Spent $350 on a single-origin subscription and it's ruining my mornings

I signed up for a fancy service that sends a new bag every two weeks from places like a farm in Ethiopia or Colombia. The problem is the taste changes so much I can't dial in my grind setting, and now my shots are either sour or bitter every other week. Does anyone else find that too much variety just makes your routine worse?

3 comments

3 Comments

phoenix_campbell882mo ago

Feel your pain completely. Had the same issue with a similar service last year. Wasted so much good coffee dialing in a new bean every single week. Ended up going back to buying a two-pound bag of my favorite local roast.

iris_adams2mo ago

Isn't this just chasing novelty at the cost of a good daily ritual?

morgan3161mo ago

The Ethiopian Yirgacheffe bag I got last summer was incredible for like 3 days until I hit the Colombian one and basically had to relearn my whole setup from scratch. @phoenix_campbell88 mentioning the two-pound bag really hits home because I started splitting my subscription with a buddy so I still get variety but only half the frequency. That way I can actually spend a week or two nailing down one bean before the next one shows up. Your morning ritual should feel automatic not like a science experiment every single time.