Coffee
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Repetition is a form of change
The past, and the next second, the experience, and the hunger, joy, and its intermittent absence, everything, everything seems to be the resilience which demands repetition, not to preserve life but to live it — in composed sounds, in uttered words and their placement, in the gentle push to invest mind, spirit, and flesh, even…
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Ristretto
A ristretto is very much an Italian way, simply restraining the amount of water and time that is to go into the making of an espresso, not to make it stronger, just to make it dense in flavor, and viscosity. Knowing what I wanted with the sudden wish to infuse my second morning coffee shot…
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Decision
Looking at the fine reddish hue on the coffee grounds from the first daily coffee brew, the thoughts for the second came, and with the desire to emphasize that hue — some saffron threads.
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El Locho (Latin America)
Region: Apaneca, El Salvador Farm: Las Delicias Varietal: Bourbon Altitude: 1,500 – 1,700 meters Process: fully washed, sun-dried on patios Tasting notes: tangerine, toasted hazelnut, caramel Medium roast Roaster: Crema Coffee Roasters, Nashville, TN
Sila Blume 