This is terrifying. I can’t switch to tea. Forget it.

[pilar]

It’s pretty hard to find a decent cup of coffee in the US or Canada. Europe is generally slightly worse IMO.

Best coffee's I’ve ever had have been either in Australia or NZ , with very few exceptions.

I reckon the rest of the world need to train their baristas in the antipodes.

Just saying.

They import most of their coffee from Vietnam, which produces some of the very best & strongest in the world, I love drinking coffee with Dihn my wife’s hairdresser / nail guy he always brings back coffee and tea when he goes there to visit family
It’s fabulous stuff both his coffee and tea is 1000% better than the stuff next door at BEST Cup coffee shop
So I bet it’s good down there!

 

[Tundra Tiger]

You can keep your coffee...I will take tea. That should get me voted off of someone's island. Guaranteed that I was the only guy in Alaska drinking iced tea in the winter.

Depending on when you were here that could be incorrect. From 91-97 and 02-present there was at least one other.

 

[PCC600]

While we are discussing coffee , am I the only person in the world who hates Nespresso ? I prefer instant coffee ( and that’s not saying much ).

 

[spike.t]

Don't drink coffee...but zambia also produces it..think a few places in usa sell it

 

[ZG47]

It’s pretty hard to find a decent cup of coffee in the US or Canada. Europe is generally slightly worse IMO.

Best coffee's I’ve ever had have been either in Australia or NZ , with very few exceptions.

I reckon the rest of the world need to train their baristas in the antipodes.

Just saying.

Yeah, some Yanks still don’t seem to realise that Hershey chocolate tastes different because … Mr Hersey did not make good enough notes, whilst in England and he f#&@*d up the process! Cheers from NZ.

 

[BeeMaa]

I've been off coffer for several years now, since about 2018 or so. Gives me the gitters from the spike in caffeine. And that's funny considering all the coffee I drank in the Navy.

Switched to tea and everything is good. We've been buying a red tea (Rooibos) from Africa since our first safari because we enjoyed it so much. Smelling a fresh cup transports my mind back there in an instant.

 

[Bandera]

I have a buddy that I hunt with. If the coffee in camp is not acceptable to his tastes he will take over the coffee maker and make decent pot of coffee. Naturally he gets invited on a bunch of trips.
I do tend to be a non-discriminate coffee drinker. It can be Maxwell House, Foldgers, Black Rifle, Kona Costa Rican, don’t much care. I will drink it.

 

[PARA45]

Buy Colombian coffee. The lower quality coffees in Colombia will match or beat Brasilian coffees in a cupping score. Colombian specialty coffees are the best in the world. I recently had an opportunity to try specialty coffees from Costa Rica, Salvador, Guatemala, Ethiopia, Panama and Mexico. They all have great specialty coffees as well.

US coffee market and coffee shops buy what we call “pasillo” (the lowest grade coffee) for the most part. Then they haul the green coffee to the US and burn the hell out of it and call it “bold”, “intense” and other catchy marketing names.
And charge huge mark ups.

Our last harvest was the best in over 25 years. This next one will be almost as good. At the auctions, I only know of 2 US buyers. The rest were European and Australian.

If anyone is interested in purchasing coffee from our area or would like to tour a real, working coffee farm, let me know.

Safe travels and Safe hunting

Oh I’m hurt, you didn’t mention Nicaraguan coffee.

 

[Boyd Brooks]

Best cup of coffee I have ever had was in a dive shop in Kona Hawaii, local grown and roasted beans. Made in a old drip coffee machine and drank from a Styrofoam cup and still the best coffee I ever had. And yes I drink it black, because I want coffee, not warm, sweet cow syrup.

 

[Canadaboy]

Jamaican blue mountain coffee. The good pure stuff, not one of the deceptively labeled blends that pretend to be what they aren’t. The hand picked peaberry stuff is even better.

Unfortunately I quit caffeine, so I don’t get to enjoy it any more.

 

[thriller]

Zimbabwe coffee is really good. It just hard to find. Maybe that will change?

I have always wondered why since they grow coffee in Zimbabwe all you ever find in camp is instant coffee

 

[Rimbaud]

Coffee Analyst Warns Brazil Frost Could Deliver "Death Blow" To 2026 Harvest | ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

Coffee Market 2025: Record Prices, Tight Supply, and Volatility Ahead

Global coffee prices hit record highs in 2025 amid tight supply, weather risks, and EU regulations. Indian exports surge; short-term forecast remains bullish.

