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MARIOBARBA
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Posted Tue Apr 17, 2012, 6:27am Subject: Re: Buying good coffee in Montreal

My only complaint about places like Gamba and other 3rd wave shops is the price of the coffee. I've paid up to 18$ for 12oz of coffee from out of town micro roasters. If I order from Social I can pay 12-13$ shipped to my door. I recently paid 4$ for 1/2 lb of coffee from Prima Goccia in Montreal- North on a whim. For the price, it was very good.

dzitt
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Posted Tue Apr 17, 2012, 6:49am
Subject: Re: Buying good coffee in Montreal

MARIOBARBA Said:

My only complaint about places like Gamba and other 3rd wave shops is the price of the coffee. I've paid up to 18$ for 12oz of coffee from out of town micro roasters. If I order from Social I can pay 12-13$ shipped to my door. I recently paid 4$ for 1/2 lb of coffee from Prima Goccia in Montreal- North on a whim. For the price, it was very good.

Posted April 17, 2012 link

Have you tried commonly liked blends like Red Bird, Redline and 49th Parallel ? Cause if the coffee is really good, I don't mind paying few dollars more, but it have to be worth the extra money...

From Prima Goccia, which blend did you ordered ?

dzitt

dzitt
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Posted Tue Apr 17, 2012, 10:22am Subject: Re: Buying good coffee in Montreal

Bought the Goccia d’Oro blend from Terra Café during lunch time. Will try it tonight :) dzitt

cappuccinoboy
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Posted Tue Apr 17, 2012, 1:47pm
Subject: Re: Buying good coffee in Montreal

dzitt Said:

Any suggestion ?

dzitt

Posted March 21, 2012 link

why don't you ask whoever sold you your espresso machine ???
ciao, Pietro

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Posted Tue Apr 17, 2012, 5:52pm
Subject: Re: Buying good coffee in Montreal

cappuccinoboy Said:

why don't you ask whoever sold you your espresso machine ???
ciao, Pietro

Posted April 17, 2012 link

I did and I tried one (Terra Cafe) today and will try more...

Is that bad to ask others too to have different views and suggestions ? What if I don't have the same taste as my seller ?

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Posted Wed Apr 18, 2012, 2:02pm
Subject: Re: Buying good coffee in Montreal

dzitt Said:

I did and I tried one (Terra Cafe) today and will try more...

Is that bad to ask others too to have different views and suggestions ? What if I don't have the same taste as my seller ?

dzitt

Posted April 17, 2012 link

it is perfectly normal, but the palate is yours and you are the sole person to decide what you like best...and although any professional seller will offer a range of different blends, my advice is to concentrate on one type coffee and really get the best out of it, every time..., when you gain this type of consistency you could responsibly explore the world of different blends, and again one at a time.
but that is my opinion, YMMV and you could always blame the blend instead of your poor Mano or lousy grinder, or you could even start doubting that you need to upgrade your machine (that is perfectly capable of giving you a very good shot..)
Good journey (to the espresso heaven..) ciao, Pietro

dzitt
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Posted Wed Apr 18, 2012, 6:38pm Subject: Re: Buying good coffee in Montreal

Pietro, I do undertand your opinion and the way you express it and you are probably right ! What I needed after having bought a better machine than I had before, is to have something to rely on. I had poor quality to bad at home. I needed to have at least a base to work on (beans), then to learn the machine and the adjustments that would help me to reach a satisfying result. Will continue to improve as time goes by... dzitt

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Posted Wed Apr 18, 2012, 7:55pm
Subject: Re: Buying good coffee in Montreal

MARIOBARBA Said:

My only complaint about places like Gamba is the price of the coffee. 18$ for 12oz of coffee from out of town micro roasters. If I order from Social I can pay 12-13$ shipped to my door.

Posted April 17, 2012 link

I don't know when was the last time you order from Social, but their cheapest coffee is 13$ and the charge 7$/lb shipping + tax.....no saving there. When I want to spend less then 20$/lb from Gamba i buy from cafe st-henri ~ 13$ or from cafe union 10-12$.

I've read in another posting that you've tried some italian imported coffee. I would like to try some did you get it from cafe mali or a place like milano on st-laurence, any recommendation for someone into northern italian style coffee?

Thanks

dzitt
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Posted Thu Apr 26, 2012, 7:01am Subject: Re: Buying good coffee in Montreal

The Goccia d’Oro blend bought from Terra Café is good. Have I have tried it with different grind size, longest and shorter shots to find witch way I prefer it. Will buy again... dzitt

MARIOBARBA
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Posted Thu Apr 26, 2012, 8:05am Subject: Re: Buying good coffee in Montreal

People' Daily from Social is 12$ for 12oz. They offer free shipping for orders over 25$ and you shouldn't pay tax on coffee in Quebec. Generally I get two bags of coffee shipped for free which I receive on average 2-3 days post roast. One goes into the chest freezer the other gets used. St-Henri has their godshot listed at 15.50$/12 oz on their website before shipping, do they have lower prices in store? As for the italian import stuff, I usually go to Mayrand in St-Leonard or the Inter Marché near my place in Laval. Just get the bags with the farthest best before date. 1kg bags in my experience are better than 250g bags or cans. The Italian companies seem to make better blends for bars/cafes than they do for home use. The fact is most italians don't make real espresso at home, they go to the bar and use a moka pot at home.

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