espresso machines aren't the only way to chew up $$$ :!:

by **Balthazar_B** on Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:50 am

miKe mcKoffee wrote:I'm not sorry......
And I only home roast too, and just closed a deal today on a used San Franciscan SF1!
Espresso machines aren't the only way to chew up $$$

OK, I gotta know: how many $$$ did the used SF1 chew up?

by **miKe mcKoffee** on Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:50 pm

Balthazar_B wrote:OK, I gotta know: how many $$$ did the used SF1 chew up?

Getting it for 38.857142857142857142857142857143% of the current $4375 price new . (of, not off)

by **Balthazar_B** on Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:01 pm

miKe mcKoffee wrote:Getting it for 38.857142857142857142857142857143% of the current $4375 price new . (of, not off)

Nice price! Betcha you're going to be a very popular guy in your neighborhood

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by **Spencer** on Sun Dec 04, 2005 11:36 pm

Bluebottle Coffee. Either my technique is improving or they have very forgiving coffee. The 100 % Yemen Sana'ani and the Espresso Temescal. Also Sweet Maria's roasted Moka Kadir and Espresso Monkey blends.

by **Kristi** on Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:53 am

Caffe Fresco's Ambrosia

yum!

by **CSME9** on Fri Dec 30, 2005 7:51 pm

Caffe Fresco Ambrosia is my favorite.

WS

by **Ozark_61** on Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:22 pm

I also like the Metropolis. 2nd is Zoka's palladino.

Geoff

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EDIT: FWIW - I just received Daterra and Ambrosia on excellent recommendation from the poll here - I would give the nod to Ambrosia, but I still prefer Metropolis.

by **ramseysingleton** on Sat Feb 25, 2006 2:52 am

In order, Vivace, Victrola, Intelligensia, and Terroir.

Do Cafe Fresco coffees have robusta in them or are they straight up arabica?


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