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Another Fine Coffee From Finca Santuario

April 15, 2009 by Patrick LaForge in Coffee!, New York

I'm on vacation from the job that pays the bills this week, but vacationing is hard work, especially since our daughter is off from school and my wife has to work. I need many shots of espresso to keep up my stamina. On Monday, I hustled my daughter off to a playdate, then wandered off on a chilly but sunny day to the Ninth Street Espresso outpost in Chelsea Market. I was on a specific mission: All of NInth Street's coffees are roasted by Intelligentsia, which has a roasting lab but no shops in New York. I had been pleased with several Intelligentsia "guest" coffees purchased at Cafe Grumpy, including this Colombian. I'll have more on the results of the expedition later. How did this bean fare in my ongoing coffee quest?

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April 15, 2009 /Patrick LaForge
Blogs, Café Grumpy, Camilo Merizalde, Coffee!, espresso, Finca Santuario, Intelligentsia, Ninth Street Espresso
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Shots of Heliconias From Finca Santuario

February 28, 2009 by Patrick LaForge in Coffee!

So by the time I went back for more of the sweet-tooth yellow icatu, it was sold out, alas. I am tempted to order some directly in bulk from the roaster, Ritual of San Francisco. I may yet, though that would be admitting my quest was at an end, and, of course, given the ephemeral and perishable nature of coffee beans, not to mention existence itself, that is not likely. I could have bought more of the oddly tea-flavored selection from Guatemala, or even the standard Heartbreaker espresso I started all this with, but I'm not ready to repeat myself yet. Onward to the new, this time a direct-trade bean from Colombia.

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February 28, 2009 /Patrick LaForge
Café Grumpy, Coffee!, Colombia, death, drinks, espresso, Finca Santuario, Heliconias, NYC, shikantaza
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