Posted on January 29, 2008 by newshugs
photo from javaholics
Siphons look really cool, don’t they? Read the history of ”vacuum pots” (siphon machines).
At Last, a $20,000 Cup of Coffee
By OLIVER SCHWANER-ALBRIGHT
SAN FRANCISCOWITH its brass-trimmed halogen heating elements, glass globes and bamboo paddles, the new contraption that is to begin making coffee this week at the Blue Bottle Café here looks like a machine from [...]
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Posted on January 29, 2008 by newshugs
Published – Tuesday, January 29, 2008
On moral grounds: Winona shops feature fair-trade certified coffee
By Tony Borreson / Winona Daily News
The consensus among Winona’s coffee shops: Fair trade is the way to go.
Every coffee shop in town buys at least some coffee from raw-bean wholesalers and roasters who offer fair-trade certified coffee.
To be certified, a coffee [...]
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Posted on January 29, 2008 by newshugs
LONG BEACH, Calif. USA (Dec. 18, 2007) – The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), the world’s largest coffee trade association in the world with members in more than 40 countries, presents six regional barista competitions this winter – starting February 8 and continuing through March 30. SCAA’s upcoming barista competitions are a prelude to [...]
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Posted on January 29, 2008 by newshugs
The best part of this book is its drink recipes and its review of home coffeemaking gadgets and machines.
Here’s a recipe from the book for iced cafe cola. Talk about a caffeine jolt.
4 ounces cold espresso
2 ounces of rum
6 ice cubes
16 oz Coke
Stir coffee and rum and top off with cola. Makes 2.
This tip from [...]
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