My husband and I are fairly new coffee drinkers — shocking, I know! When we began drinking coffee, we were buying those expensive K-Cups for the Keurig which just wasn’t cost-effective. Then, we started buying the pre-ground Folger’s coffee by the bucket but the taste was just never there. It was always lacking flavor. So we’ve now turned to a better coffee brand, Landmark Coffee out of San Francisco. The best coffee, in our opinion.
(Disclosure: I received a sample pack of coffee beans from Landmark Coffee to facilitate my review. My opinion is honest and my own and may differ from yours.)
Since a 2lb bag of our favorite flavor, the French Roast, is only $13.70, it’s now more cost-effective than ever to make our own coffee. We use a reusable K-Cup and only grind the amount of beans we need for one day to maintain freshness. Each cup is so fresh, fragrant and delish!
If you like a medium roast, I suggest you try the Colombia Supremo. The flavor is so warm and cozy but the caffein doesn’t make you crazy. Also, the decaf French Roast is great for the evenings.
Bean selection (from LandmarkCoffee.com): The Coffees we select are from the world’s finest Arabica beans. These top-quality beans are milder and more flavorful but also more expensive than the harsher Robusta variety. Robusta beans are predominantly used in canned and instant coffees. The world’s coffee growing regions can be found in a relatively narrow band near the equator. Highest quality coffees are usually grown at altitudes over four thousand feet. Climate, soil conditions, plant treatment and processing techniques all play a key roll in creating a coffee’s flavor profile.
Coffee Terminology
Acidity The pleasant tartness of a fine coffee. Acid also describes coffee components which produce indigestion or nervousness in some individuals.
Aroma Describes the odor of freshly brewed coffee.
Body The sense of heaviness, richness or thickness when one tastes coffee.
Bright Describes a lively mouth feel.
Cupping Coffee A trade phrase describing the art of extracting and tasting flavors from a small amount of ground beans brewed in a clear glass. This is the truest method to appraise good and bad characteristics in beans by taste and sight.
Flavor What distinguishes the taste of coffee once its acidity, body and aroma have been described.
Light Describes a thin, bright flavor.
Mellow Sweet bodied and smooth.
Rich A full, heavy, sweet flavor.
Sweet Free from harshness in flavor.
Winey Distinct and fruit-like taste.
Earthy The tones that reflect soil characteristics.
To Buy
Head over to LandmarkCoffee.com to place your order. All first time customers get a FREE 1 lb bag of coffee. Plus, if you LIKE Landmark Coffee on Facebook, you can get a $3 off coupon.
Giveaway
Enter to win a free 2 lb bag of the coffee of your choice from Landmark Coffee. Please use the Giveaway Tools form below to enter. Good Luck! Giveaway ends 10/10/13 at 10am PST.
I would like to try the Vanilla Nut Creme
I'd get Sumatra Mandheling
I would like their Moka-Java Dark blend
I would love to try the vienna roast
I'd like the Vanilla Nut Creme – thank you.
Vanilla Nut Creme
It's a tossup between the french roast and kona fancy!
the Five Country Blend, Dark, Fair-trade and Organic
I like dark roasts
Kenya AA Dark roast sounds yummy
I'd like to try the Kona Fancy.
I would try the Hawaiian Kona Blend.
I would love to try the Hazelnut creme and my boyfriend (who's the coffee snob) would love to try the Dark Guatemala
I'd like to try Dark French Roast Italian Style.
I'd get the Moka-Java Dark.
Wow they sound so good! I think Hawaiian Kona blend for me
sweetnnauty at yahoo dot com
Vanilla nut cream
The hazelnut crème sounds good.
Vanilla Nut Creme sounds really good!
I love hazelnut coffee!
skkorman AT bellsouth DOT net
MMM dark roast sounds delish!
I would love the Columbia!
i'd try that colombia supremo
I would choose Vanilla Nut Creme
I love Columbia!
I'd like to try Hazelnut Creme.
