The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #139580 Message #3202458
Posted By: Charley Noble
05-Aug-11 - 11:19 PM
Thread Name: BS: World's Best Coffee?
Subject: BS: World's Best Coffee?
Well, this topic definitely belongs below the line although there have been many songs dedicated to the subject.
Coffee is of course an addiction and there tend to be ardent advocates for any particular blend. Here's mine, and why it's mine:
Ethiopian Horse Harar, available from website via www.FairwayMarket.com
I got addicted to this coffee while I was in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia, 1965-68, and was delighted to find that the Fairway Market in the Redhook neighborhood in Brooklyn had a continuous supply of the beans. Typically this bean is mixed with other beans and is marketed as "Mocha Java" but I prefer it straight. I love a highly acidic coffee. It's now running about $12 per pound.
Harar is an ancient walled city in the eastern highland area of the Ethiopian plateau. The French poet Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) was resident in this city, in his role as gun runner, and became addicted to this brand of coffee as well, not to mention hashish and khat.