Coffee?

Post by **dhoyne** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:07 pm

diggum, try http://sovranastore.com/lavwholbean.html

It's the only place I've found that imports it. The Oro (gold) is pretty much the standard over there. The Grand Espresso is pretty good, it's got a bit of a chocolatey flavor to it. Those are the only two I've tried so far.

Oh yeah, they're sold in either .5 kg (~1.1 pound) or 1kg (~2.2 pound) bags, be sure to check. It runs about $8-$11 a pound.

Post by **Wes** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:09 am

OK, so I got a french press and ground up some wild oats blend tonight. Going to check it out tomorrow. Thanks for all the advice. I have been getting my morning caffine dose via red bull or bawls, but at $2.00, it is just to much money.

Wes

Post by **longlegsrule** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:39 am

the key to caffeine is sugar and water as an addition...

Post by **Paul3eb** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:38 am

french press all the way. careful, though: there's a lot of suspended coffee bean in the drink and it can give you a pretty hard buzz. and for another big reason to drink coffee, check this out:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditio ... index.html

Post by **Rags** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 7:55 pm

THe italian Lavazza can be purchased at some stores in Lex/lou/cinci! Jungle Jim's in Cinci is almost guaranteed to have it...Meijer's in Lex has it. We brought some home from Italy, too---along with a backpack full of wine! We clinked all the way through the airports...

Post by **lordjim_2001** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 7:59 pm

Wes wrote:OK, so I got a french press and ground up some wild oats blend tonight. Going to check it out tomorrow...

What's the verdict? Good, bad, or do you have the caffine jitters and can't type?

Post by **Wes** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 8:06 pm

Pretty good, actually. I like the blend, and the press thing work just fine. I need to work out how much to make though - I thought I added enough for 12oz, but a guess a bit of water gets sucked into the grounds. So I had a nice cup and a half.

The coffee thing might even get me to eat breakfast now as well. I never really was much on that meal, but, it was cool to sit and drink coffee, eat breakfast, and catch up on email, news, and bbs's at Kava in Bishop. So, I might start trying to do that here more. Rather then my usual breakfast of a red bull and maybe a granola bar while driving to work...

Wes

Post by **Steve** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 11:57 pm

Breakfast gets you going, key meal of the day. Coffee is like dessert.

Post by **Alan Evil** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 1:47 am

Fuck that. Drink coffee. Don't eat.

Post by **Wes** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 2:33 pm

Alan Evil wrote:Fuck that. Drink coffee. Don't eat.

This seems like it works better for me. If I eat very much in the morning, I am hungry all day and have less energy at night to train. If I skip breakfast, and just eat an early lunch (10:30 - 11:00ish) then I am less hungry and have more energy. Same with days I climb - no/very light breakfast means I climb better. Coffee is better then red bull in the morning - I am already hooked for sure.

Wes