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December 16, 2003
Wake up! -- Black on Black
A half pound of Sumatra Italian roasted beans make a nest for a very tasty French pressed brew in a Euro design glass and steel espresso cup. I personally prefer clay fired cups but this cup was on hand and fit the need.
This was to be “Black on black”, so I grabbed a half pound of the Mystic Coffee Roasters darkest bean that had a light to medium oil sheen to it. (More sheen would have been a nightmare to light I think, especially as no roast is perfectly even across all its beans), had a pleasant aroma, and decent taste, but was not a decaf bean. Those criteria earned me a few really strange looks from the guy on the other side of the counter, until I told him my first purpose for the beans. Then he got right into it and steered me to the best 3 choices from which I—of course—chose a slightly more expensive one that also has a reputation for a good taste.