The Best USA 🇺🇸 Grocery Store Coffee 

It's widely available in California, which is probably why they suggested it. Seems your Patreons skew heavily towards California haha

CANADA eh! 🇨🇦 runner up!😁

Cafe Bustelo is not widely available outside of South Florida (for good reason). EDIT: I see I was wayyyyy wrong about Bustelo's reach in the US. I had no idea it was available nationwide. Living in Miami and knowing just how bitter it is, I thought it would only work in markets where "coladas" reign supreme.

I wouldn't consider Philz the same category. Philz started as an artisan coffee shop in San Francisco. It grew quickly and is becoming widely distributed. I've seen it across the US major cities. I was even surprised to find a shop open in Chicago.

Never heard of the winner either and i'm in the states (but on the East coast) but don't generally buy coffee from the grocery store. I commonly see New England Coffee though that wasn't represented here.

I always recommended people get the Veranda blend in its place!

Tasting notes: fish, cigarettes

100% the correct reaction to Pike tbh

@@knickly OMG I swear I smell fish. I’m not alone!

I tried Pike Place years ago and was shocked how bad it was. Not at all pleasant to drink. I agree with James, Veranda Blend is decent.

Yeah, and it also tastes of apologies, he just didn't pick up on that.

This was shocking! Never thought our "national" 🍁 brand would be the runner up.

@Phillip Banes It's common in the US, even available at Walmart. Much more common in the US than the other featured coffees are here in Canada.

@Phillip Banes You see it everywhere in the northern US(Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, etc) First time I ever had Tim Hortons was in Niagara, New York.

@Phillip Banes Canadians rock! If you think it's a myth, then the problem is most likely with you LOL.

yeah, went back to rewatch that a few times. so smooth 😂

@@JonNelsonCycling also note that instead of putting the gold play button behind the set to show it off to viewers, this button is in the editing suite. Like it’s a testament to the crew that makes this channel great. I might be reading too much into that, but I choose to believe that this is a classy channel

I definitely think Seattle's Best would fare better as whole bean. Their ground coffee has an abnormally fine grind and that makes it bitter.

@@pilotcriticI have been buying Seattle’s Best for a few years now and have been tasting a decline of flavor! I just read that Starbucks sold it to Nestle! Well I need to find a new coffee!

For the longest time, you could grind the 8 O'clock right in the store. That was my mom's favorite - and boy did that aisle of the store smell amazing.

@@jeandiatasmith4512 Brings back great memories, my friend.

well today is your day, you go bask in it, have a prepackaged biscotti to celebrate

Thank You, had a good laugh on that comment, needed that.

Here's some cream, just in case they've run out in the break room.

"i have been waiting for us to be ROASTED by James...'

Out of interest, do you know if the stuff in the retail bags is the same coffee is served in stores?

@isaacgraham5727 what are your favorite coffees here? i’m in denver

@@yumitemple3507 That’s a great question! My favorites at the moment would probably be…. Ozo coffee, specifically their Isabelle espresso blend year round and whatever their seasonal blend is. I was really obsessed with their “Cozy Cabin” blend over the winter, and hope they bring it back. Huck Coffee is another great local local micro-roaster I’ve had good experiences with. Also this new local brand of coffee called “Drive” packaged in gas cans has shown up at King Soopers lately and I’ve tried their Baja and LeMans blends with positive results.

dang that's so helpful thank you!@@isaacgraham5727

In the western US, there's a regional no-frills grocer called Winco Foods, and they sell private label coffee in bulk for $8 a pound. It's roasted in Portland OR, which is where I live, and moves fairly quick, so I've found it's one of if not the most reliable ways for me to get good whole bean coffee locally.

Philz may have, but it's some of the best coffee I've had.

same in most dunkin and mcd's

That's bc the employee don't "make" the coffee. They just put beans in a large coffee maker and press start. It's likely the grocery store product is also different than what's made in much larger amount for the stores and also you have more control over how the coffee is made at home than at the restaurant.

