Top 5 Coffee Roasters - 2019 - Page 6

#51: Post by **slybarman** » December 9th, 2019, 8:37 am

Bret wrote: +1 for Josuma Malabar Gold. Five pounds runs $60ish dollars depending on whether you choose a single 5lb bag or five 1lb bags (my preference) which includes shipping. Bags are heat sealed and freeze well. Orders place by noon on Friday ship on Monday. No stale stock.

Friendly folks, too. I had some reasons to move to mostly drip for about 3 months. When I placed my order last week, they sent me an email welcoming me back, they had noticed my absence. We emailed back and forth a bit, etc. It's extra nice to deal with nice people.

It can feel a little risky buying 5lbs for your first order, so if you have a couple or four friends to divvy up the order that can work.

https://josumacoffee.bigcartel.com/prod ... d-espresso

They recommend grinding a bit finer than usual, and a higher temp than typical -- I've found that to be a good recommendation.

https://www.josuma.com/extraction-parameters/

FWIW - WLL has a 1lb bag of Malobar Gold. They buy the greens from Josuma and (supposedly) roast it to Josumas specifications. I bought the 1lb bag from WLL before my first order from josuma, but I confess now I totally forget how closely the two matched up.

#52: Post by **johnny4lsu** » December 10th, 2019, 4:58 pm

Chert wrote:But don't feel that Stumptown isn't great; it is. Ya'll are lucky to have one in New Orleans.

Stumptown is FAR from great. I would recommend 5+ shops there over Stumptown.

1. Solo Espresso
2. Cherry
3. Mammoth
4. Congregation
5. Hivolt
6. Revelator
7. Spitfire
8. Mojo

These are better.

December 10th, 2019, 6:28 pm

I still disagree. I have good coffee from every Stumptown I have visited and their accounts. But I moved on and haven't gone to one in few years. I have had amazing coffee from Stumptown joints in Portland and Seattle. \

Thanks for sharing great spots to try in New Orleans.

When I visit if ever, I will reference the list. I rarely make it it big cities so seek out smaller venues. Do you frequent the New Orleans Stumptown location to be able to criticize it so definitively?

#54: Post by **johnny4lsu** » December 11th, 2019, 9:45 am

The few times I had it was enough to never go back. Below average. Bad for specialty. Speaking only for NOLA.

#55: Post by **SJM** » December 11th, 2019, 3:01 pm

wait wait wait....
aren't we talking apples and oranges?

It sounds like Johnny is saying that the Stumptown cafe in NOLA isn't up to snuff, but that doesn't mean that Stumptown roasts aren't good....does it?

#56: Post by **johnny4lsu** » December 11th, 2019, 3:03 pm

The context of the discussion revolved around nola Stumptown.

Regardless, time to move on

#57: Post by **Gataros** » December 11th, 2019, 3:29 pm

1) Coffee Collective
2) La Cabra
3) Gardelli
4) Five Elephant
5) Taf

#58: Post by **SJM** » December 11th, 2019, 3:32 pm

Oops....sorry....you're right.
I just read the title of the thread ....
Moooooovin' on....

December 16th, 2019, 3:08 pm

Gataros wrote:1) Coffee Collective
2) La Cabra
3) Gardelli
4) Five Elephant
5) Taf

What have you tried from Five Elephant? It's on the La Marzocco subscription this month.

#60: Post by **guydebord** » December 16th, 2019, 3:39 pm

In the USA:

1. Brandywine https://www.brandywinecoffeeroasters.come
2. B&W https://www.blackwhiteroasters.com/coll ... ngs-coffee
3. Parlor https://parlorcoffee.com
4. Madcap https://madcapcoffee.com
5. Coptic Light https://copticlight.org
...
6. Elixr https://elixrcoffee.com
7. SEY https://www.seycoffee.com

Europe (that I remember now..):

1. Nomad (Barcelona)
2. Terres de Cafe (Paris)
3. Coffee Collective (Copenhagen)
4. La Cabra (Aarhus)
5. Langøra (Stjørdal)
6. Tim Wendelboe & Stockfleths (Oslo)
7. The Barn (Berlin)
8. Probador (Istanbul)
9. Origin (London)