I have been making the occasional coworker a cup of aeropressed coffee with good reviews thus far. Being that it is shift work, most of my coworkers are used to drinking the reduced syrup of a pot that’s been left on the burner too long (one coworker thanked me for leaving it for her!). Many don’t even know coffee doesn’t have to be bitter, although some are hardcore enough caffeine addicts that they know what good coffee is, they just get what they can day-to-day.

For Christmas I’m going to make one good cup of coffee for each employee working each shift. I’ll normally take whatever light roast grounds I can get day-to-day (see above), but I wanna jazz this up a little extra.

My wishlist is:

  • Decent
  • Cheap enough to distribute among around 20-30 people
  • No super niche flavors that would be off-putting to a “layperson.”

Any ideas?

  • OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    I would look up local roasters and see who sells 5lb bags (if I was making for 30 people it would be 2lbs of coffee so if they have 2lbs get that but no one near me sells that, so get a bean you like and use it for yourself for a while) just get their flagship bean.

    Local gets you no shipping costs and no shipping time.

    But if I was in the middle of nowhere I’d get this: https://www.stumptowncoffee.com/products/hair-bender?variant=40006908936360

    • tartan@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      This is sage advice. Over the years I’ve come to realise that even a mediocre local roaster is always much, much better than anything from Starcunts or any of the other shitty retail beans.

  • Hereforpron2@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Colectivo from Milwaukee. Best prices for really well sourced coffee. They are really a 3rd wave roaster with a starbucks-like cafe setup that allows them to sell much cheaper than others even though they are still sourcing really great single origins and small session roasting. I’ve tried em all and Colectivo takes the price:quality ratio hands down.

    Their Brazil is super chocolatey and not bitter at all for folks who don’t necessarily love coffee, but people who really do will still find interesting notes and appreciate how well it’s roasted. a bit of acidity but no bitterness, full body but subtle notes, total crowd pleaser.

  • CCMan1701A@startrek.website
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    11 months ago

    If your in the US, check out whole foods, they have some local roasters in the coffee section. I found paper plane coffee this way which is in NJ.