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Originally Posted by Klondike
Is there any brand of coffee that's pure robusta?
Tried Trung Nguyen 'Gourmet Blend' but it has artificial chocolate flavor and it's not great. Threw out the bag after 3 cups.
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Originally Posted by RabidRat
Just tried making vietnamese coffee with regular espresso blend and condensed milk. Tasted awful and weak compared to the real thing. Just doesn't have that extreme coffee bite.
Robusta seems pretty necessary :/.
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I thought of you both yesterday when I was at Whole Foods in Buffalo, NY yesterday.
I went to their coffee aisle and noticed they carried
Nguyen Coffee Supply on the shelves (not all locations have it, just to set the expectation.) I was about to pick up a bag of their 100% robusta whole beans but decided to pass on it as they had a can of their cold brew on sale, and it was a smaller, low commitment. As a cold brew, it was pretty smooth and had that robusta bite you guys are looking for.
I am not aware of any retailers in Canada, but I'm sure if you guys put in the effort, you can find it. @RabidRat - I did find it once at the container shops on Bathurst in Toronto, but I don't know if that shop is still there. [Edit / Update] - Turns out the shop is still there and it's called
Aunty Supply, which is where I originally bought it -
28 Bathurst St #1-111, Toronto, ON, M5V 0C6
There are two varieties of 100% robusta beans marketed as Hanoi and Truegrit. I only had experience with the Truegrit cold brew. Good luck.