The Wife and I are addicted to 1,3,7-Trimethylxanthine, and we have been for many decades now. If the name is unfamiliar, perhaps you might recognise it by its chemical formula C8H10N4O2. There’s a good chance that you’re addicted to it too, or know someone who is.
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A vicarious trip across Eastern Africa
Given that we’re such huge fans of Ethiopian coffee, it only made sense for us to compare it with those from other neighbouring countries in Eastern Africa. But since I wasn’t familiar with African geography, I consulted my knowledgeable friend Dr GM, who suggested that I explore Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.
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Drinking my way around Ethiopia
I doubt that I’ll ever make my way to Ethiopia in my lifetime, but at least I’m able to travel there virtually by brewing and drinking the wonderful coffee that is grown there, right in the comfort of home.
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I finally made it back to Nylon Coffee after eight long years
Let me just say upfront that, sometimes, I’m a terrible customer. I was looking back at some old photos and realised that the last time I visited Nylon Coffee Roasters was eight years ago, all the way back in the September of 2013.
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If one is good, maybe more is better?
Bet you never thought that making coffee would involve the use of factorials!
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Sampling eight different beans from The Caffeine Peddler
It was coincidental that Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) restrictions were kicking in on 16 May, and I received my delivery just before the lockdown-lite started. I had ordered the Sensory XL Box and chose eight different beans, each packed in small 100gm bags, allowing me to sample and compare flavours from various coffee origins over the course of a month.
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Blind taste test of single-origin beans from Mt Whitney Coffee Roasters
Over the past few months, as I was experimenting with new equipment and different brewing variables, I’ve been asking her to score the coffee on a scale of 1 to 10. But now that the scores have been consistently 8 or more, it was time to run a new experiment on her — a blind taste test to see if she could differentiate coffee brewed from beans grown in different countries.
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Brewing freshly roasted beans from Tiong Hoe Specialty Coffee
I’d read about how good Ethiopian beans resulted in coffee with a prominent blueberry note, but I’ve always been skeptical. How can coffee taste like blueberry? But I finally understood after tasting it for myself. It had good balance and body, with a wonderfully floral scent and that amazingly addictive blueberry flavour.
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The most important meal of the day is coffee
Caffeine is one of the few legal drugs left in the world, and coffee is its best delivery mechanism. I’ve been addicted to coffee since forever and it is an indispensable part of my daily routine.
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