The Cafe Bustelo worked very well in my Mokapot to creat a great “Cuban Coffee”. Other coffees I have tried have not performed as well in the Mokapot. I will say, I do not enjoy the Cafe Bustelo as a good ol’ cup-a-joe or as a pulled espresso.
@RockyMountainBriar The AeroPress is honestly my favorite for making one cup. I use the inverted method. There’s no learning curve like a pour over. It’s pretty portable as well and gets packed on camping and fishing trips… and it’s only $25.
I have a Moccamaster that was recommended to me by a friend who owns a coffee shop. It essentially makes pour over coffee in larger quantities, and that gets used a ton. My wife still loves her French Press which she uses for tea and coffee.
Coffee is a lot like tobacco for me. Depending upon the roast and origin I will use a different method to really bring out the flavor.
Yes! Never had of the cat poo coffee but did decide to try this. I suspect it won't be much different than the coffee I usually drink. My hope's aren't very high, but life is about experience.
I’m somewhere around the “Cortado”- “Flat White” as a preference. The “Affogato”, “Con Panna” are interesting, and who could pass up an “Irish Coffee”. The “Affogato” is basically what I use to have for dessert in the cafeteria at college. No espresso, but that big commercial coffee urn that was cooking all day made the coffee come close.
Coffee & Tobacco: 3 Blends To Pair w/Your Morning Cup by Daniel Bumgardner
I'm not sure what Mondays would be without coffee. Likely a sleepy haze of indiscernible communication and thoughtless activity, I'd wager. Thankfully, caffeine exists, as do some pretty neat and flavorful ways to imbibe it, many of which pair phenomenally with a number of our favorite tobaccos. A little over a year ago, Social Media Liaison Adam O' Neill posted a very informative article on the blog outlining a guide for pairing tea and tobacco. http://tinyurl.com/zr7vzt9
While my tea experience is relatively limited (my most extensive foray having come from a daily Oolong excursion and a one-time witnessing of the traditional Gong Fu ceremony, courtesy of Shane), I do regularly enjoy, like many of us around here and presumably many of you, a strong cup of well-brewed coffee to accompany my morning pipe.
And, like many of you, I have a preferred means of consumption. This time of year, that tends to be four espresso shots of a medium roast blend, pulled over ice and nursed throughout the better part of a morning (the dense, humid South Carolina mornings don't pair well with a hot cup, in my opinion). Unlike my coffee, however, my daily tobacco selection tends to vary depending on my mood, though, admittedly, this time of year considerably narrows the window of what I tend to reach for. So, in celebration of the favorite part of everyone's Monday (what else is there to look forward to?), we thought we'd take a look at three tobaccos which we think pair beautifully with coffee.
1. Escudo -- I could probably make a list of just Virginia/Perique blends with which to pair with any number of things (coffee, tea, and for the more adventurous: orange soda), but these delicate, finely-spun coins of Virginias from North Carolina and Virginia and Louisiana Perique are my go-to blend in the morning during the summer months. Flavors of hay, dark fruit, toffee, and a subtle hint of chocolate abound.
2. Solani Aged Burley Flake -- There's a hint of dark fired that comes through in the fresh tin note on this one, but after jarring it and letting it sit for about a week or two, I get the very distinct impression of freshly baked fudge brownies. There's a little hint of cocoa around the middle of the bowl too, along with a graham cracker-like flavor. Who doesn't want brownies for breakfast?
3. Key Largo -- I just started smoking blends containing Latakia with any regularity this year (it took a hot-weather craving for something a little darker to really entice my palate), but this creamy broken flake of Red Virginias, Turkish, Cyprian Latakia, and a subtle spice of cigar wrapper leaf is gorgeously balanced, with cocoa, notes of leather, and even a dark coffee-like note present throughout the bowl. A perfect all-weather smoke.
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Nice one of the Shaman, eh?
Made in a moka pot, it is an almost acceptable stand-in for a properly pulled espresso shot.
I have many different kinds of coffee makers, but I do not have an AeroPress or any pour over types….yet.
The AeroPress is honestly my favorite for making one cup. I use the inverted method. There’s no learning curve like a pour over. It’s pretty portable as well and gets packed on camping and fishing trips… and it’s only $25.
How To Make Espresso With An Aeropress: Recipe, Instructions, Tips
Have not heard of it. Is it good? Tell us about it? Where do you get it?
Apparently it is sourced from elephant dung. It is fairly expensive. I haven't tried it, yet. However...
Please.post a first impression review, please?
https://youtu.be/Vp-sqiTfHI0
The “Affogato”, “Con Panna” are interesting, and who could pass up an “Irish Coffee”.
The “Affogato” is basically what I use to have for dessert in the cafeteria at college. No espresso, but that big commercial coffee urn that was cooking all day made the coffee come close.
Coffee & Tobacco: 3 Blends To Pair w/Your Morning Cup by Daniel Bumgardner
I'm not sure what Mondays would be without coffee. Likely a sleepy haze of indiscernible communication and thoughtless activity, I'd wager. Thankfully, caffeine exists, as do some pretty neat and flavorful ways to imbibe it, many of which pair phenomenally with a number of our favorite tobaccos. A little over a year ago, Social Media Liaison Adam O' Neill posted a very informative article on the blog outlining a guide for pairing tea and tobacco. http://tinyurl.com/zr7vzt9
While my tea experience is relatively limited (my most extensive foray having come from a daily Oolong excursion and a one-time witnessing of the traditional Gong Fu ceremony, courtesy of Shane), I do regularly enjoy, like many of us around here and presumably many of you, a strong cup of well-brewed coffee to accompany my morning pipe.
And, like many of you, I have a preferred means of consumption. This time of year, that tends to be four espresso shots of a medium roast blend, pulled over ice and nursed throughout the better part of a morning (the dense, humid South Carolina mornings don't pair well with a hot cup, in my opinion). Unlike my coffee, however, my daily tobacco selection tends to vary depending on my mood, though, admittedly, this time of year considerably narrows the window of what I tend to reach for. So, in celebration of the favorite part of everyone's Monday (what else is there to look forward to?), we thought we'd take a look at three tobaccos which we think pair beautifully with coffee.
1. Escudo -- I could probably make a list of just Virginia/Perique blends with which to pair with any number of things (coffee, tea, and for the more adventurous: orange soda), but these delicate, finely-spun coins of Virginias from North Carolina and Virginia and Louisiana Perique are my go-to blend in the morning during the summer months. Flavors of hay, dark fruit, toffee, and a subtle hint of chocolate abound.
2. Solani Aged Burley Flake -- There's a hint of dark fired that comes through in the fresh tin note on this one, but after jarring it and letting it sit for about a week or two, I get the very distinct impression of freshly baked fudge brownies. There's a little hint of cocoa around the middle of the bowl too, along with a graham cracker-like flavor. Who doesn't want brownies for breakfast?
3. Key Largo -- I just started smoking blends containing Latakia with any regularity this year (it took a hot-weather craving for something a little darker to really entice my palate), but this creamy broken flake of Red Virginias, Turkish, Cyprian Latakia, and a subtle spice of cigar wrapper leaf is gorgeously balanced, with cocoa, notes of leather, and even a dark coffee-like note present throughout the bowl. A perfect all-weather smoke.