Video: Jem, Lance, Rao argue Home vs Cafe for best coffee
Bugs and I sat in on an after-hours “debate” in Geneva last week. Two things stood out:
- there was total agreement that the best coffee is drunk at home. The argument became about “what's the better experience”.
- Decent was called out 3 times by 3 different speakers. Jem (“this must be music to your ears”), Scott Rao, and Lance (“I don't want to drink 9 bar shots”), which quite honestly shocked me.
On this topic (home vs cafes), I agree with the point made in James Hoffmann's video What No One Tells You About Learning To Taste, namely that tasting great coffee will change you, not entirely in a good way.
Before Decent, I used to love searching out speciality coffee shops. Clouds parted and angels sang at my first God Shot enjoyed at Berlin's Bonanza Coffee Heroes. Now, I somewhat frequently find excellent coffee beans, but the best extraction–by a mile–is always on a Decent.
So, in a way, I am nostalgic for the “bad old days” when I thoroughly enjoyed thoroughly mediocre coffee at cafés.
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Updated 2025/07/02