August 14, 2006
by deCadmus
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Despite my aspirations I have yet to get my espresso machine — A.K.A. Miss Silvia — tuned up and ready to claim her long-coveted counter space. I suspect my claim of eminent kitchen counter domain is still in the appellate … Continue reading
August 12, 2006
by deCadmus
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Rating: Rating: I’ve recently written about my new-found appreciation for Colombian coffee — a growing region I’d long written off as an example of style over substance; marketing over matter. The past few weeks I’ve had not only opportunity to … Continue reading
August 11, 2006
by deCadmus
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When we cupped the Colombia First Harvest Cup of Excellence coffees in April, the number 3 lot — La Virginia — wasn’t on the table. It was, at 48 bags of coffee, quite a large offering as as auction lots … Continue reading
August 10, 2006
by deCadmus
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Rating: Rating: Jason Anderson and Sharon Grossman, husband and wife co-proprietors of Coffee Emergency, launched into the specialty coffee trade a scant two years ago and quickly made a splash. Code Brown — their signature espresso blend — wowed the … Continue reading
August 8, 2006
by deCadmus
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Over the weekend I found myself with an awful head cold, every bit as severe as it proved — thankfully — short-lived. Now a cold most any time is an inconvenience. This time it was distressing. The coffee delivery man … Continue reading
August 7, 2006
by deCadmus
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Ward Barbee — long-time publisher of Fresh Cup Magazine — has passed on. It is with our deepest sadness that we give the news that Ward passed away on August 5. We will miss him for countless reasons, not the … Continue reading
August 6, 2006
by deCadmus
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The New York Times offers an expansive look at the renewal underway in Rwanda thanks to specialty coffee and, in particular, the PEARL project: Rwanda, a tiny East African country recently rent by a famously savage civil war, has found … Continue reading
August 5, 2006
by deCadmus
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Congrats to Philip Baruth, whose wicked good political blog — Vermont Daily Briefing — takes home this year’s Seven Daisies Award for Best Vermont Blog. I’m a regular reader of VDB, and I marvel at Philip’s ability to channel his … Continue reading