wrote:
Harry Krause wrote:

Any of you northwesterners know this brand?

My coffeemaker company sent me an email announcing the availability of
Tully's Coffee in "k-cups," which is what I use. Claimed it was a
leading brand in the northwest and had some interesting blends,
including a "kona," which I enjoy.

Opinions of Tully's Coffee?

Thanks!


Tully's is an also-ran in a field completely dominated by Starbuck's.
The coffee is about the same as Starbucks. Their new corporate
headquarters is in a huge yellow building just W of I-5 near Boeing
Field, and the building formerly served as the brewery for Rainier
Beer. That's appropriate. Rainier was a fair quality mass-pro beer, but
nothing special. Starbucks, Tully's, etc are fair quality mass-pro
coffees that one can drink on a daily basis but can't be considered a
memorable coffee experience.

There are a couple of good Pacific NW coffee companies, but I doubt
that you'll find them shipping their coffees to mass marketers for
distribution on the east coast.
Among stricly local coffees, my personal favorite is Cafe Apassionato.
When down at Fishermen's Terminal on Salmon Bay, I make it a point to
wander across the street to the headquaters store for Cafe Apassionato.
They roast their coffee in very small batches, and the single roasting
machine is separated from the dining area by a glass wall. You can
watch, and smell, the coffee being roasted. In addition to the store at
Fishermen's Terminal, I think there are also some others around but not
even close to the number of Tully's, disregarding Starbucks entirely.
AFAIK, all the coffee for all their stores is roasted in that small
shop where commercial fishermen and boatwrights gather for a bit of BS
and hot coffee on a NW winter morning.

I can tell you about some of the best coffee in the world, but not
without a disclaimer:
I refuse to be held accountable for your total dissatisfaction with
mere, ordinary, or even "gourmet" coffee for the rest of your life if
you follow this link and order some coffee.

http://www.potofgoldcoffee.com/


If you can ever score some peanuts from Pot of Gold, do! They clean
"Gertrude" by roasting a load of peanuts every so often as the peanut
shells scrape the coffee residue off the surfaces. There is a waiting
list of Thetis Island neighbors willing to pay pretty good money for
coffee-flavored roasted peanuts, or they put them aside to use as gifts
for personal friends. Nan, the proprietess, once told me they keep a
supply of peanuts stashed away for Gertrude's repairman, as there are
only a few people around who know how to repair the old roaster and the
gentleman has been known to work with special diligence when bribed by
a handful of peanuts.

Good coffee is expensive, but so are good wine, good food, good boats,
and most women. We only live once, and can't take it with us. :-)


Funny they can use that trade name.
Pot og Gold chocolated were produced here by Moirs for years ...and
still kept the name after Hershey came to town and bought Moirs out.
http://www.hersheycanada.com/potofgoldproductpage.asp