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
Dark days, my friends. It’s actually better than a lot of what I call “gas station coffee” but it’s still far from enjoyable. Sometimes I just need the warmth and the caffeine delivery device.
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
I’m actually having a little bit of “coffee two ways” this morning. I saw my lonely, neglected little Moka pot sitting by the sink and decided to whip up a little “cafecito” or Cuban coffee while I was waiting for … Read More
Testing the iPhone app for WordPress as well as my thoughts on decaf espresso. I bought a couple pounds of Ethiopian Shebele-Shakiso coffee that is decaffeinated using the Swiss Water Process. Scores very highly and to it’s credit expert tasters … Read More
Enjoying a nice cup of Rwanda Tumba Cocatu. Got just a pound of this coffee from Sweet Maria’s a few months ago. It’s pretty good. Probably a little underdeveloped in my air popper, but has nice body and it’s bright … Read More
What I’m drinking right now: Brazil Dry-Process Conquista Farm Home-roasted in the trusty Poppery II about a week ago. I was messing around with my process and my beans rolled right through first crack and into second crack and beyond. … Read More