Wrote off single origin beans as snobbery until a neighbor forced me to try some

My buddy Dave from down the street brought over a bag of Ethiopian Yirgacheffe last Tuesday and brewed it in my Mr. Coffee before I could stop him... I was ready to hate it but that blueberry note hit me like a truck. Now I'm three weeks deep into ordering from a roaster in Portland and my crew keeps asking why I'm not drinking the diner blend anymore. Anyone else get humbled by a specific bean or region they thought was all hype?

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carr.brooke28d ago

I mean it's just beans and hot water at the end of the day. Don't get me wrong I like good coffee but I'm not about to start mailing away for it or anything.

margaret_jackson7328d agoMost Upvoted

Oh absolutely, it's just "beans and hot water" until you taste the kind that doesn't taste like burnt dirt lmao. I used to say the exact same thing until a friend brought me a bag from some random roaster in Portland and I had to sit down and question everything I knew about coffee. Now I'm one of those people who'll drive across town for a bag of single origin Ethiopian beans because apparently I have no self control. It's a slippery slope from "beans and hot water" to "actually I can taste notes of blueberry and chocolate in this pour-over" and you don't even see it coming. But hey, at least you're saving money and time by not being a coffee dork, so maybe you're the smart one here lol.