The 10 Best Coffee Beans In The World (Whole Bean Coffeets
Where Do You Buy The Best Coffee Beans?
The best coffee comes from people who care about coffee. And stop for a moment and ask yourself: who cares about coffee MORE than you do?
The FIRST answer is local roasters. When you buy coffee directly from a (good) local roaster; you’re buying a high-quality, fresh roasted product from someone who cares. Your first step in buying great coffee is to start exploring any roasters nearby and trying their coffee.
Using a ‘coffee of the month’ club is a great way to sample some of the nations best local roasters, without having to do hours of research right now, but if you’re wanting to sample some of the best North American Roasters (without leaving your kitchen) we’d recommend checking out .And here comes the biggest mistake when choosing coffee online. There are a few places that you should definitely not buy coffee from. Avoid the temptation to buy from:
- The Grocery store (often sell low-quality beans with a long shelf life…the exception here is Whole Foods and other artisan stores)
- Amazon – Yes, thats right. It’s a question of freshness. It is often roasted ahead of time so it could be packaged, shipped and stocked in the warehouse. Just do your research.
Even if the Amazon listing says “Fresh Roasted,” it might be 6 months old, as that is fresh in comparison with many of the other store-bought beans. Yikes!Ok so you know where to buy great coffee; now its time to learn how to choose between the options. Earlier, I mentioned that there were thousand of options online when trying to choose the best coffee beans.
By asking yourself one of these three simple questions (and answering them), it will become obvious as to which beans you should choose, and your decision will be much easier.
What Type Of Coffee Maker/Brewer Are You Using?
This is a simple, yet overlooked fact about choosing coffee beans. Which coffee brewing method are you going to use? This will greatly influence which means you can choose.
You should get familiar with your coffee brewing style of choice, and learn which beans are the best match. Here are some places to start:
- Brewing with a french press? Look for something medium to dark roast for a full bodied brew. We have a list of the best coffee beans for french press here.
- Whipping up some cold brew coffee? light roasted, higher-acidity beans single origin beans are gold class here. Here’s a great article about the best coffee for cold brew.
- If you’re brewing with an espresso machine, you need to be extra careful in the beans you choose. Some will taste great, others will taste terrible! Here are the best espresso beans.
- Pour over coffee lover? Since you won’t be adding milk, look for a nice, exotic single origin bean with flavor notes that excite you. This list of the best pour over coffee beans is a great place to start.
- Are you an Aeropress fan? Here’s our list of the best coffee for Aeropress.
- Love the convenience of K-cup coffee makers? Here’s where we listed the best tasting K cup flavors.
There are thousands of choices when it comes to choosing good coffee beans. But if you make the wrong choice your coffee is doomed and your money wasted!
In this guide I’ll show you the 3 simple questions that you should ask yourself when choosing coffee beans. It will make choosing the perfect coffee beans easy, and your coffee will taste so much better. I’ll also reveal the common ‘choosing beans’ mistake that most coffee lovers make when ordering online. I made this mistake for years.
Finally, I’ve put together a list of some of best coffee beans as rated by coffee experts and connoisseurs. Read on with us as we travel the globe and answer the question: what are the best coffee beans for you?
