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Intelligentsia: Black Cat Espresso – 5th Try

This morning I tried the advice given in How To Avoid Making Sour Espresso. To simplify the process, I made 2 double shots and upped the amount of non-dairy milk to 3/4 cup. The first double shot was made with … Continue reading

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Intelligentsia: Black Cat Espresso – 4th Try

I’m cheap and this coffee is not, $16.99 for 12oz. This morning I made 4 shots and put 3 of them in a latte with 4oz of non-dairy milk. Better and less hassle than making a double shot and a … Continue reading

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Intelligentsia: Black Cat Espresso – 3rd Try

Today I tried these beans as brewed coffee with a Clever Coffee Dripper. 2 1/2 scoops (2 Tbsp coffee scoop, not the scoop that came with the espresso machine) with 8oz of hot water, 5 minute brew time. Better. Roasts … Continue reading

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Intelligentisa: Black Cat Espresso – Second Try

I found these beans to be on the weak side when I made a double latte with it. On the next day, I tried again, same recipe but with 3 shots. My espresso machine can make a single or a … Continue reading

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Intelligentsia: Black Cat Espresso – First Impression

This is my next pick on Coffee Chronicler‘s list of the Best Coffee Beans for Espresso. A pattern is starting to emerge. This is a medium roast, though that post calls it a dark roast. There is no oil on … Continue reading

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Stumptown: Hair Bender – Review

These beans are not your usual espresso. They are a medium roast so you can taste the bean, not only the roast. The bag claims citrus and dark chocolate tastes. I don’t taste the citrus. Dark chocolate I can kind … Continue reading

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Mad Priest: Dark Night of the Soul – Review

Mad Priest is a coffee roaster in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Publix market near me has an end cap with Tennessee’s Best. I found Dark Night of the Soul there. There was also a breakfast blend, Sloth Dispelling Breakfast Blend. Dark … Continue reading

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Best Beans for Espresso

The Coffee Chronicler has a blog post on Best Coffee Beans for Espresso. I will be working my way through in the next few months. All of these brands are in my local Publix supermarket. I will only bother with … Continue reading

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Lone Star Poetry 2021 anthology

Texas Poetry Assignment has published a number of my and my wife’s poems. Some of the poems published in 2021, including some of ours, have been published in an anthology by Kallisto Gaia Press. The profits will go to Feeding … Continue reading

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“Consider This” – review

Chuck Palahnuik is the author of “Fight Club,” a book I have not read. After reading and re-reading “Consider This,” I may. This book is a collection of essays on writing. The points come with examples and a story or … Continue reading

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