Most like Mocha Java, Peet's Major Dickason or Sumatra?!
Does anyone know which blend, Major Dickason or Sumatra, would be closest to what I am used to?
Answers: My local grocer stopped selling the Mocha Java coffee that I am addicted to. YIKES! They now carry Peet's brand coffee.
Does anyone know which blend, Major Dickason or Sumatra, would be closest to what I am used to?
Agree with you, Mocha Java is a great coffee. One of the world's most popular and oldest coffee blends. It's a blend of Mocha beans from Yemen, and Java beans from Java, Indonesia.
The result is a full-bodied coffee with hints of chocolate (that's the mocha origin). The Java origin tends to smooth it out nicely.
BTW, Peet's is a pretty decent premium coffee roaster. Sure a dissapointment when you lose a source for a particular coffee you really enjoy, but hopefully you'll find Peet's coffee beans, roasting styles, and blends to your liking.
Peet's Major Dickenson blend is also a rich, full-bodied blend, so you might consider a reasonable replacement for Mocha Java, but it won't have the pleasant chocoloate overtones.
Sumatra is a single origin, not a blend. But a great coffee. Also full-bodied, slightly sweet, a little earthy, and rich. Even if its not exactly a substitute for Mocha Java, its a great coffee so you should try it anyway.
If it's Mocha Java you have to have, Peet's does carry a very respectable Mocha Java blend. Maybe you could ask your grocer to stock that one for you.
You can also order online. It's pretty convenient, and with a company like Peet's or other specialty roasters, you can often get more freshly roasted coffee when you order over the internet than what ends up on the shelf at the grocery store.
Mark