The Coffeehouse.... Baristi, Barista, Bariste

Thanks Justin, I'll check them out too.

Yup, taste is as subjective as Hi-Fi and can start just as many bun fights ;)

Mostly peaberry with a bit of unka funklehttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...26845bb215.jpg

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Originally Posted by User211

Extract is close by too.

https://extractcoffee.co.uk/

Wogan is better value and overall I prefer their coffee.

Discovered both purely because I decided to check our local suppliers. Wogan is better than HasBean which I used for years.

It's all down to your taste buds at the end of the day, though.

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yup extract are good too.. Unkle Funka is one of theres altho not always available

https://ambercoffeeroasters.co.uk/

amber do some nice beans too

The Nicaraguan La Bastilla Natural from Wogan is for my taste the best coffee I have bought anywhere.

I liked it so much that I promptly ordered four more bags but sadly that batch wasn't a patch on the previous one. I'll get in touch with them about it as they are very helpful.

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. . . sadly that batch wasn't a patch on the previous one.

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Unfortunately that's happened to me at times from independents, very hard to maintain consistency. I understand how it happens, but it can be frustrating.

(or are we just monumental fuss arses?)

LOL.

If it was just a minor difference I wouldn't make a fuss, but it tasted like 95% of the fruit flavours had been stripped out of it, just leaving a bog standard dull coffee.

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LOL.

If it was just a minor difference I wouldn't make a fuss, but it tasted like 95% of the fruit flavours had been stripped out of it, just leaving a bog standard dull coffee.

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Yup I have had that before from pretty much EVERY specialist online seller. Just use one for a good few months and you will spot it. HasBean used to really piss me off sometimes. Great coffee, re-order and get a dud.

To be fair it is a natural and highly complex product. Standardisation occurs with mass production and technology. So by Illy or the like if that is your highest priority.

The other thing is if it tastes rubbish either blend it or leave it open for a week or two. It WILL change and a lot of the time oxidation is a positive thing I find.

Most change taste a bit with every brew.

So many variables.

Anyway I have 500g of it so I'll post here what I think in due course. Last batch I had was really bloody good towards the end of 500g after it had time to breath.

If it was a single bag I wouldn't have been bothered but I liked the previous one so much I bought four.

I'm not about to start buying Illy though. Perfectly happy to accept some variation in style / quality but not to this degree ideally.
Won't stop me trying again.