[TheJohnNewton]

There is no best coffee in the world. It's subjective as you can see by all the prior posts. There is so much variety in beans, processing, and preparation that "coffee" can mean very different drinks to different people. In Italy, for example, you would have a hard time even finding a cup of drip coffee as everyone drinks espresso. In the US drip is the common coffee while espresso for the most part is just an ingredient in big sugary milk drinks. In Nigeria the only coffee I could ever find was Nescafe an instant coffee. Turkish coffee, Vietnamese coffee, etc... all very different. So what's "best" to you probably depends on where you're from, what you grew up with, and your personal taste preferences.

What do I personally prefer? I roast my own beans so I always have fresh coffee. I make hand poured drip coffee using a Chemex but sometimes do french press as it brings out different characteristics of the coffee. I also make espresso, which I drink straight as espresso, with a proper espresso machine.