Coffee Appreciation

clefty.....put some liquid sugar syrup in with the cream, give it a little shake and then pour slowly against a spoon on top of the coffee.....sould work!

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nice.

:)

Anyone got any recommendations as to decent coffee importers. I'm going to start roasting my own beans for a little project and I'd like to get a decent weight of green beans to experiment with and buying through one of my usual providers (hasbeen etc.. ) is a little too pricey. I've had a bash at trawling coffeegeek for ideas but frankly my ears started to bleed with the effort.

Picked up my new toy today

Needs plumbing in though so I haven't had a chance to play with it yet.

cheers,

i thought i was going to buy a gaggia classic soon; friend of mine owns one, and i like it.
stumbled upon the isomac giada the other day, now i'm unsure what to buy.
or even invest a bit more and go for a rancilio silvia?

any input would be appreciated.
(machine will be used for brewing 3-10 cups per day, milk is not a big issue as i'm allergic to it, as well as putting milk into coffee is blasphemy anyways).

thanks!

Congrats to Bombcup for the safe pour of his eagerly awaited ristretto

Hope Mrs Cup and the bub are well - big congrats man!

Yup, congrats!!!!!!!!!!!

3 cheers bomcup!

Congratulations BC.

On coffee related topic finally managed to give Dose on Long Lane a try, have to say I was impressed, coffee was very nice (although I think the prufrock has it beaten for my #1 spot based on recent trips) but the lovely young lady behind the counter was very friendly & knowledgeable, we had a bit of a chat about the appearance of some pretty decent coffee shops in the area and how it was cool that they all kind of co-exist rather than enter into fierce rivalry with each other. all in all an enjoyable caffeine experience and I'll be heading back again soon I'm sure.

Just swung by Monmouth at Borough for beans.. Took a taste of, and bought 500grm of the Bolivian Cafe Juana Mamani (espresso grind).. Fucking beautiful. Very bright top and a superb sweet, fruity after-taste which was still lingering in my mouth five minutes later.

recommend.

nice one BC.

Can any of your Coffee freaks, recommend a good method for making Irish Coffee?
MOC is trying to perfect it at the moment, and can't get the cream to sit on top properly.

yes. use whipping cream in a metal cocktail shaker, shake hard and fast with two cubes of ice then slowly strain over the back of a spoon to float on top of the coffee

Congrats BC

Ever have too much and find it hard to breathe?

whoah. Drink less coffee dude.

yeah... that's when you're meant to swallow it.

think your supposed to drink it not put it up your nose!

Well I live on tea and lattes. Love them, but 5 shots worth of espresso, over a couple of hours, gives me this feeling of a heavy chest. Rubbish!

congratulations bombcup!

5 shots worth of espresso, over a couple of hours, gives me this feeling of a heavy chest.

Are you Dolly Parton?

We're hosting a Barista roller race during Coffee week at Look mum no hands. There should be some nice prizes too (bike related and coffee related) Details here http://www.ukcoffeeweek.com/Events.aspx

Congratulations BC.

On coffee related topic finally managed to give Dose on Long Lane a try, have to say I was impressed, coffee was very nice (although I think the prufrock has it beaten for my #1 spot based on recent trips) but the lovely young lady behind the counter was very friendly & knowledgeable, we had a bit of a chat about the appearance of some pretty decent coffee shops in the area and how it was cool that they all kind of co-exist rather than enter into fierce rivalry with each other. all in all an enjoyable caffeine experience and I'll be heading back again soon I'm sure.

Good job. I can't get the woman who works there to say anything but the bare minimum to me. I don't begrudge it, as the coffee is excellent, but it's a shame as I'm in there a lot and would hate to think I had annoyed her or come across as a dick. Maybe we're not talking about the same woman though.

They've a book in there listing good coffee shops in London- have a look, it's pretty useful. It's not quite up to date, but not bad at all. Think it was published post-prufrock anyhow.

And, congratulations Bombcup!

Aaahhhh, thanks guys.

Ernest George Peel

Seems you don't even need coffee to stay up for 36 hours. Who'd know?