Yeah, as someone who works at Tim Hortons, our coffee to me tastes like battery acid, I have to put butter and half a packet of salt just to drink it, when I don't have time to make my own.

I tried Tim Horton's in Leicester... about a week before UK hit lockdown! I was excited by it. But when I had it, was rubbish. As you say, they just don't know how to make it.

I never seen Timmy’s anywhere in the U.S

This guy has brought me from interested in coffee to full on coffee nerd and I love him to death for it

Yes they use their coffee, what I found on my trips to Olean , NY for work was this. If you order a large doubledouble you get the best ever cup of coffee, IMHO. But one morning on the way to work and a stop for a Lrg dbldbl, they said they were out of creamer and would put the creamer and sugar in the bag. No issue right? Wrong, mixed up a dbl dbl with what they gave me and guess what........................just a mediocre cup of cofffee. It's the creamer and 10 years later I still can't find out or mix things to make it taste so good.

The problem with Tim's coffee is that they burn the ever living hell out of it in the stores.

Tim Horton's changed their coffee supplier years ago. I notice that the label on the coffee in this video said "Original Tim Horton's" (or something like that), suggesting that it is indeed the old variety and not the new variety served in the shops. According to a quick google, the old supplier is now the source for McDonald's, which helps explain why McD's now tastes so much better than I remember in my youth.

I've had to buy Tim' ground coffee in the store before, I found it quite different brewed at home.

@@mjdryden I suppose it would taste OK there if you got it fresh out of the coffee maker.

Brazilian owned brand.

It has to be different in the states, or in store they fuck it up because I was waiting for him to tear it apart.

Same!!!

same

@@mussdem I think it's both. I think the stuff in the bags is different by default from the stuff they serve you, and I suspect the blends are slightly adjusted for the differences in palates. The canadian store/resto brew is fully intended to be blended up as a double double.

Came here to say this

They could also be using entirely different suppliers in the USA vs Canada

The new Tim's roasting plant opened in Hamilton in 2009.

As a fellow Canadian, I think what I've come to is that it's very store dependent. McDonalds is always been quite a decent cup, but Tim's can vary from incredible to the worst, most sour thing, just by travelling half a km.

I've never liked Tim's (or McDonald's) in their places, but interesting to learn here that the coffee itself is decent. I just feel like how they brew and store it doesn't help it out in the stores.

Didn't realize that either Van Houtte or Timothy's are Canadian brands. Definitely my favourites in the grocery store

As a person who grew up in Canada, No Name has always been the course of great mirth to me, I just think the packaging and concept is really funny.

Not Canadian but tim hortons is still my go to

Also I'm pretty sure the canadian McDonald's coffee is different from the USA's, I think a bag of Canadian McCafe would be an important inclusion too.

Nabob is my personal favorite. Although at times my local timmies has got it down

My husband drinks Dunkin decaf nearly every day. I hate coffee, I'm up too late and I rooted for Dunkin!

It sure ain't Community decaf xD Tastes like *nothing* lol

Thanks for this. I also drink decaf and am always looking for suggestions.

Me not knowing anything about coffees went and grabbed a bag of Dunkin amongst the wall of daunting choices the other day at the grocery store. Glad I went with a solid choice.

@@kristinb5121. Decaf suggestions. Pete’s coffee decaf French roast. Starbucks decaf Italian roast in the individual instant coffee packets (crazy but true).

Same. I like roasty coffee. I hate acidic coffee

It's also helpful for me as an absolute freak who loves acidic coffee

Lol, hey somebody has to like it!

Same I hate acidic, also hate bitter, would prefer sweet and creamy and medium to full bodied all the way

@@mandywaynick8725which one do you pick I’m sort of in the middle as well

Yesss. I had to rewind several times to enjoy that again and again

I really loved the squarespace promo during the makita coffee maker episode. It was fantastic

Totally agree. I also appreciate when they get their horizontal lines perfectly straight. Though they did miss applying the color/log adjustment @10:58

I indeed rewinded a couple of times... awesome edit!

