Coffee
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I don't know–here in the States, beer and coffee are definitely an intersecting Venn diagram, and hipsters populate a chunk of that intersection, but they are quite different markets, except for when they intersect, like Surly Coffee Bender beer. I owe Zhivago some of that actually.
Here, it's easy to find it. Just go to a good high-end restaurant or cafe, they usually will tell you what they serve.
Just ordered the following from Paradise Roasters up in Ramsey, MN:
http://www.paradiseroasters.com/espresso-nuevo/
http://www.paradiseroasters.com/ethiopia-yirgacheffe-kochere-micro-lot/
http://www.paradiseroasters.com/sumatra-danau-toba/This next:
http://www.paradiseroasters.com/el-salvador-santa-marta-honey-process/ -
This is suppose to be amazing. Can't wait to try it.
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Just finishing off my 2nd bag of Toby's. If I come in this weekend I need to get more.
"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"
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It's almost 3x the price of their other coffees. This is a limited batch. I'm sure there will be some left if you come in this weekend.
http://www.tobysestate.com/products/panama–la-batista-geisha
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Thanks llvlaglne–gotta give Urb credit for that, he posted it a while back. They sell them at Dogwood too, but Amazon was a few bucks cheaper. Cannot recommend it enough, it heats up rapidly and I think accurately. Previously, I was microwaving water and using that, so this is revelatory.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005YR0F40/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
ordered, thanks for the url mclain
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Good move my man, good move!
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really looking forward to it…haven't found anything near as great as this one, so wth not right
aeropress and grinder should be with me over the weekend...gonna try and locate the local coffee shop and see what kinda beans they have. finally i'm able to start my days the right fecking way, yes!...
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Fifth video in the Sump series:
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I don't know if you guys have seen this, but 3sixteen has a pretty bitchin' coffee travel kit in navy CXL handcrafted by Teppei Teranishi.
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I tried to get cute this morning and mix in a little raw cocoa with my espresso grind pour over. Don't do it. It fucked up the drip completely by clogging shit to where even spooning the sludge didn't help much, although I have to say what did make it through tasted pretty good. A pressurized process like aeropress bears investigation though.
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This arrived today.
Starting with the light Ethiopian roast. Generally I am more into dark and bitter than light and sour. So I got a nice example to try and expand my palate.
Ground at 14, 12 oz pour over at 200F, bloomed for about a minute.
More body than expected; thicker mouthfeel.
Very nice. Very very nice. Wow. Crisp, spicy.
This would do well in a cold press too.
Same process on the Sumatran.
More acidity than expected. Luscious, syrupy, sweet, smoky, vegetal, woody. Going to add some organic pastured whole milk, this has plenty of oomph to punch through that.
Color fidelity is off, more of a caramel color. And that's what it tastes like too, this added or highlighted caramel notes. Very nice black or with dairy.
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Hario also makes a grinder/canister
"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"
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Definitely had a cocoa vibe, I wouldn't say chocolate in this case as much as raw cocoa. Nice stuff. Going to try the espresso shortly.
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Espresso Nuevo, same method. Amazing. Fairly dry, a little smoky, woody, cherry. Cognac… tabac.
I wanted to try the espresso with milk but I couldn't bring myself to. So good as-is.
Going to do an espresso grind and bring some to work where I keep the aeropress. It will be epic.
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Going to do an espresso grind and bring some to work where I keep the aeropress. It will be epic.
Right there with you mate :).
