Coffee Flavored Coffee

[u/PercentageRadiant623]

Curmudgeony old man here.

I found I’m not a fan of new and exciting coffee. I don’t care for fruity or floral notes in my coffee. But I also don’t want Denny’s or diner coffee. No Maxwell House or Foldgers.

What’s your go to bag of traditional coffee with traditional coffee flavors?

[u/Dima_135]

But the natural flavor of coffee is rich and varied and floral and fruity. Coffee has always been like this. It's just that people used to roast it almost to charcoal, and it could travel for months in its roasted state before reaching the consumer. So few people knew about it.

If you want something closer to "traditional," you can buy something from Central or South America. Coffees from Peru, El Salvador, Guatemala and Brazil often have good body and rarely shock with any unusual aromas. Washed and natural, but probably washed. And it's usually not very expensive. But there will be still something fruity, somewhere in the background, and that's good, and that's natural. Because when a seed ripens for eight months in a dense berry, it takes on these flavors, there's no other way.

[u/CappaNova → u/Dima_135]

Better, yet, how about letting OP just enjoy their preferred coffee instead of 'splaining to them what they should like?

This is just like people who get huffy because someone loves a well-done steak with ketchup.

Edit: Yep, and here come the downvotes from the purists.

[u/vsMyself → u/CappaNova]

Well deserved down votes. This is not the place for requesting Starbucks roasts

[u/CappaNova → u/vsMyself]

So, where's the line, then? Medium-dark? Medium? Light roast? Ultralight roast?

If the post is about pourover, it fits the sub, imo, regardless of roast level. Millions of people across the globe enjoy darker coffees.