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Review of Monmouth Coffee House
17 Oct 07, 16:24
A whole new world, of coffe 
Now I know that coffee comes from two different types of beans and that there were more types than just instant or 'proper' coffee as we call it in my house. And that Nescafe carefully selected and blended their beans in an effort, at least it seemed to me to produce brown muck, but basically I knew nothing about coffee.
In to the picture swims Monmouth coffee. The first one I visited was in fact in the west end, near to seven dials, but this branch on a corner in foodie mecca, Brough Market is just as lovely.
I always used to think that the high pressure continential way was the best, but Monmouth use a simple combination of fresh grinding and drip filtering to produce quite some of the nicest coffee I have ever tasted. There's a long and complex menu setting out the coffee's by region, and giving an explanation of the flovour, much like a wine list. All very interessting, but ignore that and go straight for the coffee of the day. Some days it'll suit your tastes better than others, but it'll always be a new experience. I love Monmouth coffee, the sweetness and richness of some of the African coffee's is quite the revalation, just don't go messing it up with milk and sugar now, you heathens!
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