John Bohannon I.
faster and reliable delivery of variable quality coffee
Twice now I have received coffee from this vendor that was not the coffee advertised. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee at $37/lb seemed like a good price but what arrived was not JBM. No aromatics no sweetness just awful. I have had Navy coffee that was tastier than that mess. Likewise, an order of Mocha Java was extremely variable. Definitely MJ for about 1.5 lbs then the coffee nature changed dramatically to less aromatic and more acidic. Having consumed MJ as my daily coffee for over 20 yrs, I know what it tastes like and sometimes there is Mocha Java in my cup and some days not. Today is a "not" day. I do not know whether it is this vendor committing the fraud or his supplier. But be warned. Today is an "on" day. However, it is because the pound of Java Estate is simply divine. I mixed it with the old variable mocha Java at precisely 2 mocha java to one Java estate and it produces a marvelous... cup of coffee, tongue coating, aromatic and complex with little "bite". Thanks Pete!
Response from Our Coffee BarnMar 16, 2011
The Jamaica Blue Mountain was indeed 100% Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee, I have always said that price DOES NOT make a coffee taste good. A good Nicaragua or El Salvador is better and cheaper too! The Mocha Java is one of our bestsellers and I have it everyday. I cup every batch of coffee before it ships. I am sorry that this customer did not like his coffee, but we are doing everything we can to get fresh roasted coffee out to our customers, but we can not control the storage or brewing methods that can degrade coffee. I did not mean this reply to sound like it was against John. I was just stating my reply as the business owner. The JMB right now is the 2009 2010 crop and may be the reason it was off to you. I opened the barrel and I know it was JBM. I just want everyone to realize that everyone has different tastes when it comes to detailed tasting of coffee, some people have more tastebuds than others and they taste the fine details of coffee. My hats off to John for having such tasting ability!