I’ve been meaning to get around to this post for a while now, but I decided that I would hold off on writing it until the last coffee in my Square Mile subscription arrived, which it now has. It is a bit awkward as well, mainly because I don’t really want it to sound too much like an “I’m Judging you” review, so I’ve spent a bit of time thinking over how I should write it. I also don’t want it to sound too much like a promotional piece. As we all know, I love Has Bean and – big disclaimer – I don’t pay for my current subscription, I won it as a prize in the Irish heats of the Brewer’s Cup this year. Although in my defence I had already worked through three of the three-month In My Mug subscriptions when I got the prize.
What I want to do is compare the two subscriptions, Square Mile’s filter roast subscription and Has Bean’s In My Mug coffee subscription, not in a critical ‘this one is better manner’ but rather to act as a guide for people new to coffee (just like me a year ago) in making what can be a daunting first investment (right up there with your first really good grinder) in speciality coffee. That said, either of these two subscriptions would be a great starting point and overall I could not recommend one over the other. The two subscriptions are however, at least in my experience, quite different both in terms of the package as a whole and the contents, and depending on your own situation or interests, suitable for different purposes.
So first off, the packages themselves:
