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List of coffee purchases in 2023
My coffee list for 2023 is as follows:
My list of coffee purchases throughout the year
As shown in the table above, in 2023, I will buy a total of 49 packs, totaling 33 catties (16.5 kg) of coffee beans: an average of about 45g of beans per day, calculated based on each use of 18g beans, which is equivalent to 2.5 cups of coffee per day, a total of 919 cups throughout the year (basically in line with the current situation at home: my daughter-in-law almost 1 shot a day to concentrate milk coffee, which is equivalent to half a cup; I either 1.5 cups or 2.5 cups, an average of about 2 cups).
It costs a total of 2,294 yuan to buy these coffee beans, an average of less than 200 yuan per month, and the cost of beans per day is 6.3 yuan, and the cost of beans for a cup of coffee is 2.5 yuan. The daily expenses are about equal to a cup of wheat coffee, which is a little less than Rui X and Ku X, not to mention Star Daddy or something. But the taste of making your own coffee is still guaranteed, and it is better than the above brands!
My coffee beans of the year
The beans I have bought in 23 years are all on it, a total of 28 kinds of coffee beans from 9 brands.
It should be noted that these beans were purchased according to my taste preferences, that is, I prefer medium and medium-dark roast Italian blends, and there is less light roast SOE. The taste is more sour and bitter balanced, and there are few very deep roasted dark roasted beans, and even if you buy them, they will not score high. In addition, I drink American and milk coffee myself, which is about half of the amount. Therefore, the choice of beans should also be as good as possible to take into account both American style and milk coffee.
In terms of the price of beans bought, most of them are at the level of 60-70 yuan/500g, and occasionally buy a few packs of more than 100 yuan to taste. I feel that this price is relatively moderate, about 2,000 yuan a year, which is the level of one extra meal per month, and there is no burden. Cheaper beans than this, such as beans that sell for about 40 pounds a pound every day, some milk coffee is okay, but it is not very delicious when made American. And those beans that are more than 150 yuan, I don't feel that there is much difference between them and about 100 yuan, and they are not very cost-effective as rations.
In short, I think beans at this price can be relatively balanced in terms of quantity and price, although the taste is not as good as real specialty coffee beans, but it is significantly higher than commercial beans, and the price is about the same level as commercial beans.
1. The most repurchases
Both of these have been bought 3 times
Captain George Black Cat
The fourth pack of black cats that I just bought in the new year, the 10th anniversary model (not counted in the 23 years of purchase)
Basic information about the black cat
Captain George's black cat is the one I repurchase the most, and now it's the main ration bean.
The black cat is a blend of Colombian Snow Peak, Guatemalan Antigua and Ethiopian beans, and the medium-dark roast is not too deep, and the concentrated taste is still mainly nutty and sweet, but there is a hint of sweet and sour fruit. To make Americano, I usually use about 210ml of warm or ice water below 50 degrees, so that I can drink more obvious sweet and sour fruits. If the water temperature is too hot, it will be difficult to bring out the fruity aroma, and the taste will be slightly bland. If you make milk coffee, it is a regular nutty flavor, and the concentration of 19g powder is enough to support a 350ml super large cup of hot latte.
Black cat beans real shot
When I first started the first pack of this bean, I felt a little difficult to control, that is, the first cup was good, and the next day the grind was easy to speed up or the taste changed. Later, I slowly found some tricks: one is to increase the water temperature of the coffee machine (Huijia 270s), from the original 92 degrees to 94 degrees, and the second is to increase the amount of powder, from the original 18g to 19g (17g VST powder bowl). Basically, the production of each handful is very stable.
Of course, the most important thing is the price! This bean is often discounted, and the average price I bought is 61 yuan/500g, which is equivalent to 55 yuan per pack of 454g. I also often see other good brands of ration beans recommended by everyone, but in many cases, depending on the type of beans blended and the brand reputation is good, the price is usually more than 25% higher, and then I think about it and enter the black cat again. At the ration price range of 60 yuan, the black cat can still fight.
