I have only recently realised that I have held a deep seated prejudice against single espresso, almost always opting for a double espresso instead. So deep it has almost been a sub-conscious decision. Why this is it is hard to…
We have raised the price of the Olympia equipment, to bring it into line with Olympia’s worldwide retail pricing, namely; Moca CHF1162.00Cremina CHF3392.00Maximatic CHF3671.00 To date we have been selling these machines at a discount We have not received preferential…
Well the conclusion of the matter is this coffee produces a nice clean espresso with just enough acidity. When we posted our previous comment we mentioned the complexity of the coffee. It is complex, and indeed delicate, but on the…
We’ve just pulled a shot of the Panama a few hours after roasting and while it needs time to de-gas & round out, the general character of the coffee is clearly evident. We’ve not tasted any coffee from Panama before,…
We’ve just completed the first test roast. These beans are smaller than average, and the bean roasts up darker than comparable beans when roasted to the same temperature, giving the impression that we might have over-done things, when perhaps we…
The Daterra Monte Cristo is the coffee you need. Its called ‘Monte Cristo’ for a reason; the delicious tobacco taste. At Londinium we are aware of the prevalence of ‘the abuse of superlatives’ in the coffee industry. If we say…
A rash of new coffees over the last couple of weeks, some taking a long time to get ‘right’ As a result some of the new coffee hasn’t seen the light of day yet This bourbon variety from the Santuario…
We’ve run our first test roast of this new delivery and have made an espresso immediately afterward with the Mypressi this time (so no time to de-gass, we know, but it allows us to check that the coffee is up…
Week commencing 25 Jan we will take delivery of; 2 lots of costa rican, one from a new source to try outColumbian Supremo, yes we know it’s ‘common’ but through our process it makes a divine espresso, probably our favourite…
Reacquainting ourselves with how the Sigri Estate coffee from Papua New Guinea performs through the fabulous cona coffee maker. Does the roast profile need a small tweak? We like to try our coffee on a revolving basis as they do…