coffee tour in austin, tx

cupping by kira

i hosted my first cupping on thursday, march 13th at cafe grumpy, greenpoint. thanks to phil, cheryl, jess and alan for attending and being great participants.

coffee diary...day three

howdy friends...so if you have not figured it out yet, i am in portland, oregon running around kickn' it with old pals. in between shooting the shit, eating food, walking around and drinking alcoholic beverages i have been checking out the local coffee shop scene with a new appreciation after leaving the NW for the NE and being part of the growth of cafe grumpy. so today...i started my caffeine in take at the fresh pot on mississipi with a cappuccino made by my favorite barista miss katie greenhoot.

coffee diary...day two

i got clovered at the annex. i drank a lovely cup of ethiopia, hache.

coffee diary

we proudly serve stumptown coffee...i enjoyed an americano at tiny's and a cappuccino at the albina press.

cupping 101

cupping 101
facilitaor: ed
objective: to analyze four coffee samples
roll call: jonathan, cheryl, ryan and kira

we were given 4 coffee beans to analyze

we analyzed the fragrances and aroma of the ground coffees

water was added to the ground coffee

more smelling of wet coffee

it's time to break the crust to capture the escaping gases (aromas)

spray and slurp to analyze the brightness, flavor, body and after taste

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the cupping was concluded with the attendees comparing notes and sharing their descriptions of the four coffee types based on five categories: fragrance/aroma, brightness, flavor, body and aftertaste. finally ed revealed the coffees samples...a tripled picked sumatra, misty valley ethipoian, 80 lot costa rican and an paca mara, el salvador.

the affair

mannequin circus wrote and performed a song in my honor...i love these ladies.
my hostess dress by the cuties at alter on franklin and greenpoint ave.
my latte/cap!?!...first beverage of the day, an americano and a mini iced americano followed.

high five to felice and jay for being super barista's for the affair, yummy caffeine beverages kept us all going.

hooray! another hearts and crafts affair. thanks to the great, talented and fab artist and crafters for participating...you rock!
xoxo
kira
ps thanks cafe grumpy.