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  1. 02-12-2018, 10:28 #1261
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    Well I have to say I'm underwhelmed by two of the three Coffee Compass roasts so far, the Brazilian (Brazil Ecoagricola) and Costa Rican (Costa Rica Don Alfonso). Both are quite light roasts and not bursting with flavour, the Costa Rican is very smooth with very little acidity, so it's a pleasant easy drinking coffee but it lacks the punch of a good Columbian bean. I have one more to go, an Espresso blend so hopefully that'll have more flavour, but I won't be buying either of the first two again.



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    End of a large Waitrose latte.

    4/10. Quite tasteless. Where's the coffee? Tastes like half a shot.
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    Afternoon cuppa

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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


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    Grant destroys Waitrose...
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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    The two before combining


    Much better (in terms of the photography)

    That espresso looks positively yummy!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tim View Post
    Well I have to say I'm underwhelmed by two of the three Coffee Compass roasts so far, the Brazilian (Brazil Ecoagricola) and Costa Rican (Costa Rica Don Alfonso). Both are quite light roasts and not bursting with flavour, the Costa Rican is very smooth with very little acidity, so it's a pleasant easy drinking coffee but it lacks the punch of a good Columbian bean. I have one more to go, an Espresso blend so hopefully that'll have more flavour, but I won't be buying either of the first two again.
    Dang I hate it when that happens Tim.
    I wonder what is more disappointing - the purchase or the thought of having to drink the rest of the pack!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Much better (in terms of the photography)

    That espresso looks positively yummy!

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    This Italian blend is going well. Ordered more for xmas
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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

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    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


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    Quote Originally Posted by julesd68 View Post
    Dang I hate it when that happens Tim.
    I wonder what is more disappointing - the purchase or the thought of having to drink the rest of the pack!
    just toss it if its not to your taste.
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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


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  10. 03-12-2018, 00:48 #1270
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    Quote Originally Posted by julesd68 View Post
    Dang I hate it when that happens Tim.
    I wonder what is more disappointing - the purchase or the thought of having to drink the rest of the pack! [emoji38]
    Well I guess that's the price you pay for experimenting, but I'm inclined to go with Grant's suggestion and toss em', or just use for testing grind sizes or flushing stale grounds out the burrs. They are 500g packs too FFS.

    Or I could give it to guests who drink instant with milk and sugar and they'll think I'm giving them gourmet coffee

    I have to say for £3.29 a pack the Tesco Colombian Supremo beans often see off some single origin beans at over twice the price . . . go figure!

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