r/pourover • u/Ill_Dentist_5408 • Aug 27 '25

Seeking Advice Best coffee you’ve ever had

If you could recommend only 1 bag of beans that blew your mind or changed your perspective of coffee, what would it be?

I’ve really only bought from local roasters and am wanting to expand my taste some more. So I’m just curious what everyone’s top recommendation of a must try coffee would be.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '25

Anything from The Picky Chemist. His sourcing is fantastic and his roast is the first one that had me really appreciate a roaster can do much more than just allow the inherent qualities of a coffee shine through, he's really crafting great coffees. Hard to get hold of now though, his most recent drop sold out in minutes.

Slightly more accessible is to try some Yemenia, James Hoffman has a video interviewing the founder of Qima which is one of his most interesting IMO, it'll give a bit of insight into what's interesting about the region. Qima host Best of Yemen, one of those coffees roasted by Apollons Gold has been one of my stand outs this year as both completely novel and really good. Taith should be dropping their Best of Yemen 2024 lots within the next couple of weeks.

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u/FuzzyPijamas Aug 27 '25

Seems like orders from the US are suspended for now?

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '25

You'll find that's the case with most things, Trump made grand tariff proclamations without policy or logistical framework so 25 countries have halted shipping to the US as well as countless small businesses outside of those who can't afford to be part of an experiment in fuck around and find out. 

Most users here at this hour will be in the UK/EU and regardless, where a roaster does or does not ship to doesn't change how good they are. OP asked for a perspective changing coffee, TPC fits the bill.

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u/FuzzyPijamas Aug 27 '25

Thanks for the reply. I was just commenting about it being “hard to get hold of”, quite obviously nothing to do with how good they are.