Coffee experts? Good ground coffee recommendation for Xmas present

joneve

Looking to get some decent ground coffee for a friend for Christmas. Any recommendations?

robinbowes

Beans.

strumjoughlamps

How will it be being brewed?

joneve

Through a cafetiere, most probably.

strumjoughlamps

joneve;422646" said:

Through a cafetiere, most probably.

Choose the grind for cafetiere option.
http://www.hasbean.co.uk/products/filter-starter-pack

Alnico

I lived on this stuff using a cafetiere for years in the cab of my lorry.
If you go to a Starbucks they sell their own brand in various blends and flavours, around 10 different types. If you ask them as you buy it they will grind it for you to whatever you need, just tell them it's for a 'Dunker'.

It was always to me the best coffee I could get.

xSkarloey

Anything fom Ethiopia. A shopping bag full of the Sainsbury's stuff in the yellow packet would be good. Seriously. It's not a 'gourmet' brand but it's very good.

Are you in or near London? There's an Ethiopian who runs a coffee stall in the weekend food market they have round the back of the Royal Festival Hall. He sells superb coffee and knows his stuff.

GavRichList

If you come by leicester, this place does amazing coffee.

http://www.stmartinscoffee.co.uk

strumjoughlamps

GavHaus;423175" said:

If you come by leicester, this place does amazing coffee.






http://www.stmartinscoffee.co.uk

Blimey you clearly have not been the Christopher James deli on Queens Road. Small pokey place coffee to go in a paper cup, still you'll not have better in Leicester.

samzadgan

If you want ground coffee through a cafatiere...the best places i've tried have been:

 

http://www.climpsonandsons.com/

Baron espresso blend

 

http://www.workshopcoffee.com/collections/coffee

Cult of Done

GavRichList

strumjoughlamps said:

GavHaus;423175" said:

If you come by leicester, this place does amazing coffee.






http://www.stmartinscoffee.co.uk

Blimey you clearly have not been the Christopher James deli on Queens Road. Small pokey place coffee to go in a paper cup, still you'll not have better in Leicester.

duly noted! I meant St Martins more for the beans / ground they sell - OP may have trouble gift-wrapping a paper cup of coffee

strumjoughlamps

GavHaus;423250" said:

strumjoughlamps said:

GavHaus;423175" said:If you come by leicester, this place does amazing coffee.













http://www.stmartinscoffee.co.uk

Blimey you clearly have not been the Christopher James deli on Queens Road. Small pokey place coffee to go in a paper cup, still you'll not have better in Leicester.












duly noted! I meant St Martins more for the beans / ground they sell - OP may have trouble gift-wrapping a paper cup of coffee

It's the beans you mainly go there for, but they also do take out drink.

I would still go for the Hasbean starter set, 5 great coffee selections.