That edit was Satoshi Kon level. Seriously!

I like that one too. But i always put milk in it, so that lowers the bitterness. It can be a bit on the bitter side when it's black.

MD has always been my favorite too. At the end of the day, it all comes down to your own preference. A good coffee is the coffee that you enjoyed❤️

First time I tried Starbuck's in the store, I returned to the counter wanting a different cup because it tasted so horrible, I thought it was bad, for some reason. No fancy latte, cream, frosting or anything, just a regular brew with sugar. Not to trash Starbucks, but I have given it second and third chances, at different locations and every time it tastes like an old man's smoking pipe. Like he emptied his ashes into the coffee - that's the only way I can describe the taste. Later, I heard a rumor that Starbuck's intentionally burns the beans. In who's world is that a good thing, if true? Dawn, have you ever heard of a similar complaint? Curious if it's just my taste and preference, or if I'm on the right track calling this?

@SomebodysPapa I have no idea if the beans are burnt intentionally or not. We didn't roast them in store. They were shipped to us in giant bags lol all I know is that it tastes awful. The cigarette ashes taste is spot on. If you want to get a good brew from Starbucks, you have to go early enough to get something other than Pike Place. Veranda is good imo, and the Christmas Blend during the holidays is super nice as well.

@@amethystdawn Ok, thanks for the reply! I'll try the Veranda next time! Glad someone else can taste the same ash flavor too.

😂 I wondered why they always act surprised when I order a "Grande Pike, no room" at Starbucks! 😂

I kinda like it😂

That surprised me as well. IMO it already had a step up because of that

Yeah I'd say the big takeaway for me is that grinding your own of any kind might be better than pre-ground of any kind.

If all the packages were freshly opened right before the tasting (and I see no reason to suspect otherwise), it really doesn't make that much of a difference. The real issue with pre-ground coffee is that it stales so much faster, like within days after breaking the seal. (Also, did he say some of them were pre-ground? I thought what he said was that the winning brand was the only one that doesn't sell pre-ground. That doesn't imply that all the other ones were pre-ground.)

Especially when a lot of the brands sell beans as well. I think another video with all fresh ground would be interesting

From what I see on the store shelves. In the states the ground to whole bean ratio sold is about 50-50 and there is little in the way of instant sold at all. The verity of K cups is huge though. It has replaced the instant I suspect. I see he left the Costco, Sam's and the other big house brands off this list. maybe he cant get it? I don't think I have seen Phil's in the local Food Lion. BTW I always use whole bean.

I imagine it's the only one here that stands up to a moka pot lol

For espresso roasts, I prefer Pilon to Cafe Bustello but when I poll others, I’m in the minority.

I like CB a lot too even though I prefer medium roast. It’s tastes so smooth and flavorful to me. I was surprised to see him cringe after tasting it both times lol.

I was never much of a coffee person until I started watching James Hoffmann, who I found via his collab with Tom Scott. I was _sure_ after bingeing his channel that I'd be an interesting, fruity, acidic, complex light-coffee person, like he is. Totally certain! So, on his recommendation, being a very poor person who can't even fathom spending a thousand dollars or more on an espresso setup, or even a few hundred on a good grinder for pourovers, I got a subscription to Cometeer, figuring they'd do better than I could anyway. Lo and behold, I hated every single light roast they sent me the first month. The mediums were "fine". But the dark roasts... oh my god, they're like magic! To be fair, I like lattes and cappuccinos, and without the milk and Splenda to mellow them out, most (but not all) of the darks are too bitter for me. I almost exclusively drink iced coffee here in Arizona, and I do add _more_ milk and sweetener for the darker roasts, but there's something magical that happens when bringing up a really developed roast that just isn't there with the mediums. Anyway, point being... at first, I, too, wished James would give his recommendations on the best dark roast, but then I had an epiphany. Why on Earth would I want _that?_ That would be like asking an off-road rock crawling enthusiast what the best track race car is. Being steeped in the car world in general, they might have _some_ more knowledge than a random person off the street, but it's going to be inherently biased. So I decided if I want recommendations on darker roasts, I needed to find me a coffee expert who _likes_ medium and dark roasts. That lead me to Morgan Drinks Coffee, and honestly I love them both, so I couldn't be happier!

