Coffee Appreciation

And I'd be up for a fancy sarnie. Obvs

There's a stall that does cold brew?

We have to include that!

Places in the city - or thereabouts - will be closed on a Sunday I guess.

We could add cadence to the list - if anyone actually knows if their coffee is good? I basically want an excuse to visit.

There's a stall that does cold brew?

We have to include that!

Places in the city - or thereabouts - will be closed on a Sunday I guess.

Yup, the end opposite london fields.

Tried it three weeks ago and have been meaning to go back for more.

The stall that does cold brew at the end of Broadway market is decent.

Do you mean Climpson & Sons? Yes, we should go there.

Itsbruce has been to Cadence I believe, Cupcakes.

I would suggest we ask the barristas at each place as to what is their most interesting or best coffee, try a variety of different methods - filter, espresso, aeropress, vietnamese, arabic...

Is there anywhere like TeaSmith where we could go and do a 'tasting menu' of different types?

But some places (I'm thinking street markets) aren't open on Sundays....just sayin'

Right to get the ball rolling...

Coffee Ride October 2012, venue suggestions:

Coleman Coffee http://www.colemancoffee.com/ - Unit 5, Dockley Road nr Tower Bridge, Sats only between 8:30-3:00
Jamaica Wine House, site of London’s first coffee house, founded in 1652 - could be interesting?
The Royal Exchange - a trading centre for tea and coffee from the 17th century.
Prufrock, Leather Lane
Goswell Road and/or Bermondsey Street Coffee
Brunswick House Cafe, Vauxhall
Federation, Brixton
Algerian Coffee Store, Soho
Flat White, Soho
LMNH, Old Street
Kaffeine, Great Titchfield Street
ScooterCaffè, Lower Marsh SE1
Rapha Club, Brewer Street (AKA DJ's second home and 'Mother Ship')

I would drop Kaffeine, you have Lantana and Tapped & Packed practically around the corner.

^ Could do. These are just ideas for now. When we've got a good, list I can set up a quick poll for us to pick the most popular ten or so.

How about Shoreditch Grind and/or Caravan?

Also, Flat White's a bit boring and small isn't it?

A friend used to work at SG. Of the staff, the friend said (I'll paraphrase here): 'they're a bunch of cnuts'.

On that basis I wouldn't bother.

Fernandez and Wells?

Fernandez and Wells?

Which one?

Beak st.

I thought I was posting straight after MM.

Coffee Ride October 2012, venue suggestions:

Coleman Coffee http://www.colemancoffee.com/ - Unit 5, Dockley Road nr Tower Bridge, Sats only between 8:30-3:00
Jamaica Wine House, site of London’s first coffee house, founded in 1652 - could be interesting? Closed at weekends and doesn't serve coffee.
The Royal Exchange, trading centre for tea and coffee from 17th century.
Prufrock, Leather Lane
Goswell Road and/or Bermondsey Street Coffee
Brunswick House Cafe, Vauxhall
Federation, Brixton
Algerian Coffee Store, Soho
Flat White, Soho
LMNH, Old Street
Kaffeine, Great Titchfield Street
ScooterCaffè, Lower Marsh SE1
Rapha Club, Brewer Street (AKA DJ's second home and 'Mother Ship')
Fernandez & Wells, Beak Street, W1
Climpson & Sons, Broadway Market
Caravan, Exmouth Market

I'm fearing the caffeine twitches already!

I'm fearing the caffeine twitches already!

Finish the ride on a bunch sprint with espresso martinis for the winners

We'll have the defibrillator on standby.

Enough with the swanky hipster hang outs please; Markus Coffee, Connaught Street, W2.

^ Ah yes, went there recently, had forgotten the name. Good call!

Googles caffeine limit

Daily mail link warning, but it seems 14 espressos is too much
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-475021/Overdose-drama-girl-14-cups-espresso.html

Lightweight.

Blimey! Mind you, she was sleep deprived, did it in 4 hrs and wasn't a regular coffee drinker.

"The Department of Health advises people not to drink more than five single espressos or four cups of instant coffee a day." Bugger.

Blimey! Mind you, she was sleep deprived, did it in 4 hrs and wasn't a regular coffee drinker.

"The Department of Health advises people not to drink more than five single espressos or four cups of instant coffee a day." Bugger.

Department of health fail, a single espresso would most likely have more caffeine than a mug of instant.

I thought the drip brew styles have more caffeine? I'd have thought the process of making instant coffee would similarly give higher amounts. [source: wiki]

I would have thought that provided we all eat, drink plenty of water, keep moving, and don't combine coffee with alcohol (well not before midday) we will be just fine.