Coffee gift advice please

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#280284 6-Dec-2020 13:22

Hi.

Apparently, the Principal at my kids school has a thing for Coffee, so I thought some nice but different beans to what he might typically buy, or some related treat might be a nice thank you for end of year.

Unfortunately, I was supposed to start my search a week ago and I got waylaid, and the last day of school for them is Tuesday so I need something I can deliver to the school on Tuesday. I am in Auckland.

Anyone got a recommendation please? Up to $50 would be fine.

Cheers.

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#2617025 6-Dec-2020 15:42

Civet cat coffee?

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#2617037 6-Dec-2020 16:06

Maybe jump on Havana's website? They have a huge range of flavours, and sell in different bag sizes, and beans or ground.

I get 500g of their Organic every month.

https://shop.havana.co.nz/collections/coffee

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#2617050 6-Dec-2020 16:46

Havana for sure.

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#2617058 6-Dec-2020 17:06

A thing for coffee is quite a broad area, though if you're going for beans you could go for something from Coffee Supreme perhaps. They have a festive Christmas Cracker blend they release which is a different "Christmasy" blend each year, and then for something different, they have some geisha beans which usually a little different.

https://www.coffeesupreme.com/products/christmas-cracker-filter-blend

https://www.coffeesupreme.com/products/guatemala-la-soledad-rainmaker-gesha

250g of each of those would be about $35 including shipping, though I just remembered their weekend 'deal' was if you get a buy one of their coffee canisters this weekend, they'll fill it will 250g of Christmas Cracker blend. I think they tins are about $25 usually? Just looking to find the email..

Weekend Deals & Steals:
Buy a canister and we'll fill it with beans

Stay fresh with a Coffee Supreme Canister. Grab one this weekend and we’ll fill it with our Christmas Cracker Filter Blend on the house. Every Coffee Supreme canister is handmade and hand-painted by the Kato family in Asakusa, Japan. Available in red, white or black, our customised canisters hold approximately 250g of coffee. This deal is exclusively whole beans only. No need to enter anything at the checkout, we’re on it.

Offer valid from now until midnight Sunday 6th December.

Link to Tins

I tend to avoid anything Civit Cat related coffee wise just because it is a novelty which has been commercialised and thus somewhat industrialises the process and force feeds the civet cats coffee etc.

Yann

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#2617077 6-Dec-2020 17:43

Maybe try an bunch of brands. Surely the supermarkets up there have a few. We used to buy Havana, but moved away from it as we got a number of bags that felt stale (delivery direct).

There’s a bunch of auckland roasters but there’s a Pooh load down here in wellington. Supreme, l’affre, mojo Are the big players. Or flight, good fortune, revive, acme for smaller players.

A bigger roasters though you could just get a number of single origins or blend flavours for a quick win.

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#2617084 6-Dec-2020 18:00

If you want something really unique, I could roast a couple of single origins for you. I only have 3 beans in stock at the moment.

Brazilian Bourbon
Ethiopian Yirgacheffe
Mexican Altura

I'm currently drinking a blend of the Bourbon and Yirgacheffe that I roasted last weekend. Based out in West Auckland if that's not too far away.