@@living-wellon-less5669 Thanks! However, I probably won't get into roasting my own... I'm disabled, and am mostly looking for very portable, small-footprint setups that I can keep in my office where I spend most of my time, rather than going out to the kitchen. I'm looking into an Aeropress, a stand-alone milk foamer, and a decent hand-grinder at the moment (I already have a really nice pourover kettle I use to melt my Cometeer). Gonna ask for some of it for Christmas, and then I'll fill in the blanks myself, and I think I can get a decent-ish setup for hopefully around $200.

So much respect for you my friend. I like your politeness even though you are criticizing him. We need this kind of attitude on the internet.

@@gorodgorod9584 Me, or Living-well on-less?

Exactly there are two people in the world Light Roast and Dark roast. We tolerate medium lol

Silken Splendor and the Turkish were always my go to at Philz.

Tesora is what I had the first few times...very interesting that it's "pushed"

Same! Always been a Silken Guy! But as a Canadian living in the Bay, I'm happy to know that Timmies is a close second!

I personally gravitated toward Philtered Soul, but maybe I should give Silken Splendor a try.

I've personally never understood the appeal of Tesora in the bay area -- though I guess it fits with the "you might like really dark coffee" bit

I've noticed that comparing those two blends goes the same in store vs buying beans/grounds. Veranda is just a better cup either way

When I used to drink the office coffee, my choices were generally either that Peet's Major Dickason's Blend, or Starbuck's Pike's Place. This is what eventually forced me into bringing my own coffee into the office.

A few years ago, if you asked for a 'drip' (vs a 1,000 calorie coffee-themed liquid dessert) in Starbucks, they would ask you to choose from what they had brewed. Now they just pour you what they have. Maybe Pike Place ended up going down the sink.

I'm a dark roast kinda guy and to me Starbucks doesn't exist not because they don't exist but because most other dark beans give more flavor.

People actually drink Starbucks crap. They arrived in Sweden, being confident and just closed all their locations because European people actually like good coffee.

Dunkin’ forever! Coffee Regular baybeee!

Repent to Jesus Christ “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬ ht

“O CANADA, WE STAND ON GUARD FOR THEE” 🍁🍁🍁🍁 🇨🇦

Here near the Canadian border, that's all the coffee we have: Tim's and Dunkin. I think he picked correctly, but it's definitely a personal preference! 😅

HA ha!

Yes Europeans coffee would be great

hell yeah

He did a UK version of this video that included Illy and Lavazza :)

@@cm4688 Do you remember what it was called? I haven't been able to find it.

@@archaeopteris I checked. They're part of the Supermarket Instant Coffee video. Hoping he'll do one for the beans soon too.

Actually Tim Horton's is Brazilian (3G Capital) disguised as Canadian since about 2015.

@@cac2244 nah it's still Canadian, just owned by Brazilians.

@@cac2244 please!!! Saying that to a Canadian is like telling Argentinians that Lionel Messi is French.

My family in Michigan drinks Tim Horton. You can't get the bags in all grocery stores, it's kind of tricky in Wisconsin to find it, but it's a brand found in American grocery stores. Other than Hawaiian beans, all coffee isn't from America anyway.

Well Philz' won , not Tim Horton. Philz is indeed American

I’ve been drinking McDonalds coffee for many years and I’ve not noticed any change in its flavor… tastes the same as it did 30 years ago.

For the Americans confused by this comment, this only applies in Canada. McDonald's in order to compete with Tim Horton's up here (which has more locations than McDonalds in Canada) had to step up their coffee game because Canadians drink lots of coffee. I believe they only changed the McDonalds coffee to the old Tim's roast in Canada. Found that out by ordering coffee from McDonalds in the States several times and it was dreadful!

