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Just had a delicious Cappuccino made from Douwe Egberts Intense Selection.

Very good dark roast! Not that high in caffeine that DeathWish Coffee was. I don't think I can take that every day. Death Wish will probably be once in a while espresso to me. Really good, but I am not looking for being high on caffeine all days 😉

But I have 3 different dark roasts from Douwe Egberts to test now.
If the dutch guys are half as good as making great espresso beans as they do liquorice or chocolate, I will have a solid dark roast brand 😛

1st one out, Intense Selection Espresso, 100% Arabica coffee beans from South and Central America.
Sounds like my taste 🙂
 
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Kenyan drip.

Had lunch on my way home. Two salads, a roasted fig and goats cheese salad and a caprese salad. Main meal was a pancetta cream sauce ricotta gnocci with a bottle of Santa Vittoria. I was driving after all.


@Scepticalscribe Took inspiration from you this morning. Whipped myself a banana, apple and kiwi smoothie for breakfast.
 
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About to have some Kenyan AA sweetened with that agave stuff. Not bad, actually. Doesn't taste nice on its own, of course. And then off to bed. Yes, I'm completely aware of how strange my coffee habits at night are.
 
Zenithal said:
About to have some Kenyan AA sweetened with that agave stuff. Not bad, actually. Doesn't taste nice on its own, of course. And then off to bed. Yes, I'm completely aware of how strange my coffee habits at night are.
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No, @Zenithal; keep your strange coffee habits (agave...??!!) to yourself.

I am feasting on Kenyan coffee with brown sugar all of this week. And quite sublime it is, too.
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Zenithal said:
Kenyan drip.

Had lunch on my way home. Two salads, a roasted fig and goats cheese salad and a caprese salad. Main meal was a pancetta cream sauce ricotta gnocci with a bottle of Santa Vittoria. I was driving after all.


@Scepticalscribe Took inspiration from you this morning. Whipped myself a banana, apple and kiwi smoothie for breakfast.
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Had three glasses of fresh passion fruit juice with breakfast......
 
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The Ethiopian beans ran out this morning. I guess it's black tea tomorrow unless I can muster a roasting session this evening.

I tore open a few cardamom pods into the bottom of my pour over cone. I do have to admit that this infuses a delightful flavor into the brew.
 
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mobilehaathi said:
The Ethiopian beans ran out this morning. I guess it's black tea tomorrow unless I can muster a roasting session this evening.

I tore open a few cardamom pods into the bottom of my pour over cone. I do have to admit that this infuses a delightful flavor into the brew.
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Ah.

I have had cardamon with tea (delicious) but have never tried it with coffee. Sounds both fascinating and worth a try.
 
LizKat said:
That sounds delicious. Going to try brown sugar w/ some of my gifted Brazilian beans tomorrow.

Enough sense not to do it right now, else "tomorrow" becomes even more complicated than it already is, since it's actually "today" now for a few hours. 😱
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Ooh, ingratiating ourselves with the coffee freaks by promising to use actual whole bean coffee! 😀

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Ah.

I have had cardamon with tea (delicious) but have never tried it with coffee. Sounds both fascinating and worth a try.
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It's quite tasty. I've typically had it in Turkish coffee, but it works quite well with other methods of preparation.
 
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Passed some coffee plantations and tea plantations today. Stunning to have seen such things.
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Mind you, I blush to recall a section of the conversation as we drove along.

My only justification (or explanation is that I was somewhat - actually, very - tired) and wasn't concentrating fully. The sort of tired where one begins to make stupid mistakes (I made two yesterday concerning dates - when arranging meetings - and I am an historian with an almost eidetic memory for facts and dates).

My driver explained that with tea, the leaves are picked - "only the top ones, the very softest, early in the morning before it becomes too hot". I listened with fascination as the lovely countryside unfolded - the trees were stunning - and - yes, without thinking (I blush to recall that exchange on this thread) asked "and is it the same for coffee?" Given that I have already bought excellent Kenyan coffee from places where my driver had brought me to, the mild (and surprised) reproof in his voice was evident: "With coffee, you pick the beans."

Ouch. "Of course......I should be shot," I muttered, suddenly coming fully awake into the conversation as my driver glanced across at me, amusement and surprise and slight concern all clearly evident on his face.

Well, I had an excellent Kenyan espresso this morning. Yes, made from beans. I know.
 
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JamesMike said:
SS, love those Kenyan coffee leaves! I bet he got a laugh out of that.
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I know, I know.

I blush to recall it - I startled myself with the idiocy of my question, and cringed, thinking of how the denizens on this thread would respond. But, I can well imagine my driver laughing with his family about this.

Actually, he is excellent, safe, professional, knowledgeable and utterly reliable.

However, I plan to obtain a French Press on my next leave, (and brown sugar) and airtight containers, (and possibly a kettle) and will then be able to guarantee a steady supply of Kenyan and Ethiopian coffee.
 
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Scepticalscribe said:
Mind you, I blush to recall a section of the conversation as we drove along.

My only justification (or explanation is that I was somewhat - actually, very - tired) and wasn't concentrating fully. The sort of tired where one begins to make stupid mistakes (I made two yesterday concerning dates - when arranging meetings - and I am an historian with an almost eidetic memory for facts and dates).

My driver explained that with tea, the leaves are picked - "only the top ones, the very softest, early in the morning before it becomes too hot". I listened with fascination as the lovely countryside unfolded - the trees were stunning - and - yes, without thinking (I blush to recall that exchange on this thread) asked "and is it the same for coffee?" Given that I have already bought excellent Kenyan coffee from places where my driver had brought me to, the mild (and surprised) reproof in his voice was evident: "With coffee, you pick the beans."

Ouch. "Of course......I should be shot," I muttered, suddenly coming fully awake into the conversation as my driver glanced across at me, amusement and surprise and slight concern all clearly evident on his face.

Well, I had an excellent Kenyan espresso this morning. Yes, made from beans. I know.
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Hehehe, hilarious.

As it happens, I roasted up a pound of Kenyan coffee yesterday, and I'm enjoying my first cup this morning. Quite tasty; I may have to go for a second after the laundry finishes...
 
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