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This could trigger WWIII.

Zero Hedge is infamous on Wall Street for the world is ending coverage of everything. The writers probably live in their mom's basement and have orange finger tips stained by a diet that relies heavily on Cheetos.

 

[PARA45]

Good morning to all , Mac Cafe

 

[cwickgo9]

Never was a coffee drinker, but as a Texican, I drink iced sweet tea 24/7/365

 

[SFRanger7GP]

@PARA45: I left off Nicaragua because I have not tried it yet. The specialty coffee trade is booming all over the world. Oddly enough, the US hasn't really caught on yet. Specialty coffees are not well known in the US (yet). I believe it is because we haven't done a good job of marketing them. I am often asked by our coffee farmers and shops to translate for tourists. They always ask for "dark roast" which is only done with the cheapest Colombian coffee to hide all its flaws. Dark roasting Colombian coffee is the equivalent to buying the best cut of beef at the restaurant and asking for extra well done. Also, if you like your coffee pimped out like a gay pride parade with sugars, flavored creams and whipped toppings, why use top grade coffee? There is a reason Starbucks uses over 90's coffee from Brasil.

We live in the heart of Colombia's specialty coffees and coffee of origin. For cheap coffee, we cannot compete with Brasil as their low altitude robusta coffee is harvested by machine. All of our work is done by hand due to the steep mountains where arabica is grown.

Number 1 exporter of coffee is Brasil, followed by Vietnam and then Colombia. The sky is not falling because Brasil is having a bad year. There are a lot of countries that can fill that void.

Safe travels

 

[PARA45]

I hear ya. Nicaragua coffee is bold and earthy, I guess the volcanic soil has something to do with the taste. Not sure if it's better than Colombian or Brazilian. Since you have not tried it yet, we need to work on that. . I don't know if you remember a while back, I posted about coffee I had growing up in one my grandpa's farms. You called it cafe campesino. Give me my coffee black.

My grandpa had a small coffee farm on the skirts of the Volcan Cosigüina, and the coffee grew under the shades of these giant trees called Guanacaste. I would go and pick coffee with the workers and make some extra money. I would put two coffee cherries in the basket and one in my mouth. Fun times, specially as a 12-year-old.

 

[pilar]

While we are discussing coffee , am I the only person in the world who hates Nespresso ? I prefer instant coffee ( and that’s not saying much ).

I can’t expressly say Nespresso , but I strongly dislike all pod coffee, since I really enjoy my coffee, drinking pod coffee is a incredibly insulting assault on the tastebuds
Even the hot chocolate pods taste watered down and bad
Rather have boiled campfire coffee than any pod , only thing worse is some truck stop coffee

 

[SFRanger7GP]

I hear ya. Nicaragua coffee is bold and earthy, I guess the volcanic soil has something to do with the taste. Not sure if it's better than Colombian or Brazilian. Since you have not tried it yet, we need to work on that. . I don't know if you remember a while back, I posted about coffee I had growing up in one my grandpa's farms. You called it cafe campesino. Give me my coffee black.

My grandpa had a small coffee farm on the skirts of the Volcan Cosigüina, and the coffee grew under the shades of these giant trees called Guanacaste. I would go and pick coffee with the workers and make some extra money. I would put two coffee cherries in the basket and one in my mouth. Fun times, specially as a 12-year-old.

I remember. We have chatted a few times. I was with a group of cafeteros, baristas and catadores tasting and grading a bunch of Colombian coffees as well as coffees provided and shared from friends in other countries. There are a lot of great coffees out there. I have attended a lot of Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) courses as I find coffee fascinating and it is a learning experience that keeps me actively involved in the community. The young SCA members are doing great things in the Americas to promote specialty coffees as well as educating their members on improving agriculture, processing and preparation methods.

Mama said I ama "todo terreno creido", whisky snob, wine snob and now a coffee snob.
Looking forward to trying some Nicaraguan coffee.

Safe hunting

 

[jeanes]

Plus one for Jamaican Blue Mountain. I used to buy the pure beans to bring back in a local grocery store whenever I was down there.

 

[Betterinthebush]

Zero Hedge is infamous on Wall Street for the world is ending coverage of everything. The writers probably live in their mom's basement and have orange finger tips stained by a diet that relies heavily on Cheetos.

I know, I love reading ZH in the early mornings with my coffee. Hope it was evident how firmly planted my tongue was in my cheek with the WWIII line.