Thanks to Appleby's in Didsbury for introducing me to this.
Since I first heard about this blend about 40 years ago from the restaurateur Terence Conran – who mentions it several times as his favourite – this has been my absolute go-to morning coffee.
I carry packets of it with me when I travel.
It smells like Juliette Greco breakfasting from an octagonal green cup, alongside a freshly baked croissant, on a balcony of the hotel ”La Louisianne" in St Germain-des-Près, in the days when she lived there alongside Miles Davis, Albert Camus & Boris Vian.
(Gitanes cigarettes are no longer compulsory; they’re now only an optional extra.)
I make it in an Aeropress, ground at no. 4.
(My other Algerian favourites are their Yemeni for Turkish coffee, and their Monsoon Malabar, which is stunningly delicious.)
I’ve been drinking Gourmet Noir for over a decade now and will be drinking it for many more - it’s delicious!
The best roast that was, is, and ever shall be.
Gourmet Noir are our long time coffee beans of choice - and we always get them from Algerian Coffee Stores. As much as I love going into the shop their online service is always fast and efficient