PS. Black Cat also has a hidden advantage for me, which is that the grind is basically the same as Captain George's pink elephant. I have tried many times, the black cat and the pink elephant opened the pack at the same time to drink, and there is no need to adjust the grinding when switching, and you can just come out directly. The two are just the amount of powder, and each pink elephant is slightly more than 0.5g of black cats. In this way, the pink elephant specializes in American style, and the black cat makes milk coffee is a good combination.
Captain George Warthog
This warthog and black cat are the two most selling beans in Captain George's family. Every time I share a black cat, someone reminds me that warthogs might be better. So, I buy a pack of black cats and a pack of warthogs almost every time.
Basic information about warthogs
The difference between a warthog blend and a black cat is that the Guatemalan of the black cat is replaced with the Brazilian sun-dried yellow caduai breed, while increasing the roast to depth.
Warthog coffee beans with deep roasted oil
The change is that warthogs perform better at milk coffee than black cats! To put it simply, warthogs make milk coffee with higher sweetness and body. However, the Americano made by the corresponding warthog is relatively more rigid, and the deep roast makes it lose the sweetness and sour liveliness of flowers and fruits, and it tastes slightly boring.
In terms of production, the deep roasted warthog has a higher tolerance for grinding than the black cat, and the slightly coarse ones are not tightened, and they are not prone to passages. The espresso is also richer in oil.
Espresso made by warthogs
For milk coffee lovers, coffee grease theorists, friends who like Star Daddy and Pi Ye or don't like the sour taste of coffee, Warthog is better than Black Cat. But in my own heart, I still like more versatile black cats.
PS. Warthogs also have the advantage of being durable, good to stockpile! Deep-baked warthogs themselves have a longer bean raising period, and if you don't open the package, the taste will not decay if you put it for 1 month or even a month and a half.
2. The best beans for Americano
I think it is: 10 Diver East Road, Bansha Kucuri of Bob Coffee, Captain George Pink Elephant
No. 10, Zhiguang Shi Diving East Road
My PDD Diving East Road No. 10 order
First of all, I bought it in December at the PDD Optometrist store, and the price was only 57 yuan/500g, which was even lower than the previous black cat warthog activity price.
The flavor of the beans that have been produced for 2 months is definitely much lower than that of the fresh, but the advantage is that the quality of the beans themselves is good enough, and the price is even more affordable. I still like this model, which is neither wasteful nor ruined for the brand, after all, you get what you pay for, and everyone takes what they need.
Basic information about No. 10 Diving East Road
The bean species at No. 10 Dive East Road is labeled as an Ethiopian native species of the Yirgacheffe region, which can be regarded as Yirgacheffe SOE in simple terms.
Real shot of beans at No. 10 Diving East Road
The American style has a typical citrus sweet and sour taste, which is very delicious! And compared with the traditional Yirgacheffe, the heavy tea feeling is almost gone, and the taste is more sweet and sour of fruits, which is relatively clean and lively, does not feel dull and heavy, and has no miscellaneous taste, and the entrance is very comfortable. Even though it has been stored for 2 months, I didn't expect it to taste so good.
On the one hand, I think it's worth it, and on the other hand, I also have the idea of how much better it can be to try freshly produced products. So, I also think it's worth the money when you buy the new products at the flagship store!
Bansha Kucuri of Bob Coffee
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Bansa purchase information
Bansa Kucuri beans real shot
Basic information about Bansha
This bean is the most expensive one I bought in 2023, 124 yuan/500g.
In addition to the strong and clear sweetness and sourness of the fruit, the American style also has a low tea feeling, and in addition, you can drink a little fermentation, and the taste is relatively strong. It can be said that the American style made of this bean is not bad at all compared to the use of very high-quality Yerga or Oiran hand-punched beans. From this point of view, its price is not too high.
