James Hoffman follow up re: Espresso and Crema

For a while all has been quiet on the Uber front.  We shuffled some stuff around at the roastery, and as part of it we chose not to cut the old Uber into the new worktops as we planned to upgrade – the new Uber having a different (smaller) cutout. The new Uber arrived today and [...] Related posts:UK Cupping Competition Just a quick post really about e […]

Competition season often leaves me with an uneasy relationship with a drink I usually find very enjoyable.  I should add that my own view is in no way representative of competition judges, or competitions or anything like that – just a thought rolling around my head. Generally, it seems, we treat milk as an enemy.  People [...] Related posts:So what ex […]

You drink a nice brewed cup of coffee from a hypothetical farm in El Salvador.  It is incredibly delicious.  The cup is light and juicy, but still very sweet.  There are notes of cherry and caramel and acidity is reminiscent of a crisp apple.  We celebrate this coffee, perhaps we bid a lot money for [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet […]

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We’ve got four new coffees and they’re all easy winners. Let’s start with the all-favorite Ethiopian additions. From a far-flung part of the Sidamo region is Ethiopia Organic Shakiso Sidamo “Maduro”, a heavily fruited cup for fans of Misty Valley. Makes a great espresso component too with butterscotch candy and hot chocolate in […]

Happy March! We are adding two microlots from Central America today El Salvador Matalapa - Puerta Zapa Microlot is a buttery bodied, sweet, high-toned lot from a specific part of the Matalapa farm, while Honduras Organic - Michelle Guevara Microlot is a honey-drenched cup with jasmine tea hints and a [...] […]

Yet another macro image look, this time at roasted coffee, talking about good roasts and bad… The samples are from the Home-Barista.com home roast competition. […]