As much as I find this funny, I also find it extremely telling and bothersome: The hilarity is easy and obvious, because no one except Buddy really believes that there’s the world’s best cup of coffee in that little shop. Every time I watch it, though, a little part of me is sad. I’m sad… [Read more…]
November 25, 2010
A couple of days ago, I was thinking while walking home. I do this quite often; the time it takes me to move my legs for that mile-and-a-half lets my mind run freely, often scampering over topics closely tied to coffee. As I pondered the next “move” in my coffee journey, I realized why I… [Read more…]
November 24, 2010
It’s that time of the month, folks… the time for a bunch of links. I won’t be referencing this with the rest of the staff, but I do think a nice, large printed version would go well in the roastery. I’m certain you’ve always wondered about the difference between Yellow Catuai and Red Catuai. Me,… [Read more…]
September 30, 2010
Here’s a quick thought, one that I’ll try to flesh out as best I can: Some of my favorite coffees are ones that I’ve been able to work with for months. In the past year or so, I’ve developed an aversion to coffee judgments that seem to be, to me, at least, a little… underdeveloped. Yes,… [Read more…]
June 22, 2010
Here’s a quick observation: Yes, much of my coffee interests as of late have been leaning toward blending for espresso. Kenny made the observation that I’ve been somewhat zoned into that lately, and he’s right; I’m very keen on finding out what the results of my tinkering are. Washed coffees, in particular, are an area… [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…]
December 11, 2010
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