PS. Bob rarely promotes discounts, and the pricing is more realistic, slightly higher than the price of other big promotions, but much lower than the daily price, which is most suitable for replenishment during non-major promotions.
Captain George Pink Elephant
Pink Elephant purchase information
I thought about it before, if I opened my own coffee shop, an Italian blend specializes in milk coffee, and an SOE bean specializes in American or non-dairy coffee products, then the latter is very suitable for using Pink Elephant SOE.
Basic information about the pink elephant
The pink elephant is made from Ethiopian native beans treated with sun drying and washing in the same production area. The taste is similar to No. 10 Diving East Road, the fruit has a strong sweet and sour feeling, and the tea feeling is almost non-existent, and it is a relatively lively and clean flavor orientation. Whether it's simply American, or with some sparkling water, juice, and sweet wine to make a special flavor, it goes well with it. This is one of the reasons why I said earlier that it is very good to choose him as SOE to open a store.
Pink elephant real shot
In addition, although the powder elephant is shallow roasting, the extraction is very stable, the grinding range is relatively wide, the grinder requirements are low, and there are few channels and splashes at every turn. The pressure is slightly higher and slightly lower, and it has little impact on the flavor of the product. In terms of cost, you can buy more than 90 yuan per pack (101 yuan/500g), which is still quite a big price difference compared with the previous two. But the difference in flavor is very subtle, and for me, it feels good to be able to drink such American SOE in a store.
3. Beans that are best for milk coffee
I think that milk coffee is a little lower than the American style of coffee beans, the milk is good enough, as long as the coffee beans are not too bad, the general production is not bad. In addition, some beans with high oil and bitterness will be more suitable for milk coffee, which will have a stronger sweetness and body when combined with milk. On the contrary, many of the deep-baked beans made of SOE have a general effect on making milk coffee, such as the deep-baked version of No. 10 Diving East Road of the Guangzhi Division, the price is not low, but the milk coffee is average.
Among them, these three beans I have bought in 23 years are more suitable for milk coffee: Jiguang Wild Strawberry, Captain George Warthog, and M2M's casanova.
Healer wild strawberry
Wild strawberry purchase information
Wild Grass Bean Zi实拍
Wild strawberries were purchased on Jingdong in early June with the revelations of the value friend, and the god price of 62 yuan/500g was achieved. I got the one that was produced for one month, and there are many value friends who only got the production for about 10 days.
Wild strawberry production date
Compared to the general Italian blend, which only uses 3-4 kinds of beans, this bean is made from a blend of as many as 7 kinds of beans: Colombian wash, Ethiopian sun, PNG wash, Rwandan wash, Yunnan sun, Kenyan and Ugandan wash, so the optometrist named him Super Blend.
Wild strawberry basic information
After opening the bottle, the beans smell very mellow, with floral and fruity aromas and fermentation. It's delicious to make a latte, and the sweetness of the berry flavor is prominent, but it's not overly greasy. But the American bitterness is a bit too high, and it's not very tasty.
PS. It is more recommended to buy a bagged version of this bean with 450g or more, because there are too many types of beans in the mix, and the feeling of small cans is not so consistent between cans. In addition, when extracting this bean, only the middle section is taken and the tail section is cut off, which can greatly improve the sweetness and reduce the bitterness.
Captain George Warthog
The features of this one have already been mentioned before, so I won't repeat them. The biggest difference between warthogs and wild strawberries is the price, the price difference of a pack is more than 50! In terms of taste, I feel that warthogs have more fat and less bitterness than wild strawberries, but the sweetness of wild strawberries is much better than that of warthogs.
Casanova for M2M
Casanova's purchase information
Casanova beans are real
The first time I drank this bean and thought of its name, "CASANOVA", it came to mind that Friends Joey pronounced the word in his Italian accent: KA~SA~NU~WA~!
