I am moving. Moving my blog. I will be residing and posting at The Coffee Pub's New Home
Go visit me there and say hi!
Signing off,
Michael
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Frosty is here.
Two blog posts - one day. I must be caffeinated.
As I wrote earlier, I am excited about 3FE's Frosty Blend and when I checked the mail, there it was!
Of course, my kitchen is desperately lacking a quality espresso machine. My excitement took over so I brewed it in my AeroPress and made a delicious Americano. Hopefully in the next few days I will hijack someone's machine and take it for a real run. For now This is where my evening is going.
As I wrote earlier, I am excited about 3FE's Frosty Blend and when I checked the mail, there it was!
Of course, my kitchen is desperately lacking a quality espresso machine. My excitement took over so I brewed it in my AeroPress and made a delicious Americano. Hopefully in the next few days I will hijack someone's machine and take it for a real run. For now This is where my evening is going.
Christmas was nice.
It has been a while since my last update. And it is clearly time for another one.
For Christmas this year I got a lot of fun coffee related gifts. It was perfect. I will tell you about it but first...coffee
One of the blessings of living in Tallahassee is that any time you have to drive to Miami you have to pass Gainesville. That would not normally be a "blessing" except that they are home to Volta. This December/January was especially good to me because we (Shannon and I) went home not once, but three times in one month. That meant 6 visits to Volta. And that means more delicious cappuccinos and macchiatos than I have had in a LONG time. While there I picked up some of Intelligentsia's Holiday blends and Ecco Caffe's Fazenda Sertaozinho.
I don't know if you can tell, but this bag is empty. I brewed it in my Chemex, my Aeropress (Christmas gifts), and French Press. It never failed to impress.
Well, in addition to my Aeropress, I received a V60, a Hario Skerton grinder, some of Intelligentsia's Colombia Heliconias, and some of 3FE's (and of course, HasBean's) "Frosty" blend. Now, I am still waiting for Frosty to arrive, but when it does, I'll be sure to post again.
Well, I am going to go finish enjoying this coffee. I do hope to blog more often. Maybe the next one will be with Frosty from Grassroots or Calvin's.
For Christmas this year I got a lot of fun coffee related gifts. It was perfect. I will tell you about it but first...coffee
I don't know if you can tell, but this bag is empty. I brewed it in my Chemex, my Aeropress (Christmas gifts), and French Press. It never failed to impress.
Well, in addition to my Aeropress, I received a V60, a Hario Skerton grinder, some of Intelligentsia's Colombia Heliconias, and some of 3FE's (and of course, HasBean's) "Frosty" blend. Now, I am still waiting for Frosty to arrive, but when it does, I'll be sure to post again.
Well, I am going to go finish enjoying this coffee. I do hope to blog more often. Maybe the next one will be with Frosty from Grassroots or Calvin's.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Cuba Serrano Superior
Gosh. I. AM. EMBARRASSED.
In my last post I mentioned an "unexpected" aroma out of the Ethiopian Yrgacheffe that I received from Brown Coffee Co.. My only excuse is that I WAS DEAD AT THE TIME!
Here, smell this. Now smell this. See that? After smelling the Cuba Serrano Superior from HasBean I now understand what roasted peanuts smell like! I still stand by that I smelled peanut butter (the organic kind, not Jiffy) but the fruitiness of the Yrgacheffe is definitely all I can see now.
Well. Now that that is off my chest, the Cuban coffee. I have to tell you. I have been excited about this coffee since Steve did it in his In My Mug. Born of two Cuban parents but having never been to Cuba there was something special about being able to drink a high quality coffee from my Motherland. I grew up drinking "Cuban" coffee, which I will post a video about some day. But this was a treat. This coffee truly pops with roasted peanuts and a hint of spice. It is incredibly smooth and a much lighter roast than I had expected. The lightness of the roast really lets this coffee be that bright cup you want in the morning.
Another very exciting thing about this coffee was how good it was in both my chemex and stovetop espresso maker (mokka). It is very versatile so it can suit any mood you're in.
In fact I am going to go brew some more right now.
In my last post I mentioned an "unexpected" aroma out of the Ethiopian Yrgacheffe that I received from Brown Coffee Co.. My only excuse is that I WAS DEAD AT THE TIME!
Here, smell this. Now smell this. See that? After smelling the Cuba Serrano Superior from HasBean I now understand what roasted peanuts smell like! I still stand by that I smelled peanut butter (the organic kind, not Jiffy) but the fruitiness of the Yrgacheffe is definitely all I can see now.
Well. Now that that is off my chest, the Cuban coffee. I have to tell you. I have been excited about this coffee since Steve did it in his In My Mug. Born of two Cuban parents but having never been to Cuba there was something special about being able to drink a high quality coffee from my Motherland. I grew up drinking "Cuban" coffee, which I will post a video about some day. But this was a treat. This coffee truly pops with roasted peanuts and a hint of spice. It is incredibly smooth and a much lighter roast than I had expected. The lightness of the roast really lets this coffee be that bright cup you want in the morning.
Another very exciting thing about this coffee was how good it was in both my chemex and stovetop espresso maker (mokka). It is very versatile so it can suit any mood you're in.
In fact I am going to go brew some more right now.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Ethiopia Yrgacheffe, Idido Misty Valley
Yesterday I received my first order from Brown Coffee Company and was very happy.
I immediately ran to my coffee hang out and tested it out on my Chemex.
It was a very surprising cup. First, I did actually smell fruit, but my friend Taylor pointed out that he smelled peanut butter. I could not avoid it, I smelled it too. As the coffee cooled those delicious berry flavors kept popping up and the peanut butter mellowed out.
Next coffee is Cuba Serrano Superior from HasBean Coffee in Stafford, England. I cannot wait!
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