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As I've written on HN before, both of these brands have fallen out of favor with me recently. Blue Bottle is living off of a reputation it soon won't have, and local roasters have better beans than Tonx does, at a better price. For people that don't have roasters in their city I guess Tonx is a good choice, though.

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You hipster. It's starting to get a larger following, so you can't like it anymore. Everyone already knows, quality doesn't go downhill until the stock is publicly traded. Then they start "value engineering".

I don't drink milk-coffee drinks so when I evaluate a coffee shop it is strictly on the quality of the coffee. Whether it is a cup of black coffee or their beans. Blue Bottle's coffee (read: not espresso) beans are absolutely horrid.

I’ll be interested to see where it goes. I’ve been with Tonx for almost a year, and I really like it, despite having easy access to great local roasters, who I still visit. Tonx provides some variety and flavors, varietals that I might not normally seek out. I get the smallest possible shipment each month, and its a relatively minor expense that provides something new.

Will be interested to see how it inevitably changes.

I like this use case :)

What is your experience with Blue Bottle? I used to live in downtown Oakland, and would get a cappuccino at their roastery down there and it was spot on ever time. Amazing. I've been to their new location in South Berkeley and they made a really bad cappuccino for my friend, but I had a shot that was quite nice.

Just curious what you've seen.

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