On Fri, 11 Dec 2015 09:14:35 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote:

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On Thu, 10 Dec 2015 21:49:14 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote:

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On Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:08:26 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote:

Was he a great hockey player? Coffee is a personal taste thing. I think
Starbucks mostly tastes like a burned bean brew.

I really liked the old 7-11 coffee in the paper cup but it may have
just been a taste from the cup ;-)
It wasn't the same when they went to foam cups.


Best coffee I ever drank was a Circle K shop near here. Coffee was always
fantastic in the morning. I think they used good beans, and the machine
had perfect water temperature. Was consistently great.

By far the best coffee I ever had was at the Myrtle Bank Hotel in
Kingston Jamaica (1968). A close second is the Ritz in Naples Fla.
Same sort of taste and I have not had anything like it anywhere else.
Not a clue what they do. It is strong and rich without being burnt
tasting like Seattle coffee but "mellow" without a hint of sharpness.
It is a primo cup of joe.
I thought it was just a memory that I was embellishing for 40 years
until I had some at the Ritz.


Jamaica Blue Mountain are some of the worlds best beans.

I have purchased lots of Jamaican coffee but there must be something
in the way they prepare it. This is not some kind of "one off"
espresso. They had it in big urns in both places. I was sorry I didn't
have a thermos in my pocket ;-)