All trader Joe's coffee tastes like soap

same here and the dunkin decafe is very good too imo

It would have won if he used whole beans such as Philz 😢

Many decades ago the Dunkin Donuts was the best. Somehow and why they changed it several years ago. It is not the same as it was 45 years ago. Just saying.

TLDR; You can get close to making it taste the same at home, but not quite. I have tried my best to replicate the taste of Dunkin's hot coffee original, made regular at home and I can't get it right, but close: 1) Bought a BUNN Commercial VP-17 coffee maker. Same brand and brew method as in the stores, just smaller. Water at 200 degrees, fast pour-over brew style. 2) Bought whole beans in store. 3) Filtered water. 4) I've heard it's between 3 and 3.5 ounces of coffee per 64 ounce pot, so I tried 3.25oz of coffee for 64 ounces of water. 5) Ground the coffee coarse, like they do. 6) A medium regular has 45ml of light cream (1.5 ounces or 3 tablespoons NOT half-n-half), and 3 sugars (3 teaspoons). I put that in mine, then topped it with coffee until getting to 14 fluid ounces total (dunks medium hot size). It tastes very good and is close, but the aroma and taste is not the same. Further research suggests that the dunks beans sold in grocery store and in their own coffee shops are not the same sourced beans that they make their coffee with. Also the beans they make the coffee with are very freshly roasted (no more than 3 days old).

just tried it myself and after years of not enjoying Dunkin's in-house coffee, I gotta say: can confirm! it's downright delightful.

Same! I am in no way patriotic but I got very excited when Tim's made it so far

tims coffee used to be so good before they sold thier soul to a american company. its honestly pretty bad now. but still pretty cool

Same!! I also found it amusing when he described the Tim Hortons coffee as "friendly" several times during the tasting. Even our coffee ascribes to the stereotype! ☺️☕🇨🇦

We have some here in Spain and I have never been in one. I guess I'll try it the next time I'm in Madrid.

@@lialowe266 I was thinking the same thing! Haha! We would have hit Canadian coffee bingo if he had referred to it as “polite” at any point!

It's good to know that they don't skimp out on quality beans though. How good their baristas are, that could be a different story.

Except for Seattles best.

All the final choices were chains. I've had coffee (and been underwhelmed) at all of them except Timmy's.

@@lizcademy4809 Yeah, being underwhelmed is kind of the default with chains. They'll always favor sameness and repeatability over excitement.

@@lonestarr1490 Tbf, they are totally right about that. The people who watch this channel have a pretty big bias toward excitement, novelty and how do coffee compare. While most people consuming coffee just want a standard good cup to start their day, not a nuanced interisting taste experience every morning. I say that as someone who only likes coffee for the taste experience, I can't drink much cafeine daily sadly :/

When money is tight, Eight O'Clock is a good choice. It is best if you buy whole bean.

Eight o'clock is my choice because I was raised on it. Only the A&P grocery store sold it back in the day and when A&P closed their stores eight o'clock went on the market to all grocery stores to sell... so glad or it would have been history.

Did you give it another chance? How was it? 😄

@@efglux2425 yes eighth o clock now owned by Indian tea company

All I can say about Veranda is it tastes less burnt than the other Starbucks offerings.

I was on the edge of my seat.

Sorry

I think James should have had the Tim Hortons on the counter at the end with a smaller sized Canadian flag next to it. Then he should have apologized in kinsmanship.

I was shocked that Tim's did so well. They must do something tragically wrong to it in the stores. Like he said in the video too, I've haven't enjoyed their coffee from the store either

It was like re-living an Olympic gold medal hockey game vs the USA.

That is interesting! It seems like the type of thing that wouldn't bother a McCafe drinker but might bother a Tim Hortons drinker.

I’m guessing out of the Rochester plant? Just curious, grew up in that area.

McCafe was quite good when they used to have a higher portion of coffee in their lattes. Now they water it down with milk.

@@ZM-jb6gc This is a local choice by your specific nearest McDonalds restaurant, tho. Some MsDonalds restaurants haven't changed their coffee proportions even thru the pandemic

That is pretty interesting. Since you said in Western New York, you may know what this is. Jamacian Me Crazy and Witches Brew are the same thing; and both terrible.

