August 22, 2007
by deCadmus
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…and Typica begat Bourbon; and Bourbon begat Caturra; and Caturra begat Catui and Villa Sarchi (which should not be confused with Saatchi & Saatchi.) And it was good. Well, much of it, anyway. No, it’s not yet another lost book … Continue reading
August 22, 2007
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Science Daily reports that chemists have identified those chemical compounds largely responsible for coffee’s bitterness. More, their findings suggest that most of the bitterness is introduced during coffee roasting. “Everybody thinks that caffeine is the main bitter compound in coffee, … Continue reading
August 21, 2007
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The state of Vermont is a black hole so far as AT&T is concerned… they offer no direct cellular service here, only a roaming agreement through Vermont’s regional carrier, Unicel. Which is neither here nor there, unless you want to … Continue reading
August 20, 2007
by deCadmus
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All third-party coffee certifications are not equal. I’ve touched upon this idea before, most recently in How Many Labels are Too Many Labels. I think it’s a point that bears repeating, and some critical examination, too. To our good fortune … Continue reading
August 18, 2007
by deCadmus
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By most all accounts, Stanley Fish is a smart guy — well-read, thoughtful, erudite — an esteemed scholar and a critical thinker. So how, exactly, did Professor Fish come to write what Slate’s Ron Rosenbaum decries as, “The Worst Op-Ed … Continue reading
August 17, 2007
by deCadmus
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I’d never heard of “red espresso” — at all — until this week. And in just the last few days I’m hearing about it, well… lotsa places. Which makes me wonder… just what the heck is it? And why am … Continue reading
August 16, 2007
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Seems most everything I do — writing, coding, cupping coffee or catching up on my reading pile — I do to music. I don’t have anything against silence, mind you… but life is richer with a soundtrack. And right now … Continue reading
August 15, 2007
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Coffee researchers in Ethiopia have started planting seedlings of a naturally low-in-caffeine coffee varietal that was found growing in the wild three years ago. Apparently the dust-up that followed that discovery — a pissing match between the Brazilian coffee researcher … Continue reading