WBC 2009 This Weekend, Atlanta host the World Barista Championship at the World Congress Center. Coffee and espresso lovers the world over were on hand for the bout and I managed to get in a few hours there myself. I was treated to free shots and espresso drinks. What a time. The event played host [...]
God in a Cup by Michaele Weissman
Published in June 26th, 2008
God in a Cup by Michaele Weissman The specialty coffee world is on the verge of going mainstream. The demand for higher quality coffee and the wish for sustainable relationships with the farmer and business have led to the creation of the Third Wave of Coffee enthusiasts. In her very informative book, God in a [...]
Persephone & Alchemy Blend – Intelligentsia coffee
Published in June 24th, 2008
Persephone & Alchemy Blend – Intelligentsia coffee Persephone & Alchemy was a spring special blend made by my favorite coffee roaster – Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea Company. With a slight melon taste and hints of hazelnut and butterscotch, this is a wonderful coffee for a brisk spring morning. The idea of offering seasonal [...]
Dancing Goats Skye’s Mountain Blend
Published in June 4th, 2008
Being on vacation a few weeks ago meant that I would run out of coffee and not be able to have any fresh shipped due to logistics. I overcame this with a trip to the Decatur roaster Dancing Goats and purchase one pound of the Dancing Goats Skye’s Mountain Blend in whole bean form. [...]
Peet’s Anniversary Blend
Published in April 10th, 2008
Peet’s Anniversary Blend I finished off my Black Cat from Intelligentsia, so I decided to order a couple pounds of Peet’s new Anniversary Blend. Every year to celebrate their birthday, Peet’s comes up with a new blend to sell and brew. This year the beans are described as: “This year’s blend is [...]
Starbucks in Time Magazine
Published in March 28th, 2008
Starbucks in Time Magazine This is actually a very good article. For once, I feel like I have learned something by reading a Time article. Starbucks has a long way to go, but it is great that they have started the journey.
Starbucks Buys Clover
Published in March 20th, 2008
Starbucks Buys Clover I was excited by the prospect that Starbucks was going to have clovers in their stores, but I am less than thrilled that they are buying the company. I hope that clovers will still be sold to outside coffee shops. Otherwise, Starbucks’ purchase is obscene for those that love coffee. I [...]
Starbucks and the Apple
Published in March 19th, 2008
Starbucks and the Apple I was an early adaptor to the ipod. I bought the first generation and used it till it was almost dead. Same for the third generation, which I bought one week from Generation four, which caused a little anger. I still have the third generation, but the battery is dead [...]
Espresso Lab From Counter Culture Coffee
Published in March 11th, 2008
Espresso Lab From Counter Culture Coffee Last week I attended a course offered from Counter Culture. The course was the Beginner’s Espresso class taught by two of the CC people who seem to be well versed in the entire process of the coffee world. CC provides an in-depth and hands on class that serves [...]
Shave and Coffee
Published in March 4th, 2008
Well I finally ran out of my beloved Intelligentsia Black Cat. I simply have been far too lazy to place another order and I happened to have a gift card from Christmas to use at Caribou Coffee. I picked up a pound of their Mahogany beans to see how they fared. Well, they fared [...]
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