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 AL> From: andy@maxim.COM (Andy Lynn)
 AL> Newsgroups: dc.dining
 AL> Organization: MAXIM Technologies Inc., Vienna VA
 AL> 
 AL> 
 AL> 	I've been following this thread with some interest and want to 
 AL> 	stick up for my home town, Great Falls, VA. We have a very nice 
 AL> 	coffee purveyor, Gillette's by name, who roast on-site. They're
 AL> 	in the same row of shops as Erol's (ugh), just down from
 AL> 	the intersection of Rt 193 and Walker Road. Their prices compare
 AL> 	favorably with other good D.C. area shops... stop by for your
 AL> 	morning dose and try an almond pretzel!
 AL> 
 AL> 	But I'd like to point out that one can also order from Zabar's
 AL> 	in N.Y.C. via their 800 number, shipped UPS. Don't have the
 AL> 	number handy; I'm sure 800 directory assistance does. I especially
 AL> 	like their "special blend", ~$4.00/lb. Zabar's seems to be unable
 AL> 	to stock anything but good fresh beans, given the volume they deal in.
 AL> 	Is their "Blue Mountain" at ~$7.00/lb "true" blue mountain? I'm 
 AL> 	not sure, but its SO SMOOTH....

I've got a "personal" gripe about Gillette's, not a biggie and not really
generalizable.  They tend to do very dark roasts, or at least the couple of
times I've been in they have.  Their /lightest/ roast tends to be about at my
limit of a /dark/ roast, and much of what they roast is FAR too dark for me
to enjoy.
 
I know, I know -- I'm just a wimp, and why don't I drink instant if I've got
no guts for the real thing.  And so on.  But really -- anybody looking for a
roast that's along the lines of American or even Danish Breakfast -- you just
won't find anything that light in Gillette's.  (I'm pretty sure they'd do a
custom roast, however, if requested.  I just haven't bothered.)

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