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Tully's Coffee?
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. :-) |
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Tully's Coffee?
wrote in message ups.com... 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. :-) Man, what a coffee snob. RCE :-) |
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