A fellow coffee enthusiast from Dubai dropped in some Zurich-roasted beans recently for me to try (he is a pilot and gets around to many countries in a short space of time!) I was super impressed! The espresso was smooth and by the look of the extraction, it had been recently roasted. It was a fine espresso on its own and the flavour even shone through on a caffe latte. It just goes to show that there are probablty roasters all around the globe now who create great blends with top ingredients… Continue

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Today I performed a simple test. I made an espresso which I turned into a caffe latte from the ground coffee that was in the chamber of the machine from last night. We usually clean the chamber at the end of each day so that we can use fresh coffee the next morning when we come into work. Someone however had failed to do this (I could blame myself but that wouldn't be fair). Anyhow, the coffee came out in 15 seconds. The crema was only a few shades darker than white, and the espresso watery. Ob… Continue