Filter coffee
If you are new to making filter coffee, or have acquired some ‘gourmet’ coffee that you want to try for the first time we would suggest using less. Even fine gourmet filter coffees take on an unpleasant heavy treacly mouth…
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Sterling stengthens a little against Swiss Franc, Olympia espresso machine prices down by around ã100
Today we have updated Olympia espresso machine prices to reflect the pound sterling finally making some recovery against the Swiss Franc. Obviously the greater the price the larger the fall, but it translates into pre-VAT reductions of GBP85 on the…
Papua New Guinea coffee, Sigri Estate
As you probably know, the root stock for the coffee plantations of Papua New Guinea was taken from the Jamaican Blue Mountains, but none of the coffees in Papua New Guinea that we have tried would ever be confused in…
What biscuit goes well with espresso?
Well biscotti obviously work, but I’ve found these in the local supermarket & their unobtrusive simplicity complements espresso extremely well. They are basically sugar, butter & flour and wafer thin so they do not overshadow the delicate elements in your…
New release: Rwandan Nyamyumba, typica bourbon, fully washed
This week we released our Rwandan bourbon for sale. Something that has worked well for this coffee is storing it for a few months before roasting. Is it possible for green coffee to be too fresh, too green, if you…
What other people think No.2
From: Kees van der Westen Subject: good coffee Date: 4 May 2010 15:06:56 GMT+01:00 To: Reiss Gunson Hello Reiss, Just wanted to thank you very much for the great samples of coffee you sent. These are exquisite! My best, kees…
Tilbury green
That is to say, a small fraction of the green coffee stacked up at one of the many warehouses on the Tilbury docks.
Quattro Maximatic
What other people think
With the permission of the author we publish verbatim today’s feedback: From: R.J. Vriesendorp Subject: Costa Rica from Londinium Espresso Date: 27 April 2010 11:40:44 GMT+01:00 To: lespresso Dear Reiss, Thank you very much for sending the samples of your…
This is why Olympia espresso machines are the perfect choice for London living
These images will provide you with all the ammunition you need to convince your non coffee drinking partner that an Olympia setup will easily fit into your London kitchen, no matter how tight space is. We think it looks terrific…