I've been drinking good coffee since before Starbucks entered everyone's lexicon. When most people were fighting over Folgers and Maxwell House I started working in real coffee store. I was ruined for life. Looking back it helped me develop my palatte nicely. I'm certifiable snob.

I found the ultimate micro roaster in Chicago: http://intelligentsiacoffee.com/store/coffee. I knew the minute I walked in store this was gunna be *good*. And oh my lord beans were just gorgeous. I took two half-pounds home with me on the plane and I'm sure drive people nuts. They definiately do mail order. And get me some while you're at it.

Oh, I just remembered another one: http://caffetrieste.com/SBBB/SBBBcoffeebuyer.html. They're in San Francisco.