Overdosing on coffee
Came to the realization that I have nine pounds of unopened coffee in the pantry at the moment. This doesn't take into account the probably half to three-fourths of a pound from the open coffee in the fridge. Am I worried that the coffee industry will be feeling the repercussions of hurricane Katrina for a while in the near-term and the prices will skyrocket? No.
I've been ordering coffee from Community Coffee for a while now - it's a good coffee that's fairly cheap (~$5 a pound compared to Tully's or Starbucks that sells for ~$9/lb or ~$10/lb at the local grocery stores) and they ship directly to your door. Regular as clockwork, every couple of months I get four pounds of coffee that appear as if by magic. And remind me that I meant to cancel the order. Not permanently cancel the standing order, just cancel it as a once off so that I can make a bigger dent in the stockpile. Probably I should also reduce the amount I get to three pounds instead of four.
If you happen to try out the community coffee, I order the Cafe Special and the Dark Roast (2 pounds of each) - and drink the Cafe Special before I drink the dark roast. So really I have 3 pounds of Cafe Special and 6 pounds of dark roast waiting to be brewed. If that gives you any pointers on what to try from them first :)
On a complete tangent, the coffee that I'm drinking at the moment is a really nice gift from the parents: Mayorga coffee roasters Jamaica Blue Mountain blend. If you've never heard of it, Jamaica Blue Moutain the is the coffee equivalent of a 25-year old scotch. Somebody who gives you this knows (or thinks) that you appreciate a nice cup of coffee and deserve to enjoy something special from time to time.