We were out of coffee this weekend--in fact, worse: the coffee we had on hand had gotten stale--and at Costco. It was a hot day and I'd have given just about anything to not have to make another stop on the way home, so the choice was do that anyway or buy a ridiculous amount of coffee at Costco. I stopped to see what they had in whole bean, knowing full well that having to buy three pounds of anything would push me to the other option--typically, I buy half a pound at a time. Starbucks French Roast? Yuck--I'm a medium roast kind of girl. Some San Francisco Bay blend? Nope. Plain old Columbian Supremo? Might as well buy Folgers. And then I saw the New Guinea. Yeah, three pounds of it, but I've loved New Guinea coffees in the past and at just $13, worth it to me to not have to make another stop elsewhere.
I enjoyed yesterday morning's coffee more than I've enjoyed a cup in some time: this is good coffee! Tastes and looks *just* roasted, too.
Which reminds me to mention stopping in at a Costco in Seattle where they had roasting and bagging equipment in-store that was running while I was there. The operator told me that they supply all the Costcos in the state (or possibly, he said region, which could include Oregon and Idaho). I mention this because I wouldn't have guessed that Costco did their own roasting and bagging, but I am aware that regional differences/preferences mean not everything's available the same way in all locations.
Anyway, good stuff; if this is available in a Costco near you and you are interested in spending half what you normally do for a good, fresh bean: here's a credible option.
