I have avoided doing this on the site since its inception because I am not about self promotion. This site is about sharing my love of coffee and undying admiration for the hard working women and men in the industry doing amazing work every day. Every now and again, people have asked me to post…
Category: Editorials
Sometimes we take ourselves too seriously
Self explanatory. Have a good time but don’t take your passion too seriously. I found this great video that sums it up pretty nicely. Enjoy it, love it, and laugh at yourself every once in a while. I was listening to NPR the other day and heard a world class wine importer/seller talking about wine culture. At…
Tasting with our Eyes (Kyle Abbot)
After burning my taste buds from that French Pressed bilge water, I wondered, “How on earth could this stuff pass a focus group?” It was clear to me that the contents were far from “Juicy” and certainly lightyears away from complex. How could anyone with a coffee-addled brain not fall for that? However, as I…
Terminology at its “best” follow-up: The Cupping
After I wrote the article this morning, I got more and more interested in trying the Kenya from SB. Damn you SB, you got me, well played. We went in, hoping to be surprised, and to some degree we were. I cannot thank the staff at SB enough for being so hospitable. They did two…
The Tao of the Barefoot Journey: “The Tao of Espresso” by Mr. Kyle Abbot
My dad spent most of his young life traveling abroad. First to Australia, then many years in South East Asia, followed by Sweden, Japan, and finally settling in the most bizarre, strangest region – Santa Cruz, CA. Anyway, in his travels, he picked up the philosophy of Taoism, which I feel is a way to…
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