Hi I saw similar posts and tier lists done before but it is sometimes just brands and I’d really wanna know which exact coffee from the brand’s catalog is actually the favourite of most people.

Please add your top favourites mentioning brand plus which exact coffee. So please don’t say Blue Tokai be specific ex Blue Tokai French Roast

Please add a comment in the following format :

<how many years you’ve been buying specialty coffee beans>
<Top 5 or less coffees comma separated so 1,2,3,4,5 (you can add upto 5 or less. Order them best to worst)>

Example comment to vote:
1
Araku Micro Climate, Blue Tokai French Roast

Aside from the top two lines of the comment feel free to add more light on your reasoning

I will probably accumulate the data and try to update somewhere once we get enough comments.

Please do upvote so this reaches enough people - I don’t care for karma only to compile a list that I can personally try out for my pour over and cold brew setup. I am into data analytics and would add the results later if we get enough traction on this post.

Both the machines have a 3 way solenoid valve and PID.

Lelit Anna:

Pros:

1. Same features as the Victoria.

2. Smaller boiler so heats up faster

Cons:

1. 57mm Portafilter vs the standard 58mm on Victoria

2. No shot timer or pre-infusion (victoria has both)

Now the big question, is the Victoria worth 33k more than the Anna? From a long term perspective, is it a better choice to go with Lelit Victoria? If not Lelit, can you recommend me another brand that will last for a long time?

I already have a DF54 grinder.

Thanks for reading, looking forward to your reply!

Hey everyone, I’m looking to get deeper into coffee and would love some advice.

Most of my experience so far has been with instant coffee or cafe coffee, but I want to start exploring “real” coffee more seriously at home. The problem is I don’t want to jump straight into super strong or very bitter roasts since my palate probably isn’t there yet.

What would you recommend as the best next step for a beginner?

• Which type of coffee beans/powder should I start with?
• What roast level works best for someone transitioning from instant coffee?
• Which brewing method is beginner-friendly?
• Any specific Indian coffee brands or coffees I should try first?

Would love recommendations that are smooth, balanced, and easy to enjoy for someone new to specialty coffee.

I have already tried a bunch with my existing Timemore C3s:

- Naivo's Rose culture naturals - rose was abundant. But not sure if cofermented or if it's really the processing.

- Devan's black honey - not a light roast btw but it wasn't giving me anything

- Devan's plantation AAA - good only as french/aeropress or cold brew

- Bili Hu Thogarihunkal - good for aeropress or mokapot. Pour over was okay. It's a dark roast so not really pour over suited

- Fraction 9 - I had tried some samples last year - don't remember. The one that was most popular was Mind=Blown which didn't blow my mind. Maybe it was me who wasn't brewing it correctly.

- Tulum - Barbara estate - have tried from Cred and from website directly. Ok in pour over. Did used to give astringent/acidic and berry like flavors. But nothing exceptional. Liked it in pour over.

- Bloom - have tried samples from them and liked Salawara light roast and Venkids something. I have ordered from them again. 6 varieties - 75g samples.

- Greysoul - I think it's too expensive but given that I've spent almost 23k on K Ultra, I think I should not worry about paying Rs 900 for a 200g packet of their best - Mogra etc. Will try

- Genetics coffee - I have scourged their website many times but never bought. Something was off putting.

- Roastery Coffee House - same as genetics. I used to find them too expensive.

- Kapi Kottai sampler packs - I had I think the Agaro manual ceramic grinder back then. So yeah maybe it was me but I didn't find a single one of them to be great. They were ok. One of the dark roasts was good in french press though.

There are more roasters that I have checked out after checking all the recommendations from the sub, but I felt like I needed to create this post to get fresh recommendations as of mid 2026 - because we all know lots of coffees don't keep coming all the time. For example, Mind=Blown is not available anymore.

And now that I have the K Ultra and I have lot more knowledge on pour over and brewing in general, I want to know from the guys that really get the notes advertised from their light roasts in pour over, and bonus points if you have the K Ultra and can share the exact recipe and grind setting!

Thank you if you've read so far! Please contribute so others in the same boat can be helped too!

Hi I own a moka pot and wanted to buy coffee for it what is the best and most flavourful coffee to buy.
I have tried blue tokai Vienna roast and sun dried from caramelly.

Context : back in 2024 I started exploring the new coffee roasters emerging in India and in December I tried La Bon Beans , at the time I discovered them through their website. After one week of receiving my order I got a call from a lady who happened to be one of the founders of the couple that has started this business( in July of the same year probably ). She asked how the coffee was , how the packaging was etc and she was genuinely curious and concerned about the customer's opinions and later told me about their story and all that . 2 weeks ago i was clearing out my kitchen cabinet and thought to myself, let me check em out one time and to my surprise they had micro lots added to their website, I was happy for them and wanted to order some beans just to check if anything had improved.

I placed an order on 1st May , no emails , no messages no nothing so far , I checked their google maps business thingie and i guess I'm not the only one who's going through this , apparently they have closed off temporarily (since November Idk, reviews on the google profile says so )

Just wanted to ask if anyone here knows what's going on with them or why they have gone under if they have ?