Ole Cowboy
TGT Addict
I would guess most on here love a good cup, great cup even more. But great cups are hard to come by. After a career in the Army, Infantry, trust me I know bad and good coffee when I see and drink it. Stopping off at the mess tent while trudging thru snow on some field problem in Germany, looking down into a garbage can full of a thick hot liquid as some mess sgt stirs it with the gravy spoon and taking note of the egg shells and what appears to be the mess cooks socks being washed...I extend my canteen cup to have it filled. While the taste may have left something to be desired, one would never know as you are drinking it for the warmth, hoping to warm a numb body...
As I wander thru the world always looking for the great cup I have found, but that is over in Italy here in the US as close as I have come (believe it or not) Starbucks Italian Roast whole bean. They will grind in store to your request. Now for some enlightenment: There are all kinds of grinds and bet on it the finer the grind the finer and fuller the taste of coffee. Starbucks can do a "Turkish" grind and if you have never had coffee made with a Turkish grind you are truly missing something.
As for your whole bean to be Turkish grind and its going to be like a fine dust, in fact reminds me of my granddad taking a dip of Rooster Snuff (if anyone remembers that).
I use about 2 heaping teaspoons of Turkish grind per cup (note: a cup to me is 16 oz) then add water to the coffee in a unbleached filter in a drip over my coffee cup.
Turkish grind Italian Roast whole bean puts Starbucks into the GREAT coffee drinking experience. Try it, it will rock your world if you are a coffee lover...
Enjoy
As I wander thru the world always looking for the great cup I have found, but that is over in Italy here in the US as close as I have come (believe it or not) Starbucks Italian Roast whole bean. They will grind in store to your request. Now for some enlightenment: There are all kinds of grinds and bet on it the finer the grind the finer and fuller the taste of coffee. Starbucks can do a "Turkish" grind and if you have never had coffee made with a Turkish grind you are truly missing something.
As for your whole bean to be Turkish grind and its going to be like a fine dust, in fact reminds me of my granddad taking a dip of Rooster Snuff (if anyone remembers that).
I use about 2 heaping teaspoons of Turkish grind per cup (note: a cup to me is 16 oz) then add water to the coffee in a unbleached filter in a drip over my coffee cup.
Turkish grind Italian Roast whole bean puts Starbucks into the GREAT coffee drinking experience. Try it, it will rock your world if you are a coffee lover...
Enjoy