Dark French Roast Italian Style sounds great
would love to try moca java dark!! sounds delicious 🙂
I'd go with kona
hazelnut cream for me!!
I would love to try the Guatemala Bella Vista Estate coffee.
I would like French roast
French roast
I like Dark French Roast Italian Style please . kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you.
I would choose the Sumatra Mandheling Dark. Thank you for the giveaway!
vanilla nut cream
I know my husband would love the Moka-Java Dark.
I neeeeed to try their Moka-Java Dark blend1
I'd love to try the vanilla nut creme. Sounds delish!
I would def choose their vanilla nut cream.
I would choose the Kona Fancy. I love Hawiian Coffee.
I'd try to Hawaiian Kona blend
I'd like to try the Kona Fancy.
Vanilla nut creme is what I would choose
I would choose Vanilla Nut
Espresso Fancy
I love strong coffee. I would choose the French Roast.
I think I would choose the House Blend.
Moka-Java Dark
I would like the Colombian Supremo Dark.
I would try the Hazelnut! YUM!
i would want to try the french roast!
I'd want to try the Hazelnut Creme
I would like to try the Hazelnut Creme!
Decaf Hazelnut Creme
I find it hard to find flavored decaf coffees
I like the french roast.
Colombian Supremo Dark
Vanilla Nut Creme sounds so yummy
I'd try hazelnut creme.
The Dark French Roast Italian Style.. mmmm
I would pick the vanilla nut creme it sounds like it would be amazing!
I would pick Mellow
I would pick Vanilla Nut Creme. Love vanilla flavor in my coffee.
Les Johnson
I would love to try the Dark French Roast Italian Style
I'd love to try the hazlenut creme! 🙂
I would try the vanilla nut crème! yummy!
addictedtorodeo at gmail dot com
I'd choose the Vanilla Nut Creme flavor.
I would love to try either the Brazil Cerrado or the Indian Mysore Nuggets. They have quite a few unique varieties! thanks for the giveaway 🙂
Vanilla Nut Creme
So many great choices! Maybe I would pick the Vienna Roast!
I would love to try the Hazelnut Cream.
I would usually go with French roast (my favorite) but I think I'd pick Vienna roast to try out.
I would like vanilla nut creme
I would want to try the Vanilla Nut Creme
I'd love the Espresso Roast.
i would love to try the Columbia Supremo
I'd love to try the Ethiopia Harrar-Moka coffee. Thanks for the giveaway.
I would choose the Espresso Fancy whole bean.
Holly Storm-Burge
hstorm799{at}gmail{dot}com
vanilla nut cream
French Roast is my favorite, and the Landmark Coffee French Roast sounds delicious!
glindathegood@bellsouth.net
I would try Moka-Java because it sounds like a great blend and it's strong. I like strong coffee.
gigicoan at yahoo dot com
So many choices… but the Hazelnut Crème sounds delicious, and so does the Hawaiian Kona! Thanks for the chance….
The Hawaiian Kona Blend sounds yum
Dark French Roast Italian sounds awesome
I would love to try the Vanilla Nut Creme
lexbaylor27 at gmail dot com
I'd like the Vanilla Nut Creme
Colombian Supremo
Colombia Supremo
Kenya AA Dark roast
Colombian Supremo
Moka Java Blend
I'd choose the five country blend.
Mexico Altura Custepec
COLUMBIO SUPREMO
I would choose the Hazelnut Creme coffee.
Dark French Roast Italian Style
vienna roast
Columbian is my very favorite coffee, so I would choose the Columbia Supremo.
I am not a coffee drinker but my friend is. I think they get Columbia Supremo or French Roast
i would pick hazelnut decaf!! (name in the widget is danielle)
I would pick the Sumatra Mandheling Dark. We love to drink dark coffee!!
Moka-Java Dark sounds delicious! (Erinn S)
Vanilla Nut Cream sounds delicious!
i would pick hazelnut!!