Coffee culture club

My journey to find good coffee to drink at home continues.

Kim & I used to drink Carte Noir instant, but all of a sudden it's taste changed for the worse. A bit of research showed that the company had been bought out by a competitor, and this explained the drop in quality. So on to Percol - another instant available at our local Tesco. Happiness ensued, until Tesco suddenly delisted it. We briefly found some in waitrose, but Cardiff is too far to travel for good coffee. Since then, we have not found anything as good, settling on Nescafe Gold blend as the best of a bad lot. I think I have tried every other brand, even the ones that contain a proportion of ground coffee, such as Azeera or Millicano.

I've now given up on instant, and am exploring ground coffee via a 'French press' cafetiere. So far it's much better than instant, approximately the same cost, perhaps a little more. Now on to discover the best brand, the ideal measure/water ratio, steep time & how to stop the kitchen look like an explosion at a coffee factory. First world problems, eh?

Contenders are:- Lavazza, Illy, Costa, Taylors, & Tesco 'taste the extra cost'. I've not sunk so low as to try single variety organic vegan farmer fair trade special roast terrorist blend cocaine enhanced, but there is still time. 

Soon:-