When I was going to Bangalore for a 4 month stint for a film the one thing I wasn’t worried about carrying with me from Delhi was coffee. ‘Coffee plantations are just about 250kms from Bangalore, so coffee should be easily available’, I thought.
I thought wrong.
It turned out that Ramee Guestline Hotel, Attibele, had never heard of filter coffee. Even tea made with regular clean water was an alien concept for them but that’s a different story.
Fortunately Cafe Coffee Days (CCD) have mushroomed in almost every pit and crevice of India. They may not make the best coffee but they are comfortable places with clean toilets and not a bad choice for coffee when that’s the only choice. On highways and small towns they are the best pit-stops.
Their French Press came to my rescue and saved me from caffeine deficiency during my months of exile.
I’m not a coffee fiend/snob but I like my coffee not sweet or milky or vile, two of those is easy to explain to the person behind the counter. Hence, I prefer carrying my own coffee making equipment. I have a coffee steeper but it doesn’t really work. I also have a funnel but I keep running out of filters. I prefer to carry a small French Press but it’s inconvenient.
CCD to the rescue. Again!
Drizzle:a pretty nifty coffee percolator bag. It’s a coffee bag with wings that rest on the rim of the cup and water percolates through to produce coffee. It’s not the best coffee (chicory mixed) but desperate needs ask for desperate measures.
Don’t forget to carry a small heating rod for hot water though.
PS: Carry a few extra bags for friends. Thanks for sharing yours Nam 
I didn’t know they were called drizzle bags, cool name! And handy. And though I’m a tea drinker, I loved your endless discussions on coffee, Ankur and Nam.
My pleasure mademoiselle… drizzle bags are fun!
hi imeanseriously, seriously!
Drizzle it is… on our next road trip. Thanks Ankur.
Hey MJ pretty nifty ! Must try.