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Coffee Hero Unplugged

Over on my personal blog, I confessed that I have drastically cut back on my coffee intake in the past month.  So if you haven’t seen in me in your coffee shop in a while, don’t take it personally.  From the post 30 Days of Low Coffee Intake: Over 30 days ago I was able [...]

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Victrola Hints at New SO Espresso Offerings

Today Victrola Coffee mentioned some new single orgin espresso offerings that will be coming.  From the post Profile! Our Head Roaster Perry: Stay tuned for some new single-origin espressos too, including a microlot from Honduras, the Ethiopia Sidama Ardi, and perhaps a Tanzania. Also stated was that Victrola plans to get some coffee from Thailand [...]

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One Last Espresso Before I Leave Town

Today I am heading off for a 4 week trip to Thailand. The good news is I’ll get some sunshine and get away from the Seattle rain. The bad news is I’ll be away from Seattle coffee for almost a month! Before leaving I got one more shot of espresso perfection. Victrola has an Ethiopian [...]

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An Espresso Journey Through Italy – Caffe D’Arte

Most cafes have 2 espresso blends.  One regular and one decaf.  Espresso Vivace has 3.  They have a blend for straight espresso and one for milk drinks, plus the decaf.  Caffe D’Arte has 6 different espresso blends! Four blends are regional Italian, one organic and one decaf.  Caffe D’Arte is located in Seattle near Pike [...]

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Learning From the Espresso Master

Note:   This was originally written in August 2008 for my personal site.   Since it is about espresso, it has been moved here. Recently I got a hold of a copy of the definitive handbook for espresso preparation.   It is hard to believe this book was written back in 1996.   Why is [...]

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