I'm surprised no one's mentioned people's coffee, but it might be a wellington thing...

Flight is our go to.

Rocket are great too. Other suggestions would be Red Rabbit and People’s. If you want to try a bunch of different roasters there are a few “surprise” subscriptions that send coffee from a new roaster each month. On The Grind and Fernweh are two that spring to mind.

I’m also surprised amount up supermarket recommendations here… have supermarkets finally upped their game?

I rotate through:

• The Coffee Workshop - Moorhouse
• Hummingbird - Nectar
• Raglan Roast (bit hit and miss)
• C4 Coffee (also hit and miss)
• Cafe L’Affare Primo
• Robert Harris Italian Roast (better than you’d expect)
• Coffee Supreme Blend

Most of these you can get at supermarkets. Other ones I get from here in Christchurch at some cafe’s that do their own roasting, mostly the Black & White Cartel Boss Blend from near my work.

I’m a big fan of Altezano Brothers https://altezanobrothers.co.nz/

They have a great selection of ethical single source coffee.

I like Rush coffee if it's available or hummingbird if I need something from the supermarket both have nice full flavours and aromas

And another related question, can people go to check facebook (if you use it), go to https://facebook.com/off_facebook_activity/ and click "Recent Activity", then tell us which coffee places you buy from send that information to facebook? There's a list of companies who have sent facebook information about things that happened on sites other than facebook sites.

Two somewhat recent ones for me are Coffee Collective and First But Coffee, who have both sent my data to facebook.

I manage a cafe and tried a bunch of different beans before settling on MacKenzie's Mainland blend. A mellow, super easy to drink blend that's just as good in a flat white as it is as a doppio. We get a lot of compliments on it.

Personal favourite is Escape, a Taranaki based roaster. A lot more character than others though, so maybe not for everyone!

I've never had anything but consistent quality from Coffee Supreme. Supermarket stock is a bit more dated for roasts than if you pop into store (if you're in Wgtn) but still plenty fresh for home espresso.

C4 do some amazing single origins. Headset is my favourite blend there. They did an advent calendar last Christmas with 25 different columbian and a writeup on each grower. Was so good.

Flight Coffee are pretty good too

@cloventt@lemmy.nz I feel like you'd have some input on this based on your post a while back,

PS the bourbon aged coffee is back in stock, but I'm not so happy about the shipping cost. Haven't pulled the trigger yet, will have to think about it I'm willing to pay almost double...

Currently very much enjoying Hummingbird Oomph

https://www.hummingbirdcoffee.com/

A smoother full flavour taste with no bitterness. Organic fair trade as well. Lots of other coffees as well.

Method: Home ground espresso with a small dash of Boring Barista oat milk.

Shipping cost $6:00

We tried a bunch, but settled on Tuatara, really nice.

tuatara site.

https://greyroastingco.com/ is pretty decent and really fast delivery

I buy Bula coffee

I would recommend trying beans from a variety of origins. The acidity, caffeine content, mouth feel, etc can vary depending on what region the beans are from. My personal favorite is Ethiopian, especially when the roast brings out blueberry notes.

If you're in Auckland here's a few to try:

• Ozone Coffee Roasters
• Roma Coffee Roasters
• Havana Coffee Works
• Atomic Coffee Roasters

Basically try as much as you can and keep tabs on what you like and don't like.

Cafe LaLa

DKD

Raumati roast from the roastery if you’re in Kapiti!