I’m still trying to decide where I want to take The Knock Box this year, so this is possibly why I haven’t posted anything significant lately.
Drew’s back at work, Anastasia goes back to preschool tomorrow, and we’re well and truly back into the routine.
I start uni officially on February 23, which I’m really excited about. I get to buy textbooks! Yay! In the interim, as part of my, er, preparation, I’m supposed to be drinking wine, and thinking about what I taste/smell. Gee, this degree is going to be tough ;)
I have also hit upon a veritable bounty of awesome coffee.
Coffee Alchemy’s Sidamo Dale has been berrylicious and delightful! Hazel kindly roasted me up some for espresso, and some for filter/syphon. I haven’t been able to make a bad espresso with it yet, it’s just brilliant! (And Drew is drinking much more than his fair share of it! He can’t get enough of it. Not that I blame him, it is pretty fabulous!) I haven’t nailed it as a brewed cup yet - they’ve all been great, but the blueberries have thus far eluded me.
Also loving the ‘Black eye’ I got at The Source - yum! (Re-reading it, that sentence is somewhat amusing). Had a couple of awesome shots there on Tuesday; Indian Balmadi, and a couple of shots on the Lucky 7 House Blend - all absolutely topnotch.
Currently resting some Michelle-roasted Ethiopian Djimmah, and Sumatran Blue Lintong. Ooh, I could even do a Mocha-Java-esque thing with them … hmmm …
I’m pumped to get back into some espresso when i head back to OZ. Having some deadly filter coffee here in Japan… dying to get back on the machine and start pulling some shots.
SIDAMO is SOOOO HOT right now!!!!
You know it is!!!
My Djimmah got it’s first run this morning - I’m impressed. Piccolo long black had great complexity; cappuccino was dried fruit and chocolate. Looking forward to playing with it!