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...
I'm fortunate enough to live in a city where the highest quality coffee is a short drive away. Portland roasters, San Francisco roasters, Los Angeles roasters...they're all here, and fresh. I nonetheless like to order coffee online for the same...
Right now I have headed my way from AJ's Coffee a bag of Musasa Coop. I really enjoyed the previous coffee that I had gotten from AJ's and the description looked very enticing, "clean, juicy mouthfeel, sugar sweetness, cherries, dark fruit." Sound...
Ethiopian Ardi is an award-winning naturally processed coffee from the Sidamo region that placed 1st in East Africa's Taste of Harvest competition. It was until recently offered by PT's, Coava, Madcap, and Klatch. AJ's coffee still has a stash available,...
Running out of half and half collided with several days worth of Vietnamese iced coffee recipes in my mailbox to create a very happy coincidence this morning -- my morning iced Vietnamese cappuccino. Okay. Technically, it's iced cappuccino with a...
Today I made a cup of coffee after lunch while the baby was awake. That’s unusual—and probably at least in part a side effect of the Trifecta’s ongoing honeymoon period. Generally speaking, I save my coffee brewing for quiet times...
I started using hand grinders due to their cost to performance ratio compared to those more expensive electronic grinders. I've had a new Zassenhaus, a Hario Skerton, a Hario Slim and most recently an Orphan Espresso Lido hand grinder. They...
Best way to store your coffee? Coffee experts tend to split on whether or not you should freeze your coffee beans, so specialty coffee roaster Don Francisco's decided to research the subject scientifically. Their results: freeze your coffee. No, not...
Finally, after a long period of waiting, the Olympia Cremina I have been waiting for have arrived. I was pleasantly surprised because it actually arrived last Wednesday which is two days earlier than predicted by the shipping company! However, I...
