Friday Morning

Busy busy.

Things are picking up.

We've updated our website with a new online shopping cart. You can order our coffees- with detailed roasting information, across the world wide interweb.
Fancy schmancy.

Also, I'm editing a video today of basic tamping, and basic latte art, comissioned by Terrakeramik.com

Makers of the fabulous, wonderul, amazing, platinum rimmed espresso demitasse we sell here in the shop. Also, these are the cups top baristas are using for competition. When you need a cup that is fit for the presidential espresso bar, this is it.

Also - TOMORROW- we will be hosting a campaign event for John McCain. Called "Coffee with Coffee" a veteran who was in the P.O.W. camp with the senator will be discussing politics and things Republican. We urge you to come and participate, whatever your particular point of view.

As for me- I am supporting:

I believe Synesso would make a great candidate. Synesso is consistent, time and time again. Synesso stands for dramatic, consistent, intelligent performance.

Clover would do an excellent job running Congress. And with its political connections in the corporate world, Clover would be well positioned to brew up change.

Some new things:

The website ordering section has more distinct information about roast details- for specific coffees. That profile I posted above tasted good but was flat. I have since modified that coffee to be far less linear- and am paying much more attention to ambient drop temperatures as relating to batch size. I like to think things through in terms of the clothes dryer analogy. Imagine a dryer pre-heated so hot that all your towels burn. This is essentially what can happen when small batches enter a hot drum-

But, if you aim too low, you end up sample roasting a coffee for 17 minutes- ending up with a dryed out boringness that tastes vaguely of yogurt.

In any case, we cup every batch before we put them on bar- so you can be sure nothing that is sub-par will leave the facility.

On a related note- I have PLENTY of sub-par coffee available for compost!
You'll find it near our herb-planters out back...