Welcome...Some Notes and Info

Quite frankly, I love coffee. Its more than just a caffeinated morning jolt. Coffee is much like an artist's pallet, subtle and bold differences in taste, aroma, acidity; all of which can change based on geographic region, harvesting methods, roast. My drink of choice is the venerable iced mocha, how that came to be, I couldn't say, but for me, the combination of chocolate and ice brings out the coffee flavors in a rather tasty way, highlighting the positives and negatives in the coffees that I brew. This blog is my effort to document my appreciation for coffee and to opine on the coffee beans I have tried.

Note: all the coffee reviews that you will find on this blog are my own opinions. I do not earn money from this blog and if I come across a coffee I do not like, I will express my displeasure. Any links that you see on this site are for informational purposes only, I am not responsible for what other folks say or do on their websites.

I currently use two different coffee brewers.

This first is a conventional french press by Bodum

I also use a Vesuviana stovetop espresso machine.

These aluminum espresso brewers are made in Italy and come different sizes. There is also an electric version. Having brewed many a good cup with mine, I recommend them to any coffee enthusiast and they can be purchased on Ebay for a decent price. In this type of brewer, water is heated in a chamber until, when hot enough, pressure forces the hot water up a collecting tube leading from the chamber to the receptacle where the water is forced through the coffee grounds.