A pretty decent, if somewhat unremarkable long black coffee really. Quite drinkable, but given that apparently they had won some coffee award, I was expecting more, I guess.
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Lavazza long black coffee from Aquila — very good coffee!
I have always been sceptical whether Brisbane-ites know what a good coffee is. Too often people have raved about a coffee shop to me, but then I have been disappointed by bitter coffee with a foul after taste. I started to wonder if it was me who did not know good coffee.
I had seen people queueing for coffee from Aquila in the mornings and wondered whether these people actually knew a good coffee when they tasted it. So I purchased a coffee to find out …
Long black Lavazza coffee from Aquila in Eagle Street in Brisbane’s CBD
Long black Lavazza coffee from Aquila in Eagle Street in Brisbane’s CBD
I started drinking this coffee and thought it was pretty good — I then realised I had not put my normal one sugar in it. Now that is a true sign of good coffee!
Sorry Merlo, I did not like your coffee
My wife recently brought home some Merlo coffee beans. We ground them and made some fantastic cups of coffee. I therefore had high expectations purchasing a long black coffee from BarMerlo in Queen Street in the Brisbane CBD. Unfortunately, I was disappointed , receiving a bitter coffee with an unpleasant after taste.
My Merlo long black coffee was bitter with an unpleasant after taste
Merlo long black coffee
BarMerlo in Queen Street in the Brisbane CBD
BarMerlo in Queen Street in the Brisbane CBD
Long black coffee from Gourmet to Go in Eagle Street, Brisbane CBD
Di Bella long black coffee from Gourmet to Go — a pretty decent coffee actually
Di Bella long black coffee — a plain cup, but pretty decent coffee
Gourmet to Go in Eagle Street in the Brisbane CBD
Why is it that when I ask for a long black coffee, I am sometimes asked whether I want milk with it. That would make it a flat white coffee wouldn’t it?
Coffee from The Coffee Club
A long black coffee from The Coffee Club — slightly bitter coffee, smooth with limited mouth feel
Eagle Street Pier, Brisbane CBD
Starbucks coffee — flavoured dishwater?
Long black coffee from Starbucks — other people may rave about Starbucks coffee, but to me it tastes like and has the consistency of flavoured dish water.
Starbucks on Queen Street in the Brisbane CBD
Tall Short Espresso coffee
I have been working in the Brisbane CBD for the last few weeks and discovered a great little coffee spot — Tall Short Espresso in Eagle Lane.
Long black coffee from Tall Short Espresso — pretty good coffee