Please read with me: Ka ~ Sa ~ Slave ~ Wa (trailing sound)
Casanova is a blend of Colombian, Brazilian and Yunnan beans that are darkly roasted. The taste is typical of espresso, with a rich aroma, low acidity, high body and oil, and the right amount of bitterness without making people feel uncomfortable, making it ideal for making a large cup of milk coffee. Also, if you're used to drinking concentrated straight drinks, this one is also very suitable.
Basic information about Casanova
Espresso extracted from Casanova
Compared to the warthog and wild strawberry in the front, the flavor of this bean is more traditional Italian. The sweetness is not so high, but it is mellow and long.
4. American milk and coffee are taken into account
I think most people should drink some American style and milk coffee, but it is rare to prepare two mills at home for different beans, so you need a bean that is not only suitable for American style, but also good for milk coffee.
I recommend this kind of beans with American milk and coffee: the usual spring and summer blend, Captain George's black cat, and M2M tropical road.
A common spring and summer blend
Bai Yi is often Italian medium and dark roasted spring and summer blend coffee beans
Spring/summer blending purchase information
Basic information on spring and summer blending
Spring and summer blended beans real shot
This bean is a sun-dried Kohime SOE and is roasted in medium depth.
In the past, I thought that SOE based on Ethiopian beans was more suitable for American style than milk coffee due to its strong acidity and weak body. But this bean broke my understanding, its fat, body and milk fusion are very good, the milk coffee can also have a little citrus sweetness, the taste is richer and better than the general Italian blend, it is a bean with a main milk coffee. And the flavor is strong enough, even if it is a 350ml super large cup, you will not feel that the coffee taste is too light. In addition, its American flavor presentation is typical of citrus grapefruit, which is just as delicious. It is not a loss of 1% coffee that occupies a place in the list of various cafes in Hangzhou all year round.
Captain George's black cat
The same has already been said in "repurchase". Black Cat gives me the feeling that it is a downshifted version of the spring and summer blend, the black cat replaces the Ethiopian beans with some Colombian and Guatemalan beans, bringing only half the price of spring and summer, higher fat and bitterness, milk coffee is more conventional, and American style can also drink some sweet and sour flavors. But compared to spring and summer, the sense of flavor is still a little less. The overall feeling for me is a weakened version of spring and summer.
M2M Tropical Highway
Tropical Highway Purchase Information
Basic information on tropical highways
Tropical Highway Beans Real Shot
Ethiopian and Colombian beans are each blended with two beans, of which the proportion of Ethiopian beans is higher, and it is easy to drink a slightly teay citrus sweet aroma, making an Americano-style coffee that makes people feel like they are drinking Yega by hand. The disadvantage is that the thickness is slightly lower, and it is best not to make a large cup of milk coffee, otherwise the coffee flavor will be relatively light.
One of the major characteristics of this bean is that it does not need to raise beans! Specifically, it can be raised for 12 hours after opening the package. It is still very useful for the situation of running out of food and urgently needing it.
I haven't deliberately squatted on a good price for this bean, but it should be possible within 100 yuan. If you think the quality of the black cat is almost meaningful, the spring and summer are a little expensive, and you need beans that take into account both American style and milk coffee, I think this one is still quite good.
brief summary
"Whether coffee beans are good or not" is a difficult thing to say, many beans we can't just drink one pack to find its best way to drink and taste, but the family can't drink too many packets a year. Also, the way I make it is also changing, the same bean may not have made it myself before and felt that the taste was "bad", but now I may try again "good". In addition, everyone's equipment, environment, and tastes are different, and the results may be completely different.
It's also important to know what flavor you like. If you drink too much, look at the basic information of beans and the sharing of others to roughly know whether you like it or not, and you can avoid many detours.
Originally, I was going to choose a coffee bean of the year that I personally owned, but after thinking about it, the advantages and disadvantages of beans in this price range are quite obvious. If you really say it's so good, you will feel that it is almost meaningful. But in 2024, I guess I will drink less coffee, and the beans will be more Buddhist, but I will still share interesting beans with you.
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