Posted on December 2, 2010 by Mike
Brent Fortune came to visit. He brought me a Kone from Coava. I tried it in the Hario v60 first. But then I tried it in the Chemex and it was much better. Brent brought coffee too. Which came from Coava as well. He also showed me the helpful video guide that he made. Which [...]
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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.
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Posted on June 16, 2010 by Mike
Not new, but new to me. Kyle Glanville interviewed at Intelligentisa’s Silverlake location. “Great coffee is always gonna have to be the result of extra hard work, and extra attention to detail”. [YouTube]
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Posted on May 26, 2010 by Mike
After my first week with the MoJoToGo, and a few minor setbacks, I’ve learned a few things.
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Posted on May 25, 2010 by Mike
Holy crap! WATARU & CO., lTD. and Saza Coffee just went at it for the number one lot in the Best of Panama auction.
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Posted on May 24, 2010 by Mike
My most successful brew so far. I am officially obsessed with MoJoToGo. You should be too. [Missing the point- VST]
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Posted on May 22, 2010 by Mike
I’ve spent less then a week with the MoJoToGo and I’m struck by how wildly inconsistent my manual pourover technique has been.
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Posted on May 20, 2010 by Mike
Fans of the Aeropress should take note: The THIRD annual World Aeropress Championship is set to take place in London this June, held alongside the World Barista Championship.
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I don’t know who RoadDrips is (or what exactly is going on with this video), but I definitely recognize Caroline’s voice. [YouTube]
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Posted on May 18, 2010 by Mike
I occasionally receive emails from people asking me to promote their product (usually coffee) in exchange for free samples. Normally I ignore them, or share the more interesting offers with friends. Never once have I published something for anything beyond my own amusement. But today I received one that actually sounded pretty reasonable
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Posted on May 17, 2010 by Mike
Tomorrow is the big auction. Above are the results from last year’s number one lot, Reserva de la Señora (the full results from last year are available here).
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Posted on May 15, 2010 by Mike
Coffee and bicycles have long gone together, but only occasionally are they integrated so completely. Kickstand Coffee is a new company operating a mobile coffee stand in Brooklyn
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Posted on May 14, 2010 by Mike
More and more frequently roasters are designing their coffee labels to include tasting notes. But why are they telling people what they’re supposed to taste?
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Posted on May 11, 2010 by Mike
Counter Culture just released an annual report detailing their relationship with each member of their Direct Trade Certification program. This is an impressive step forward for anyone concerned with transparency.
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Posted on May 10, 2010 by Mike
A couple of weeks ago Jason Dominy became frustrated enough to rant a bit on Twitter (probably not the best idea). The issue essentially being that there are high quality cafes within the industry that don’t get the “respect” they deserve from the global coffee community. More specifically, Jason’s new employer Batdorf & Bronson/Dancing Goats.
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Posted on May 6, 2010 by Mike
Yes, you could use this grenade inspired Moka Pot while camping in your post-apocalyptic backyard, but it probably won’t taste very good. If you’re looking for a multi-tasker you can throw, the Mypressi Twist will taste better, and probably do more damage anyway.
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