Double espresso using Starbuck's Komodo Dragon.
You could smell cinnamon as I was grinding the beans, and there are also hints of cinnamon on the palate. A spicy and nice shot this morning.
Still have yet to find anything that is better than locally fresh roasted espresso beans for my Rancilio Silvia. Close second was a fresh roast from the Green Beanery but, in a side by side, I still like the local bean better. My reco for a burr grinder is the Baratza Virtuoso. Not exactly cheap, but less than the Rancilio Rocky, and it seems to be holding up great after three years of use.
quote:Originally posted by wine+art:
Double espresso using Starbuck's Komodo Dragon.
You could smell cinnamon as I was grinding the beans, and there are also hints of cinnamon on the palate. A spicy and nice shot this morning.
One of my favorites.
quote:Originally posted by TPEwinedrinker:quote:Originally posted by wine+art:
Double espresso using Starbuck's Komodo Dragon.
You could smell cinnamon as I was grinding the beans, and there are also hints of cinnamon on the palate. A spicy and nice shot this morning.
One of my favorites.
Well, since you were kind enough to share this coffee with me...
Recently tried the Train Wreck espresso blend from Detour and i have to say it's excellent. Not a big fan of thier Punch Buggy and Dark Horse blends as they're too acidic and don't work that well in my Giotto Premium.
Picked up some fresh roast Cuban Serrano Superior yesterday specifically for americano's and it is excellent.
Picked up some arabica coffee beans (Kilimanjaro brand) from Tanzania while travelling on business in Dar es Salaam.
I hope this fits into the elitist coffee thread well, but does anyone else use a Keurig and have a favorite K-cup?
Having the Starbucks Sumatra Dark now, went through a box super fast.
Having the Starbucks Sumatra Dark now, went through a box super fast.
I considered it but think I can make better coffee on my own. I realize the K-cups are easy, but I grind my own beans the way I want and make the coffee the strength I want, plus the beans I like best may not be available in K-cups.
quote:Originally posted by NolanE:
I hope this fits into the elitist coffee thread well, but does anyone else use a Keurig and have a favorite K-cup?
Having the Starbucks Sumatra Dark now, went through a box super fast.
I'm far from a coffee elitist, but I've never had anything from a K-cup that was much better than mediocre.
PH
Some of the dark roast k-cups are okay. Wife loves it, me not so much. Mainly because I have to have three per day and at the price, I might as well just go to a coffee shop. Not to mention the amount of unnecessary waste my three kcup per day habit produces. I've got my eye out for a burr grinder and will just use my french press.
quote:Originally posted by kingofcool:
a burr grinder and will just use my french press.
Makes a GREAT cup, and sooooo easy.
PH
+2
I generally use my burr grinder and a drip coffee pot daily since I have up to 3 people drinking from it. However, every so often I'll use the French Press, usually when it is just me drinking. Man, what a difference and the drip I have does a good job!
I generally use my burr grinder and a drip coffee pot daily since I have up to 3 people drinking from it. However, every so often I'll use the French Press, usually when it is just me drinking. Man, what a difference and the drip I have does a good job!
You could always get a bigger french press, wiml!
I actually have the big Bodum french press on my short list of things to add to the kitchen for situations just like yours.
PH
I actually have the big Bodum french press on my short list of things to add to the kitchen for situations just like yours.
PH
Are French Presses very labor/time intensive?
quote:Originally posted by NolanE:
Are French Presses very labor/time intensive?
Not at all. Well......maybe compared to a K-cup
but pretty quick and easy. And given the quality of the cup, well worth it. If you're OK with coffee solely as a caffiene delivery system, it's probably not for you. I can't imagine a wine lover with a decent palate not "getting" the difference.PH
quote:Originally posted by NolanE:
Are French Presses very labor/time intensive?
I love a cup of coffee freshly pressed off a Bodum, but cleaning it is a bit of a hassle. Also at breakfast for the family, mine just yields about two cups.
I can have my french press cleaned and ready to reload in a minute. Here's the drill. Do it right after you brew. This way the grounds are wet and loose and everything cleans easier. The coffee is hot as hell anyway, so by the time you're done cleaning your coffee is perfect.
Sink. Hot water. Spin the 3 parts off the stem of the plunger and hand wash quick. Rinse top of plunger and blast hot water into the carafe. Dump grounds and re-rinse to clean. Wipe everything down with paper towel. Donesky.....
PH
Sink. Hot water. Spin the 3 parts off the stem of the plunger and hand wash quick. Rinse top of plunger and blast hot water into the carafe. Dump grounds and re-rinse to clean. Wipe everything down with paper towel. Donesky.....
PH
How can you super-tasters drink Starbucks? I'm let down 
Blue Bottle!!!
Thank God you can ship coffee to Utah!
Blue Bottle!!!
Thank God you can ship coffee to Utah!
My neighbor showed me how to roast my own beans about a year ago, and ever since then nothing else compares. I love Intelligentsia (also roasted locally), and Major Dickason's Blend from Peet's, but anything I roasted yesterday is the best thing I could taste today. Drip in the mornings, French press on the weekends (and some afternoons).