Oddly Correct Rainy Saturday
Great Saturday for a cup of Carlos Ramirez’s beautiful coffee from his farm, Finca Villa Vista in Colombia. This is another La Palma y El Tucan coffee and it’s wonderful. I reviewed it in full a few months ago.
Great Saturday for a cup of Carlos Ramirez’s beautiful coffee from his farm, Finca Villa Vista in Colombia. This is another La Palma y El Tucan coffee and it’s wonderful. I reviewed it in full a few months ago.
How about a truly geeky start to Friday? Weighing out my espresso (Sweet Maria’s Level Three blend, roasted at home about 6 days ago on the air popper) using my trusty old Gaggia Espresso. Doesn’t have to be fancy to … Read More
Made a quick first stop to Revocup in Overland Park, KS today. The shop is owned by an Ethiopian couple and they roast their own beans in Diedrich right in the shop. They have about 10 bagged coffees on hand … Read More
Had an opportunity yesterday to meet Vince Rodriguez, the man behind Velo+ bike shop and Maps Coffee Roasters in Lenexa, KS. This was a relatively quick meet & greet as I did recon for the article on local coffee I … Read More
Made a stop at Blackdog Coffeehouse in Lenexa, KS for the first time today and had a pourover (Hario V60) of Messenger Coffee Co’s Adado, a natural process Ethiopian coffee, and it was awesome! If you have finding yourself wondering … Read More
Is it possible to have too many photos of espresso??? This is probably the second to last shot of Sweet Maria’s excellent Uso Doble (Espresso Workshop #29) I’ll have before I’m all out. I roasted this 5-6 days ago and … Read More
While I was away in Italy my friend, Eric, who lives in Dallas, sent me a bag of coffee from one of his favorite roasters, Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters. It was a nice surprise coming home after ten days to … Read More