Archive for July, 2007

Bourbon Pointu: A Roaster’s Nightmare?

One more quick point (hah!) on Bourbon Pointu. It would appear that this coffee’s pointu (or, pointed) appellation is well earned. Bourbon Pointu - Image Ueshima Coffee Co. I’ve roasted any number of long-bean …

Found! The Forgotten Coffee of Réunion Island

The tiny island of Réunion is little more than a dot in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar and southwest of Mauritius. For nearly 200 years that dot was the foundation of a singular exclamation point in coffee …

From the Bloggle Archives: Mediums Writ Large

I’ve recently been asked whether this essay — a Bloggle classic, originally offered in three parts in July, 2001 — might be used as part of the coursework in a new media studies program. …

We now continue our regularly scheduled blather…

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Coffee Notes From All Over

In which the proprietor dumps a bunch of coffee-related stuff into a single post. Enjoy.

Cuppa Joe to Go, Hold the Cup — In Edmonton, the DaCapo Caffe won’t give you a paper cup for your takeout coffee. Co-owner Antonio Bilotta, 31, says he’s tired of the waste….

This just in…

Springfield, Vermont wins! Woohoo! (I think.)

An update: Springfield, Illinois thinks we cheated. While Illinois *does* know from vote fraud, Vermont’s governor is unperturbed.

In a …