Today, Kane and I did a little experiment I’ve been meaning to do for some months now, ever since I read about what they did at the Nordic Barista Cup back in, what was it, 2007? 2008? Whichever it was, the powers-that-be setup this little experiment with a bunch of different wine glasses — champagne,… [Read more…]
February 19, 2011
A few quick Coffee Fest thoughts and observations from the hotel of the Marriott this brisk Chicago morning… no particular order, blah blah blah: So, so, so proud of the four Louisville baristas who advanced in yesterday’s first round of the Latte Art Championship. I think we, the #cfest502 crew, were driving a bemused and… [Read more…]
December 18, 2010
Last Saturday night, I roasted a few batches of coffee with the intention of blending them together and pulling them as espresso: Guatemala Huehuetenango Finca La Maravilla; Kenya Tegu AB; and Ethiopia Guji Oromo. All three coffees are washed, and I developed all three of them to a roast level just shy of second crack…… [Read more…]
August 19, 2010
“Lucky judges.” On Sunday, I headed down to Nashville with Ryan Soeder to chill at CREMA in Nashville. They were hosting a cupping led by Aaron Blanco of The Brown Coffee Company. Aaron is, without a doubt, one of the coolest guys in the specialty coffee scene; if you don’t believe me, at least heed… [Read more…]
June 12, 2010
Since my last post forever and three and a half hours ago, much has happened. Delicious coffees have been roasted and brewed, questionable coffees I wouldn’t feed the imaginary dog next door were tasted and spit out, and at least one blog post was started and left unfinished due to Life happening. Sometime within the… [Read more…]
March 10, 2011
3