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byronium

Caffe dell'Ufficio

Sep 14, 2006 11:28

It's nice working at a company with enough "vision" to have an espresso machine on the premises, even if it does neet a bit of tweaking (it's an automatic, and the shots it's pulling are too long). I need to bring in a wide, shallow cup so I can practice latte artBeing able to pull a quality shot is very satisfying. I mean, yeah, for every one ( Read more... )

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let's discuss! transcribe September 15 2006, 04:00:56 UTC

okay, then i need help. because here i am in the land of Stumptown, Coffee People, et. al. and i'm coffee-MISERABLE. i've even been having coffee shipped to me from Chicago. i just can't grown accustomed to the heavily-roasted Pac NW style. i tried Blue Gardenia (no) and Tully's (god no) and some others, the only one that's caught my eye that i have yet to try is Victrola. any other thoughts of stuff i could try? i like nuanced, deep but elegant flavors. i tend to favor notes of tobacco, chocolate, berries and violets. any thoughts are very welcome!

Re: let's discuss! byronium September 16 2006, 22:04:28 UTC

Clearly, the bold taste of Pacific Northwest coffee is too much for your Midwestern taste! Back to the shores of Lake Michigan with you, with its gentle zephyrs and weak elixirs!

OK, just kidding. To be perfectly honest, I found Stumptown's choice for espresso (Hairbender blend) a bit too burnt the last time I tried it. And what had been my preferred blend for drip coffee for many years (Coffee People's Best) was never the same after Diedrich acquired CP. Even after Coffee People bought themselves back, CP Best wasn't the same.

And now that Coffee People is being acquired by Starbucks, I suppose we can expect more of the it-doesn't-matter-what-beans-we-use-because -they're-burnt-beyond-recognition approach to coffee roasting. (Don't get me started on how deeper roasts are analogous to the overuse of oak.)

Maybe try Jim & Patty's? I understand that some of their stuff comes from Stumptown, but if you tell them what you're looking for, they might have some recommendations. I only visited World Cup on a couple of occasions, but ( ... )