Selection is limited, and you have to buy 10 pounds at a time. However, they provide cupping notes, ship fast and free, and are very friendly.
Sweet Maria's is also good if you are unsure of what to buy.
Green Coffee Co-Op is OK, but after all the fees the prices are average - and time frames can vary since they are volunteers. I like paying a retailer, at least I can hold them responsible if something goes wrong, and they usually ship right away.
Posted Sat Oct 15, 2005, 4:57am Subject: Re: Good trustworthy internet sellers of green coffee beans.
I haven't purchased from them, but plan to. There are some "direct from the grower" online sources that reportedly have coffee that cups well.
click here Cachoeira Estate Green Coffee from the Cerrado Region of Brazil click here R. Dalton Coffee Company sells a selection of Guat coffees from their estates that has a good rep.
"One night, Kaldi's goats failed to come home, and in the morning he found them dancing with abandon and glee near a shiny, dark-leafed shrub with red berries. Kaldi sampled some of the berries and soon he too was dancing in the field alongside his goats." http://www.greencoffeebuyingclub.com
Posted Sat Oct 15, 2005, 9:40am Subject: Re: Good trustworthy internet sellers of green coffee beans.
Kyle,
Lots of good resources have been listed for you, so far. Recently, I switched from Sweet Maria’s to Our Coffee Barn in Wisconsin.
While I agree that Sweet Maria’s has become the standard by which all others are measured, I’ve never heard of them being a coffeegeek.com sponsor. Personally I have found this website to be invaluable in furthering my knowledge of roasting, espresso and coffee, in general. If you plan to use this site as a resource, you should think about supporting its sponsors – many of which sell grean beans.
I’m not trying to preach here, and if Mark ever sets up a donation or subscription system, I’ll probably go back to Sweet Maria’s and not worry too much about using the sponsors. But until then, I feel obligated to, at least, try and support this FREE site by using a sponsor when/if I can. I think others should, too.
Oh, and if you do decide to use a sponsor, make sure you inform them that you discovered them through CoffeeGeek.com and to continue supporting the site! I usually put it in the comments of my order or even send them a separate e-mail with my order #. One other note, the sponsor list seems to rotate to show only the active sponsors, so a sponsor you pick to purchase from this month may not show up next month. This is unfortunate, but it’s the best we have at the moment (to my knowledge).
Good luck! Aurelio
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Posted Sun Oct 16, 2005, 3:25pm Subject: Re: Good trustworthy internet sellers of green coffee beans.
www.intelligentsia.com sells some of its "exclusives" from central and south America. I have roasted the Colombian Tres santos, and Nicaraguan Flor Azul. These beans are very nice, the best looking Ive seen, great tasting too. Buy by the 5# the price is in the $5 and change ball park.
So many supplyers, so little time. I have not yet settled on 1 loyal supplier yet. Still learning, and experimenting.
Posted Mon Oct 17, 2005, 11:06am Subject: Re: Good trustworthy internet sellers of green coffee beans.
Interesting that nobody has mentioned Mitalena Coffee and Caracolillo Coffee Mill. Cafe Green bean is also great and I wish they would sell 5 pound bags...
www.intelligentsia.com sells some of its "exclusives" from central and south America. I have roasted the Colombian Tres santos, and Nicaraguan Flor Azul. These beans are very nice, the best looking Ive seen, great tasting too. Buy by the 5# the price is in the $5 and change ball park.
So many supplyers, so little time. I have not yet settled on 1 loyal supplier yet. Still learning, and experimenting.
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