I run an espresso bar.  No drip.  No single serve pour-over.  We do serve S.O. french press that we brew up as needed in 1.5 litre pots.  This position is not to dis pour-over styles or say they're wrong rather it's to say that our shop serves espresso first and foremost.

Convince me that I'm wrong.  Convince me that espresso bars should deviate from their core (the core that has paid the bills for the past however-many-years) and delve into something new and time-consuming...And…

When roasting dry processed Ethiopias be careful using the tryer during 1st crack, don't inhale too deeply or you'll be snorting hot chaff! :)

Brazil Amerello Serrado

Fazenda Isidro Pereira, Carmo de Minas

Acid: medium-high

Body: medium-full

Texture: clean, sweet and juicy.

Flavor profile:  noticeably juicy and aromatic coffee cherry acidity straight from the grind.  Adding water lets the cedar and cinnamon come out.  The acid is purely sweet, round and exceptionally clean.  It's flavor is from the coffee cherry itself, without the tartness- an excellent example of what Pulped Natural…

Today I Would Like To Celebrate That Same Awareness. The Farmers Still Need Your Support Every Day, To Ensure That The Communities In Which They Live Thrive. They're Not Looking For Handouts, Or HYPE Programs Of Supporting Them. Farmers Look For And Depend On Authentic Connections And Rely On Fair, Even More Than Fair Solutions That Provide Lasting Sustainability. This…

Today I Would Like To Celebrate That Same Awareness. The Farmers Still Need Your Support Every Day, To Ensure That The Communities In Which They Live Thrive. They're Not Looking For Handouts, Or HYPE Programs Of Supporting Them. Farmers Look For And Depend On Authentic Connections And Rely On Fair, Even More Than Fair Solutions That Provide Lasting Sustainability. This…

We are going through our closest and getting rid of gear that we no longer use regularly.  Here is a quick list:

1 Black Mazzer Super Jolly ($325.00 + shipping)

1 Silver Mazzer Super Jolly ($325.00 + shipping)

1 Nuova Simonelli Appia 1 Group / 110v ($1,500.00 + shipping)

1 Nuova Simonelli MDX Grinder ($300.00…

Well, my coffee week was very very good.   On Tuesday I continued my search for Espresso in Cincinnati.   This time my quest took me to Cafe` de Paris on Garfield Place in downtown Cincinnati.  It was a nice little lunch date for my wife and I.   We orders some food and it was great, and of course we ordered coffee as well.  Reviews of this place where pretty good, and I had read a few comments about how good the espresso was.  I ordered a double and the wife ordered a cappuccino.  The capp…

Well, this has been a good week for me.  I tried two establishments in the Greater Cincinnati area, Buffalo Mountain Coffee and Windmill Coffee.    Both were great! Not sure if I like one more than the other.   Buffalo Mountain was great, because I was able to enjoy my drink while sitting on a couch and reading a magazine.  A perfect lunch break, relaxing at lunch with coffee in hand, may be the best way to enjoy my lunch break.  I went to Windmill Coffee on Saturday afternoon.  They are new…

This month's barista interview is about what it takes to start a cafe and great advice for anyone thinking about opening their own cafe.

http://dailydemitasse.com/2011/03/barista-interview-rachel-haughey/

Please go to www.sendmetobogota.com to vote for me.  I'm only behind 1st place by 40 or so votes!  I would love your support.  I would love the chance to attend the World Barista Championships and meet many wonderful people while visiting coffee farms.

If you vote, you enter a raffle to win $1,000, not bad!  I just need your vote. 

I am sitting outside now...the sky is a light, duck egg blue. Sitting under the fig tree where so often I pass the time between the busy lunch and hectic evening rushes. We are on a hill here...the street runs up and down to the Mesjid (Surau) at the bottom. At this time of night many people are beginning to walk home from work. Many in suits and ties. Others are coming out for the evening. For us its still not busy...but for sure on a Friday night it will become busy. Bangsar is a nicely…

A new batch is being ordered up, and will be back in shops in the next couple of weeks. That means we already have 2000 version 1 and 2 cards out around Atlanta! Viva La Specialty Coffee!

When Karl casually told me that he reckoned it was a good idea to open Antipodean in the flash, upmarket suburb of Bangsar (KL, Malaysia), I didnt know whether to laugh or cry. Malaysia, unlike Indonesia, has a very developed level of food appreciation- from eating the variety of delicacies on offer- to critiquing them via live blogs and other web media. In all honesty Merdeka Coffee has its hands fairly full with Indonesia, the cafe in Sydney, the roastery in Auckland and some plans for…

Continuing from my ups and downs in the skill of making Micro-Foam.

I have made some really good progress.   Between this site, you-tube,  and another site I think I finally get the basics.  Now I just need to make it second nature.

I am making froth on my Silvia and I can consistently make micro foam now! I am sure that my local grocery store is happy about all the milk I have been purchasing.  I think I can still make it better though.   I need to learn how…

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