I have another review of coffee from my good pals at Metric Coffee Co. for you today! This time we’re looking at their Colombia Decaf. Yes, I said decaf! But what about “Death before decaf?” That’s a funny saying and … 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
Just landed in Rome this AM and have managed to have two coffees: a cappuccino at a restaurant we had lunch at and an espresso at a random bar. The cap wasn’t bad, and the espresso was about a C, … Read More
Coffee in Italy is consistent if nothing else. We Americans definitely have the creative market cornered compared to Italy, which is strictly traditional. Amazingly, however, there is an espresso machine in every restaurant, trattoria, osteria and bar in Italy. Literally … Read More
This is part 2 of a series on making espresso at home. Find Part 1 here. We explore the economics of making espresso at home as well as many of the other reasons you may be compelled to embark on … Read More
Keeping with yesterday’s theme I ran the same Guatemala Alotenango Finca Candelaria beans through my espresso machine and they were good! Great single origin espresso. I used about 16-17 grams of the beans I roasted into second crack and then … Read More
This is part 2 of a series on making espresso at home. Find Part 1 here. We explore the economics of making espresso at home as well as many of the other reasons you may be compelled to embark on … Read More