Lol Lousiana native as well. As soon as I saw that pop up, I knew what was about to happen.

Not a LA native, but I love chicory coffee HOWEVER it is the only brewed coffee I don't drink black. I always add milk and a bit of sugar to it.

Fellow Louisiana native. I totally agree with you, although I was a bit surprised that he picked Starbucks over Community. Neither are great coffees, I always buy local whole bean when I can, but I never thought that a blind test would be that close between those two in particular.

@@beunice I actually like Community. Its my daily drinker because its decent tasting and cheap here in Louisiana.

I’ve seen a few Thai iced coffee that prefer to use cafe du monde as the base.

Their organic breakfast blend is great.

I’ve never heard it described as a ‘novelty’ grocery before but I guess that’s a way to describe the fact they rotate items quite often?

Their coffee is quite nice.

They do have great coffees, AND you can grind it right in the store.

Yep. Trader Joe's does a great job with their coffees.

I didn't even think about it, but those two totally do have cult followings! I was indoctrinated into the Cult of Dunkin and I wouldn't want it any other way XD

Well said!

ugh, sheetz doesn't compare to wawa, maybe sheetz vs. turkey hill

Never had Tim Horton's (I think it's a Canadian chain?), but I really like Dunkin' Donuts out of all coffee I can get at the grocery store. So I almost always have it on hand for a brew.

I was waiting through the rest of the video for this match-up.

Do you buy the Tim’s coffee from the store and the restaurant? Are they the same?

@@STEVEARABIA1 marginally different and depends heavily on the location. I find a good tim hortons that cleans the machines properly and cares abiut the customers will have better coffee in store. Where as a shitty tim hortons in a mall where they have "too much" traffic to clean as often tastes like wet socks after being burnt on a firepit. Whereas the home grounds are cobtrolled to how you woukd prefer brewing it.

That coffee will always say "sorry."

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 You mean "sorey."

@@mikeslovak5589 oh ok. Good point. I've only tried Timmies a few times and hated it. It was at the busy locations though.

Major Dickason is very popular at my local grocery, and as Peet's actually prints roast date on the bag, I can purchase it within a month or so of roasting. It's a good daily driver, and often on sale.

Same here! I think it holds up to cream and sugar well, being so dark. Definitely suitable for a big American cup of joe.

Major D’s is my favorite too! Whole bean only.

@@fronthole_guacamole He has a wife, you know...

Major D is my daily cup, love it black. I find it chocolatey and sweet. Certainly there are bitter notes, but I like the contrasts. I also don't eat carbs or sweets, so it might be I'm more sensitive. The other night I tasted some sphagetti sauce (not store bought, no added sugar) and was immediately hit by hiw sweet it was.

I’m surprised too. But come to think of it they are designing “least offensive coffees” on purpose, so I guess it could make sense. Their game is consistency.

Also their scale of operations probably allows for a lot of investment in consistency of the product.

They probably have a HUUUGE research&develop team behind all those coffes, going through all kinds of different test groups to find the one that upsets the least amount of people. Especially McDonalds with their McCafe nowadays kinda wants to sell the coffeeshop vibe and back it up with okayish coffee.

they have the most money to do tasting research

His reaction to Pikes place 🤣🤣🤣🤣I agree!!

this "defense of Pikes" explains a lot about Starbucks and American coffee consumption.. 👍🏻 lil' cream, and sugar. 😀 Okay..

I like the flavor of Pikes straight up, but only after it's cooled. Veranda is my preference of the Starbucks offerings but there's such variation between locations when they stop brewing it sometimes I miss the window.

I was gonna say that a lot of darker roasts he was more critical of are mostly used as a vessel for creamer from what i've seen. As someone who enjoys all kinds of coffee, 3rd wave coffee shop coffee and a familiar dark roast with vanilla creamer that my dad makes men when i visit are very different experiences but each is honestly good in its own way.

