Best espresso around

    Im on an espresso quest to taste all the best espresso blends(or s/o) in America(or the world for that matter). I want to hear what you guys think are the best, so i can buy them online and try them myself. So Ill go first, so far my top three in no particular order are: Stumptowns "Hairbender", Sightglass's "owls howl", and an espresso from Counter Culture(dont know what it was called, sorry). So what are your favorites?

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Jay Caragay on April 8, 2011 at 8:28am

Lots of great espresso blends out there, but the one that always has me is the original Hines Public Market Coffee 'Spro blend from Origins Organic Coffee in Vancouver, BC.

 

It has been our "house" espresso since 2004.

Permalink Reply by Aeryn! E on April 8, 2011 at 4:34pm
really Owls howl??? everytime ive ever tried it, it seems so tame, neat it tastes like .. super pedestrian ( for lack of a better word) and in milk it gets totally lost. Blue Bottle's got a great number of shots going for them ; retrofit, hayes valley, 17ft ceiling, all of them great both in complexity, feel and just plain ole' taste- not to mention consistency i've had a cup at every one of their locations and never been disappointed.
Permalink Reply by Dustin DeMers on April 8, 2011 at 4:50pm
Thats the great thing about coffee, different people like different things. Everytime I get straight espresso from blue bottle I wonder to myself "why they are so popular". Ive had one shot I enjoyed from blue bottle but it was a s.o. tanzanian. Plus I really hate the "to cool for school" kids. Truly one of the reasons I love coffee so much is that there really is no right, just preferred. (word of warning sightglass just changed the blend of there espresso, took out a sumatra and added a new guinea) Not quite as good as it used to be, but still on of the top espresso in the city,in my opinion :)
Permalink Reply by Jay Caragay on April 9, 2011 at 4:33am

Dustin is right.  Different people like different things.

 

While I've always found the Hines to be my espresso of choice, I've always wondered what the fascination is with Black Cat.  It just never suited my tastes.  Blue Bottle?  Absolutely the worst espresso I had in 2010, but many adore it.

 

From my perspective, it's important to decide on a main espresso and then augment that with a changing selection of espresso blends to tantalize your customer base.  One thing to bear in mind is that you cannot be all things to all people.

Permalink Reply by Matias Zeledon on April 9, 2011 at 6:40am
Jay, funny that you mention Blue Bottle. i have only heard of it thru a couple of my customers from the Bay area and they both swear my stuff is better than Blue Bottle.  I hope it is better than you think.  LOL.
Permalink Reply by David Stellwagen on April 9, 2011 at 8:26am
Well, The "Best" espresso is always the one you like the most! 
Permalink Reply by Dustin DeMers on April 9, 2011 at 12:03pm
Thanks jay, thats two votes for this. Which means im going to have to look into purchaseing some.

Jay Caragay said:

Lots of great espresso blends out there, but the one that always has me is the original Hines Public Market Coffee 'Spro blend from Origins Organic Coffee in Vancouver, BC.

 

It has been our "house" espresso since 2004.

Permalink Reply by chantelle on April 9, 2011 at 8:38pm

Milano coffee, over in Vancouver BC. La Uno is a beautiful ten bean varietal. Or the Conca d’oro, an amazing body with a highlight of cocoa.  

http://www.milanocoffee.ca/index.php

Permalink Reply by Matt Roney on May 3, 2011 at 9:30am
At the moment, I'm a little obsessed with Third Coast Espresso from Madcap in Grand Rapids, MI.
Permalink Reply by Aaron C on May 16, 2011 at 11:52am
I just had a one-day trip to Chicago this weekend and got to try some Honey Badger at Intelli.  Not an everyday drink but very interesting.  I'd recommend everyone try it!
Permalink Reply by Ryan Brown on May 16, 2011 at 12:25pm

I'll vouch for Cuvee Coffee Roasters down in good ole' Texas.

Just tried their signature Meritage espresso.

Finished clean every time...well worth a shot.

Cuvee

Permalink Reply by Dustin DeMers on June 28, 2011 at 9:01pm
I just finished off a pound of Tuscano and Aficionado!

Taiya Jarva said:

counterculture FTW!

they have Espresso Tuscano which is my favorite, Espresso Aficionado which is sort of smoky, and a new one I haven't tried.

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