Macchiato – Caffe Molinari – Metro St James (17/40)
This is an example of me taking one for the team. Having asked for suggestions of new Sydney cafes to try, I was told that the Metro St James cafe […]
March 2013
Double Espresso – Guatemala Single Origin – Mecca CQ (28/40)
Having tried this same coffee at Salvage Coffee already, I was really interested in seeing how it would hold up in a direct comparison with Mecca CQ, one of my […]
Buttery – Flavour/Body
Who doesn’t love a bit of butter. But in coffee? It was a bit of surprise for me when I first heard this one too but it now kind of […]
Filter Coffee – Kenya Single Origin – Salvage Coffee (32/40)
Um…. can I hear a “Hell Yeah!!”.. The range of this filter coffee was pretty exceptional. Produced in the Mt Elgon region of Kenya, I was amazed to see how […]
Double Espresso – Guatemala Single Origin – Salvage Coffee (33/40)
Mecca are really doing great work of late. This single origin from Guatemala was stunning. From start to finish it was smooth, buttery, and surprisingly fruity. The surprising part of […]
Floral – Aroma
For me, floral notes are an interesting feature of coffee, at times almost hidden. I always seem to notice them at the end of a group of aromas or as […]
Earthy – Aroma
Isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine Of all the aromas, this one seems to be the first that I can identify. Not because I have spent a great deal of time smelling “earthy”, at least […]
Double Espresso – Guatemala Single Origin – Shenkin Cafe
This coffee certainly wins coffee of the day, and coming from the Mecca roasters it is not a massive surprise. This single origin was from Hunapu in Antigua, made with […]
Espresso – Grinders Fair Trade Organic – South End Cafe
Wish it wasn’t so, but this cafe has yet again reinforced my bias against organic coffee. It is watery, ashy, and altogether too bland. Hope one day to find one […]
Espresso – The Marilyn – Vargabar Espresso
While I love the feel of this cafe, and the food looks great, the Marilyn, a blend mixed and roasted in house is not really to my tastes. It seems […]