I use Nandini tetra pack. Functionally, all the tetra pack milks are the sameIn Bangalore which commonly available milk brand you suggest with instant coffee !
May you live 100 years more.My favorite is Nescafe gold blend, available on amazon.
Cheers,
Sid
Have you tried Lavazza Gusto Crema? It's a Arabica/ Robusta blend with excellent smooth body. Low on aroma, but wraps you with the loving comfort of an old blanket on a cold winter morning.I am a cheapskate - hard not to be considering I end up consuming 4-5 cups of espresso a day.
My tastes aren’t particularly high brow as my preferred blend has been Lavazza Qualita Rossa - and I prefer it over 100% arabica (including Illy as well as the fancier single source ones.)
However, Qualita Rossa tends to run pricey in India (at least by my standards)
so I continued my hunt till I landed upon Lavazza’s local packaging - Il Mattino Vivace.
Fancy name aside, its an honest arabica/ chicory mix (like Qualita Rossa) thats roasted right (medium roast), ground right (so as to not choke up a pump espresso) and most importantly, priced right (about 800/- a kg)
That’s what I have been using since it was launched a couple of years ago - and can gladly recommend it for the non super fancy coffee crowd
yes, tried that as well ..Have you tried Lavazza Gusto Crema? It's a Arabica/ Robusta blend with excellent smooth body. Low on aroma, but wraps you with the loving comfort of an old blanket on a cold winter morning.
It's my 'reset' blend, whenever I feel jaded with my fancy high maintenance coffee habits, I pick up one. Everything is fine and beautiful again. For Hyderabadis, it's available in QMart.
As a kaappi lover, i want to suggest you try to buy from Janaki coffee shop opp to Muthumariyamman Kovil (near PSBB SCHOOL), KK nagar. I'm just a New customer...This is only for 'kaappi' lovers and not for those who want 'Coffee'!
For years now, we have been using Coffee day's fresh and ground (tiny hole in the wall kind of grinding shops). We used to go to the outlet, ask the shop girl to mix and grind 50/50 of plantation A and peaberry pre-roasted beans and buy about a kilo or two depending on the need. No chicory. The beans are ground right in front of your eyes. Unfortunately for the past two - three years, the beans have been in short supply, shop closed due to lock down for extended period of time and in the current iteration - shops have not opened even 45 days after the lock down has been lifted.
It used to cost just about Rs450 - 500 per kg of ground coffee powder.
We are forced to look for alternates in the same price range. Tried a few but finding powders without chicory is a pain. Tried Pristine(flipkart), Thanjai natural (flipkart), Alive - direct from their website and most recently Columbian brew espresso Arabica from Amazon.
Columbian brew espresso: stay away from this if your nectar (why call it a poison when you enjoy it so much!?) is typical Tamilian filter kaappi! The decoction has some aroma, but once mixed with milk - it tastes awful.
Thanjai natural: yields more decoction, but taste / flavour is slightly below average at best - lacks the coffee aroma
Pristine: Tried it when lockdown was first enforced in 2020 - forgot what it was really like, but did not enjoy it much
Alive: come somewhat close to Coffee day - fresh and ground.
Coffee day fresh and ground: it has all the three (மணம், குணம் & சுவை i.e. aroma, character and flavour as they say in three roses or some such tea ad!) and it is easy on the budget too! It still is the best and am sincerely hoping and praying that they will be back in business soon!
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Thanks for the suggestion, but it is too far for me. I suppose you mean RK Janaki coffee works on 20 Ramasamy St. Will check with them if they door deliver !As a kaappi lover, i want to suggest you try to buy from Janaki coffee shop opp to Muthumariyamman Kovil (near PSBB SCHOOL), KK nagar. I'm just a New customer...
This one doesn't seem to have adjustments for how fine (as per the reviews). I've been using a Timemore C2 manual grinder which has thatI'm looking for a coffee beans grinder. Is this a good grinder for "casual" coffee drinker? Someone also recommended a Baratza Encore Wirth 12000 also but 12k is a lot of money for a grinder imo which I don't want to spend on a grinder.
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Frankly Grinder is the most important part of the coffee setup, a perfect grind will give you the perfect taste, try buying a manual burr grinder if you do not want to spend much on it.I'm looking for a coffee beans grinder. Is this a good grinder for "casual" coffee drinker? Someone also recommended a Baratza Encore Wirth 12000 also but 12k is a lot of money for a grinder imo which I don't want to spend on a grinder.
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I'm looking for a coffee beans grinder. Is this a good grinder for "casual" coffee drinker? Someone also recommended a Baratza Encore Wirth 12000 also but 12k is a lot of money for a grinder imo which I don't want to spend on a grinder.
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Do you notice any quality differences in the last few months. My wife has been complaining that something seems off in the last two jars. Not sure if this is a real issue or something else. Bought a Davidoff jar to check if thats better.My favorite is Nescafe gold blend, available on amazon.
Cheers,
Sid