One of my favorite coffee sites is Daniel’s Coffee Blog. Daniel Humphries is a NYC based specialty coffee consultant- he describes himself as a professional coffee ninja. I’ve learned quite a bit reading his blog over the past couple of years, and it’s usually an entertaining read. In his most recent post, Daniel discusses the [...]
We’re asked all the time about coffee freshness-we’ve discussed freshness in prior posts but I wanted to say something about espresso. We get weekly deliveries of Black Cat Espresso from Intelligentsia. The coffee is roasted and ships out the same day. Chicago to Pittsburgh is only a two-day trip via UPS Ground. The coffee is [...]
Part Two of the segment- Kyle shows us how to make some nice espresso on a home setup as well as a little syphon coffee demo. Good luck Kyle representing the USA at the World Barista Championships (he competed around 7am local time today in Copenhagen).
From BoingBoing… good find by a couple of our regulars- thanks to both Tristan and Michael, you were about 15 minutes apart in your emails. Kyle and Deaton at the Intelligentsia Roasting Works give a nice walk through of the roasting process.
We’ve had a couple of Micro Lot coffees on and off the menu for the past week- we would order a little, get it in, then sell out quickly. Here’s the lowdown on these special, limited offering coffees… Fazenda do Sertão, Brazil Originally meant to be a part of the Black Cat Espresso Blend- this [...]
