Best Coffee For Cafetiere

Before we get into specifically what is the best coffee for cafetiere, I want to just make a distinction about the kinds of coffee out there, and talk about what I personally believe to be the best type of coffee regardless of what the brew method is.

So here you are on your quest for the best coffee beans for cafetiere, and if you got here by searching for “coffee for cafetiere” or similar, and not something along the lines of “best coffee for French Press”, or “best coffee for Plunger”, then congratulations you on your grasp of the English language, and your refusal to allow yourself to turn American! ?

My kids grew up with the internet, a lot of which is of course American, and it always catches my attention when I hear them pronouncing words in the American way, Mayonaise for example, and various other little Americanisms.

Having been mainly an 80's & 90's kid (I was born in the latter part of the 70s), I was exposed to American films of course, but we didn't have the internet until I was in my late teens, and even that was on the old 56k dial-up modems, so I wasn't exposed to masses of language and expressions from across the pond like the kids of today are. 

I do get quite a few Brits asking me about French press coffee or plunger coffee, and that usually (not always, to be fair) gives me an idea of their age ;-). Anyway, I really don't mind what you call it, cafetiere coffee, plunger coffee, French Press coffee, whatever it may be, you're clearly wondering what is the best coffee for this particular brew method since you're here.

This is actually a very good question, and it's one that I don't think enough people ask. Not just the best coffee for cafetiere question, but for any brew method, as so many people put all of the focus on their brewing methods and gear, and virtually none on the coffee itself.

The most important element when it comes to making the best possible tasting cup of coffee (via cafetiere or any other brewing method) is the coffee, and different kinds of coffee beans lend themselves to different brew methods, which is what makes this “best coffee” question one of the most important, but one of the most overlooked questions about coffee in general.