best coffee bean?

Originally Posted by kenstogie

Pehaps send him to sweet marias.com and have look around. I don't think there is a "best" coffee bean. It is all subjective.

No such thing, anymore than there is a best wine, cigar, beer, etc. All depends on your personal tastes.

does he roast his own beans, or are you looking for roasted? If the latter, look in your area for a local roaster, "best" in that case has a lot to do with freshness. Online roasters like Sweet Marias on the west coast, Intelligentsia in the midwest and Unclebeanz on the east coast are also options depending on where you live.