Espresso Train

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Local Stop : Coffeed Kona Fancy

(Cover photo: Uchida Coffee Farm, Hawaii. Credit Wikipedia.) When it comes to coffee beans, there are a few sources that are considered particularly elusive due to their small crop sizes, ideal growing conditions, and resulting unique flavor profiles. Hawaiian coffee...

A Citizen of Many Beans

Since moving to a new location, my sister, Kae of Team Stripey Socks, decided that it was somewhat unconscionable that I was without a constant influx of novelty espresso beans coursing through my highly-caffeinated veins. The solution was simple:...

Coffee Chemistry : Milk and Heat

(Above: A pasteurization process in Murgon Button Factory, Queensland. Credit: Wikipedia.) Recently, I took a look at a whole bunch of different canned coffees and started noticing some, let’s say trends amongst the flavor profiles across various brands and treatments...

Local Stop : Finca El Puente

With the somewhat recent acquisition of my own Hario Ceramic Coffee Mill and Aeropress, I’ve had the opportunity to try out a few different types of beans and preparations with breakfast every morning. After a couple weeks of Joe Coffee’s super...

Espresso Train : Birch Coffee

Locations: 750 Columbus St (between 96th/97th) 21 East 27th St (between 5th/Madison) 56 7th Avenue (between 13th/14th) 134 1/2 E 62nd St (between Lexington/3rd) 432 3rd Avenue (between 30th/31st) 40-35 23rd St, Long Island City, Queens (Roast House)...