I did not get into drinking coffee until well into my late 20s when I was living in San Francisco. Even then, it was the sugary Starbucks stuff.
No, my love of coffee arrived well into my 30s (I'm now 52) and it was truly a glorious revelation of what was missing from my palette. And while I’m not the ultra-purist of coffee drinkers – I do appreciate a well-crafted roasted bean.
When I'm on tour or traveling for work, I usually buy a bag of beans from a local roaster as a souvenir – but also, I like supporting local businesses and.... coffee!
Problems begin to mount when I’m gone for 3 to 5 days and I end up buying at least a bag a day… which means I’m stockpiling bags of coffee that will last for a few weeks. The problem compounds when I find myself traveling frequently.
For example: At one point, I had seven bags of coffee from five different cities all sitting in my cupboard… waiting patiently as I would slowly grind through them during my week. Because of the amount of time I'm holding these beans, I always request whole bean and keep the bags stored in the cupboard.
I don’t have a favorite roaster as I’ve been to quite a few and nearly all of them have something amazing to try – but I do have my favorite beans. I prefer medium roasts and I usually gravitate towards Eastern Africa and South American beans. Indonesian is also up there too. Central American coffee is good too (especially Guatemala), but I tend to be very picky about the beans from there – just because I enjoy the other regions more.
TLDR: I like coffee.
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