It is actually a good bit harder than I thought it might be to glean a lesson from every day, particularly days like today, when I basically did nothing. So, leaving behind the life lessons type of learning for today, I did, in the course of planning our Spring garden, discover that between Jen and [...]
Painting With Coffee
Painting With Coffee
Instant Coffee Via Laser
Instant Coffee Via Laser
The Caffeine Database
The Caffeine Database
Milk Meets Coffee
Milk Meets Coffee
Can You Hear The Coffee?
Can You Hear The Coffee?
Roast Magazine
My new favorite magazine
Thirteen Things That Make Me Feel In Control
Everyone has those weird little victories that we never really talk about, but are what make up a good mood. Those silent victories that make us feel in control and more like ourselves and happy to be alive. Here are thirteen of mine:
Sharpening my kitchen knives
Eating the last of left-overs
Turning the ringer on my cell-phone [...]
Coffee Roasting Tech
We are [...]
Pairing Tobaccos & African/Arabian Coffees
What could be hard about pairing coffee with Tobacco? You pour a cup, you pack your pipe and it’s a good Morning, right? Well, not once you learn that there are almost as many coffee varietals out there as there are tobacco blends. That means a lot of “research”! Unfortunately, this much research means that [...]
Pairing Tobaccos & Island Coffees
With this installment, our adventure in pairing coffee with our tobacco draws to a close. Before we go, we have two more stops to make. Let me preface this installment by saying that I am not a fan of either of these coffees, simply because it is almost impossible to smoke anything with them without [...]
Pairing Tobaccos & Far Eastern Coffees
The coffees of the Far East are more buttery, with less acidity than most other coffees. They are generally heavy-bodied, almost syrupy, and have a much more “earthy” feel and taste to them than most other coffee varietals.First up is Indian Mysore Nuggets Extra Bold, an intriguing (and intriguingly named) coffee from the [...]
Pairing Tobaccos & Central American Coffees
Central American coffee varietals are known for their classically full aromas, medium to full body, and a clean, sometimes sweet taste. They are, by far, the most familiar and approachable coffees in the world, comprising some 70% of all coffee drunk in the world. This familiarity can provide an easy entrée into the process of [...]
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