Men should never drink any coffee with vanilla creamer! :)

American coffee was absolutely shit before Starbucks

The never-ending war between New Yokers and New Englanders over coffee preference.

Nowadays, Dunkin's basic coffee is overpriced and if I do buy it, it's usually in frozen coffee drinks or the occasional $1 coffee special in the app.

NO WAY

Tim Hortons eh

I personally believe that over roasting is a way to hide poor quality beans. Once they get that dark flavor, it seems to just dominate the whole taste profile.

Trader Joe's has a medium roast that is their store brand, quite inexpensive, and pretty tasty. It's available in while bean, too.

Everything we’ve buried from Tj’s is either way too roasted and bitter or it has zero flavor. That tropical looking round container of beans made me curious- that was the 1 w/zero flavor.

Yes such an interesting place. Amazed he had it here.

Me too. I worked next to one and Julie's Ultimate converted me.

I've never heard of this brand before I thought I had tried all the grocery store coffees we have. Where are you in the US? Like is it a west coast thing or something like that?

Philz is my favorite coffee. But nothing beats it made fresh in the Cafe. Pour over heaven. I miss it since I moved away from SF and I'm not driving 30 min to Sacramento for a cup. Well......maybe I will some weekday...I miss it that much.

@@Cordelia0704p Yeah, Philz is big in California and evidently nowhere else (though someone on here mentioned a location in Chicago)

Very morning I make a freshly ground pour over for me and a decaf for my spouse. I solely use Peet’s whole beans on line and alter the roasts from Peet’s too. BUT every time I make Peet’s Decaf House Blend, I am SHOCKED how great it tastes and it’s just as enjoyable as most of the caffeinated beans I make for me.

A lot of that has to do with his personal preference for lighter roasts, I think. The cheaper, more readily available stuff tends to be of lighter roasts.

​@@hymefly more like they like local and fresh roasted coffee which wonton come from a big brand name.

I work for an Italian company and they provide free coffee from Lavazza. I think it's OK, not bad, but prefer a brand called Intelligentia that is brewed in Chicago

Lavazza is what I buy. Because it's the best in store. I don't see it here.

People prefer flavour profiles they are familiar with. Specialty coffee might be too acidic or may have flavour notes they aren't used to

Douwe Egberts is kinda popular in the USA as well.

It seems that Gevalia (a Swedish roaster and not one of my favourites) is owned by Douwe Egberts.

We get Douwe Egberts here in Aus too. I'm not sure how widespread they are now but they used to be common in my childhood

YES! I knew this one Canuck, OMG, he was the complete opposite of friendly and it was then that I realized....🤔

Lmao…. Me too! I laugh so hard when Tim made it so far. :))))

@@David_Watts... that he was actually an American?

Actually, the word "boring" comes to mind first!

Canadians are less and less seen as "friendly" and increasingly as "nuts", tho.

I honestly find it to be the best of the fast food coffees.

Definitely the best fast food drive thru black coffee

Funnily enough, Economic Ninja (YT channel) also raves about McDonald's coffee which I always thought was weird until I kept seeing people like you comment otherwise. I guess I need to give it a shot, haha.

Seconded. Also UK / Continental / Japanese / Korean. Would be a wonderful way to get a sense of different coffee cultures.

And dont forget african and indian

He has done UK you may have to dig to find it but it’s equally a great watch!

So he’s basically already had Folgers

That's because it's not sold in the UK

@Jack Spearman 😆👌 I've never appreciated anything from Folgers either haha . They even sometimes give free coffee away at work and I always know if it's folgers.

Folgers , one of the burnt roasted coffees along with hills brothers and maxwell house. You could see the his pain.

@@Ambrosianite I once got some Folgers on reduction from an American sweet shop who were closing my local branch, and it was pretty instant regret - just tasted totally burnt, whether I used filter or Aeropress

Philz was the speciality coffee.

out of 25+ coffees the only coffee that wasn't pre-ground came out on top, I feel like that shows something

@@iggywow Agree, you can't compare beans to pre-ground. Grinding releases the volatile terpenes that start to break down immediately.

