Coffee Snobs' Guide to Selecting the Most Terrible Coffee Beans

Coffee connoisseurs be damned. We don't need your fancy-pants coffee taste buds around here. Welcome to the dark side of the coffee bean selection spectrum.

Step 1: Choose Beans That Have Been Sitting Around Since the 80s

Nothing says 'terrible' like a coffee that's been siphoning off its flavor for decades. Look for beans that have been collecting dust in the back of the pantry since Reagan's second term.

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Terrible coffee beans

Next, choose beans that have been roasted in a closet. The more stale, the better!

Step 2: Select Beans with Unsettling Names

We're talking beans like 'Bitter Betty' or 'Earwax Express'. The more unsettling, the merrier.

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And finally, choose beans with an unapologetically poor growing process. The more pesticides, the merrier.

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