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Originally posted by castex
Illy make the best I've found in the shops. Italian. Stainless steel, cylindrical tin. Hot, black, no sugar.
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Without doubt, Illy coffee is the best you can buy in "normal" shops. I defy you to try a well made Illy cappuccino, preferably made with real milk in an Italian or French coffee maker that provides a constant PSI, prepared by an experienced barista, and not like it.
After Illy, Schibello is very good.
I have pleasant memories of drinking beautiful strong coffee in a small cafe just next door to the Pantheon in Rome. Freshly brewed Italian coffee gazing at a building nearly 2,000 years old. Can't get better than that...
Or maybe you can. Another pleasant memory is a simple French expresso on the banks of the Seine. Warm croissant, ambiance, culture... <SIGH>
And, finally, a thick black, viscous "Turkish Coffee" in a ramshackle, hot and sweaty roadside cafe in Tel Aviv, overlooking the Levant...
You Americans don't know the meaning of good coffee...
Flame away...
Mr Mephisto
PS - Did I say I heartedly recommend Illy? I make a HUGE cappuccino for myself every morning, and then buy a nice cup of Schibello when I get to work.