In a sense, he did - the only whole bean coffee won.

@@EggEnjoyer Yes, the main terpenoids in coffee are kahweol and cafestol.

What does this mean?

@@StucklnAWell I think he just means the regular coffee machine isn't being used. I'm experiencing this too. They always look around like you asked if their coworker might be on break, like they haven't answered that 28 times already. They USED to go whoops and start a batch, not anymore. The point is double, to save money because most people are there for the coffee-flavored milkshakes anyway, and to drive the few remaining actual coffee drinkers to expensive alternatives. I'm usually okay with the more expensive pour-over drip coffee. Andy I hear you but I will ALWAYS pick a starbucks pourover over a DD. I just have a personal distaste for DD, always tastes like peanut oil and napkins to me.

@@StucklnAWell check out the McDonald's milk shake machine scandal and you'll understand

I work at a Starbucks and we stop doing the brewed dark and blonde in the afternoon because it doesn't sell as much. You can ask for a pour over of any kind if you don't mind a wait. I do recommend going inside to get a pour over.

@@SmolPotatowo That makes total sense but I've been running into it in the morning in some places. Like inside a target on a weekend morning.

One good thing to know is that Philz charges $20 per pound of coffee in their stores yet you can buy it at Safeway for 13.99

​@HorizonMelt I'm assuming the stores is more fresh than the grocery one

​@@cheder6Hmm. Hard to say. I'll look at the bags next time I'm in either place to see the roasting date.

Imagine if it gotten longer every slurp

Sounds like im zipping my jacket

He looks lesbian

As a Canadian, i'm actually sad that tim hortons made it this far. No problem about enjoying Timmies, i just think its overrated.

The fuck? Tim's has been trash for years. I loved them growing up but a bit after RBI bought them I started having to skip some stores because it would just be filth water in my cup. That and doughnuts not being made in store anymore. Now if it's not dark roast double double I can't even stomach it. I'm actively trying to give Tim's 0 dollars any given year.

I laughed every time he described it as 'friendly', definitely playing into the trope of friendly, polite Canadians. As for the fact that James didn't enjoy his previous Tim's coffee I can say that I agree. A good Tim's cup of coffee is very good and enjoyable, but not every Tim's cup is a good cup. For some reason the coffee lacks consistency, perhaps not every Tim's filter their water or something, producing a different taste depending which Tim's you buy it.

@@AnonymousMod. perhaps its the brewing method not necessarily the beans that’s faulty than

I have a feeling the ratios James used is way different from what the stores actually brew, since the store brews taste like water with a slight hint of mud.

I've tried CFoN regular, New York Roast and Columbian. I prefer Columbian.

I've tried CFoN regular, New York Roast and Columbian. I prefer Columbian.

Another fan of Chock full o' nuts here but I in a place it's not available here. My favorite coffee of all time was Gevalia Costa Rica Peaberry The coffee that was the WORST THING EVER was Jamaica Blue Mountain

As someone who had worked for Philz for years, their coffee is best made yourself. The pour-over method used at the actual stores is aggressive and there's a lot of inconsistency cup-to-cup. Doing it yourself results in much better results! I miss the single-origin blends. Phil is incredibly nice although it's sad to see how Jacob and upper management treat their stores and employees.

@@roanlo1213 I 100% agree. I was so surprised to witness Philz's baristas dump water into their pour-overs.

The biggest issue I have with Philz is the price and they never give you roast dates even if you buy their beans from one of the coffee shops. Pretty important for espresso.

Back when I worked in the industry I'd hear so much about Philz. They have an extremely loyal following.

@@roanlo1213 Interesting. I'd still take a freshly brewed if inconsistent cup from Philz any day compared to whatever is in the drip machines at Starbucks or Peet's, and honestly I'd take it over a lot of the other pour-overs and such that I've had too. I do buy Philz beans for aeropress at home, but I've just always thought their in-store cups were a real treat.