Gelato?? I know, but keep reading.We all love fresh coffee. This usually involves ordering from different roasters across the country and then waiting those precious few days for the coffee to arrive at our houses. Then, sometimes the coffee sits...
There is a pretty great trend out there among cafes that I am really liking; carrying multiple roasters. I would say that most independent shops tend to have a strictly monogamous relationship with a specific roaster and carry only their...
If you missed out earlier or were ever on the fence re: this coffee subscription program, now's your chance to try before you buy. Tonx has another free trial offer going currently--I'm guessing for a limited time. It's the "just...
No, I’m not giving one away—sorry to disappoint! I mean who would order one (for yourself or as a gift for someone else) if the Encore were to become available on ROASTe? Baratza’s Maestro Plus was fairly well-reviewed in the...
Well about a month ago I attended a get together with some other home coffee enthusiasts and learned about a company for home roasters called, the coffee project. Now if you have an exceptional memory and you hang on my...
It have been quite hectic for me this week. Although graduate school year is over, I'm starting in a new laboratory and have been busy getting used the everything there. One of the thing I'm really excited about is that...
Over the past few months I have gotten away from posting too much about the coffees that I am currently working through at home. I have done this for a few reasons, most of the coffees here on Roaste and...
El Salvador El Carrizal is a coffee offered by both Klatch Coffee and Ritual Coffee. Ritual Coffee is known for a lighter roast style that emphasizes fruity acidity...their tasting notes have ranged from "jolly rancher" to "green apple" to "clementines."...
I'm feeling a little bit inspired today so I have taken the video of this morning espresso ritual. For today, I'm using the Nuova Simonelli Musica which is a plumbed in machine using flojet setup. If anyone are interested about...
I really enjoy lever espresso makers. When I got tired of my Gaggia Classic on went on a search for a lever that wouldn't break the bank but would also make a great shot. Current iterations of lever machines were...
Two more bags of freshly roasted coffee arrived today, lifting the total number of varieties I have on hand currently to 7.* Not bad! A little excessive, sure, but quite fun. Which brings me to the subject of this post,...
Barista magazine recently put out a nice summary of upcoming coffee events that I thought a few people here might appreciate knowing about if they don't already. I'll include the basics in this post, but please feel free to click...
A few weeks ago, I had an oportunity to try a new to me coffee roaster at the suggestion of the crews at Seatle Coffee Gears. The roaster is Atomic Cafe and their blend is Espresso Intensi which is a...
A lot of us use espresso grinders at home that are meant for commercial environments. They come with these huge bean hoppers that are probably filled several times a day. The turnaround is so fast that coffee doesn't have time...
First Shot with the "new" Olympia Cremina 67 I received the Olympia Cremina more than a week ago but have not a chance other than to go over the exterior and the interior of the machine. It...
Round two! Normally I would let a coffee rest a little more before I pulled the first shot of espresso but after last nights difficulties I was eager to take a second stab at using the Lido for espresso. So...
No, not slurping. I freely admit I’ve already splurged on coffee this week—see the bag of Portola’s Roney Diaz Villela that just arrived 2 days post-roast below—but with my birthday coming up on 6/6 I’m in the mood to go...
We've got some crazy storms coming through the area tonight which usually means power outages in my neighborhood. So I figured, no better time to try out the Lido with the Mypressi Twist just in case the power went out....
Which is not to say coffee as a treatment, but treatment for coffee. Being over-coffeed, that is. These days I generally limit myself to one diner mug's worth of coffee in the morning. When I skip coffee, I don't have...
A few weeks ago I mentioned that I’d taken delivery of the same delicious coffee processed two different ways. It’s not the cleanest comparison possible since I couldn’t hold the roaster constant in this case, but no matter. I present...
