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Video: The Syphon Project

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Mike

Great syphon video brought to you by Chemically Imbalanced.

Transparency and Quality Improvements Within Direct Trade

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Mike

Tim Wendelboe recently posted the prices they paid for the coffees they currently offer. It’s an uncommon move explained in a blog post here, and they join a small group of coffee roasters offering higher forms of transparency.

Wilco + Intelligentsia = Coffee Mug Collaboration

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Mike

Intelligentsia and Wilco have teamed up to create this mug, available at Wilco shows and online. This isn’t huge news or anything. It’s just awesome. [Via Intelligentsia]

Using MoJoToGo to Maintain Equipment

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Mike

You can argue that with burrs this worn I should have figured it out sooner, and you’d probably be right.

New Website: New Coffees – The Latest Updates from the Best Roasters

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Mike

New Coffees has just launched to provide updates on all your favorite coffee roasters.

I’m Back in your Solids, Analyzing your Dissolution

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Mike

It was slightly devastating to lose all of our electronics during a hectic two weeks in Europe, but the saddest loss of all was probably my VST Refractometer.

Your Passion for Coffee was Manufactured by an Ad Agency

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Mike

An interesting look at the history of coffee culture in the United States.

Ritual Coffee on the Great Wall of China

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Mike

I kind of love this picture Ritual posted on Twitter yesterday. “Ritual invades China. The Great Wall kept the Mongolians out but didn’t keep Ritual out!”.

Drink your Friend’s to Improve your Own

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Mike

If there’s one thing helps you improve your coffee service more than anything else, it’s tasting everyone else’s coffee.

Video: A Little Montage of a Hectic Two Weeks in Europe

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Mike

Oh by the way, we spent two weeks in Europe. Emily made a video. [via Europe 2010 on Vimeo]

Hard Cover Travel Kits for Coffee on the Road

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Mike

One advantage of the trend towards single cup brewing is that it becomes easier to pack up your gear for coffee on the road

SMUG Embeds an RFID Tag in your Mug

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Mike

Which essentially turns the mug into an E-Zpass system.

Satan Loves the Chemex

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Mike

Not to beat a dead horse here, but Rosemary’s Baby clearly shows Satan’s brewing device of choice. Or Roman Polanski’s. Either way.

The NYT on Counter Culture’s Espresso Apollo

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Mike

In today’s Ristretto, Oliver Strand writes about Counter Culture’s new seasonal espresso blend “Apollo”, and Peter Guliano describes the intention behind this new approach. [Ristretto | Espresso Apollo (The Eagle Has Landed) - T Magazine Blog - NYTimes.com]