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" the best ripe robusta coffee beans "

That's got to be some oxymoron. All robusta is nasty.

When I'm not having coffee, I enjoy Pu-Erh (friends bring me this from Yunnan), Jasmine, Genmai-cha, Hoji-cha, Kukicha, Sencha, Lung Ching, white tea, and Earl Grey (but only Greys with a major hit of bergamot, like the one you used to be able to get from Adagio tea which even had bergamot petals i...

When I'm not having coffee, I enjoy Pu-Erh (friends bring me this from Yunnan), Jasmine, Genmai-cha, Hoji-cha, Kukicha, Sencha, Lung Ching, white tea, and Earl Grey (but only Greys with a major hit of bergamot, like the one you used to be able to get from Adagio tea which even had bergamot petals in...

I really like iced coffee. I could drink way too much of it if I didn't watch it. I could easily drink 4-5 cups of coffee before noon if I didn't watch it. Only 4-5 cups? :-" I like to make a double espresso and mix the sugar in while it is hot, then pour it into ~4-5 oz cold milk, and then ad...

Howard's all over this one, but I have to chip in my 2 cents... My bro-in-law had a habit of drinking Starbuck's Espresso, usually a double, for many years. When he finally came over one time and I pulled him a shot on my Rancilio Silvia, he sipped it and looked puzzled. Then he asked quitely, "...

Saturday: French Roast Filtered H2O Bon Jour French Press Sugar French Vanilla creamer Disney Travel Mug 5 minute steep. Nice creamy cup of coffee. I love my press! May need to upgrade the grinder in the future to hopefully eliminate the powder that comes from a blade grinder. Even when the grind i...

I love my Silvia with some sweet maria espresso monkey blend nothing could be better. The Ethiopian Harar Horse was so good I had to roast up another batch. I have some Kenyan peaberry that I haven't roasted up yet so will proably be the next batch I roast. Sounds excellent! I almost got into roast...

HLSheppard wrote:LOL - believe it or not - I'm looking at a job opportunity in Denver! If it does come to fruition (maybe September), I'll PM you!!

Excellent, I'll be looking forward to hearing how it turns out.

Time to go pour another pint.

John - We must have been separated at birth! I homebrew as well!! =D> If you tell me you have an interest in briar pipes/tobacco; I'm coming over! (wherever you are - brothers just know that kind of stuff, don't they??) :lol: Well, I used to smoke good cigars, but I've kinda given it up. Still, I'm...

I've tried Pinaud/Clubman back when I had a moustache. It's ok. Found it for almost nothing (2 dollars?) at my Walgreens.

The Silvia is a damned fine machine. It was my second "real" espresso machine. A Silvia will reward perfect technique but will punish (my) flaws. I must say the La Spaziale S1 is WAY more forgiving... Whew, I don't even know if I could still pull a good shot on a Silvia! More power to ya,...

My best ribs votes would be Smokestack BBQ in Kansas City (was born in KC) or Dreamland Ribs in Alabama.

You mean I missed out on picking "MrGlabrous" as my nom de plume here on SMF?

Nice! Welcome to the group. So what is your shave ritual? Thanks for the welcome. I start with a humid room, showered face, and while my Vulfix 406 warms up in the hot water in the sink, I moisten my face and use Proraso preshave. Then, depending on mood, I either fire up the Taylor's Rose or Prora...

I'm with the coffeeking...

This AM... 5 day old Espresso roast from my local microroaster, ground in a Nuova Simonelli MCF and then shot made with my Rancilio Silvia espresso machine. Not as fancy as his S1, but with care, equal to making a proper coffee. The perfect post-shave-ritual ritual.