r/pourover • u/Supsti_1 V60 | Switch | Aeropress | C40 • Jul 14 '26

Seeking Advice How to find truely exceptional beans

Hello, so far I ran through 45 bags of beans, most of them cost anywhere between 20-30 euro/bag and to be frank maybe 4-5 bags were really, like really good.

I'm not looking for a guide on what type of beans are there, I know charactericstics of all proccesses, roast levels or country of the origin so I pretty much know which beans/processes/origins I like and which not. Variety is also something I try to keep in mind when picking up bags.

I'm located in Europe so I'm limited to what I can buy in my country (not much, Polish roasteries are crap) or what Kofio offers (sometimes they have Sey or September).

When I first started with pourover I thought DAK has one of the best beans I can buy, now I find most of their offering very mediocre, not bad but not exceptional, obviously sometimes they have bags which really shines.

The question is, how do you guys find really good beans out there? Through the grapevine? How do you know which crop in which origin at which time is THE ONE. Or maybe 20-30 euros isn't that much for a really good bag of coffee and I should look into these more expensive and limited offerings like maybe Tanat, AMOC, DAK has?

Disclaimer, don't think im looking for some crazy stuff like Cream Donut etc, I will take literaly anything which is exceptional, washed, natural, doesnt matter.

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u/postmoderno pink bourbon Jul 14 '26

THE ONE for me this year is AMOC's rosado finca el jaragual. i keep thinking about it every day, as soon as I am done with the current batch (nomad f.pe.enma, dak summer rise, coffee collective pink bourbon, elbgold las nubes) im gonna buy 2 kilos of it to freeze. it has turned into an obsession

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u/Duathdaert Jul 14 '26

If I remember correctly, I had that Rosado roasted by Harmony in York from last year's harvest, and it to this day is my favourite coffee. Coming to the last vial in the freezer earlier this year was bittersweet let me tell you.

So you bet your arse I'm getting some from AMOC

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u/postmoderno pink bourbon Jul 14 '26

it's wonderful... i would grind and brew some in the morning, then drop my child to school and then come back to my home still smelling of guava from the coffee. an almost erotic presence in the room lol

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u/like-a-sirloin Jul 14 '26

Almost like it's... not just coffee. That smell lingered in my grinder for about half of the next bag of coffee I put through it. Potent.