It's the season for baristas to be a little edgy, 5 days until we know the 2008 Australian Barista Champ. We are holding a little gathering on the Saturday night, 7.30 onwards for those in town.  Some refreshments and light snacks will be on hand as well as a little smackdown action. So come along. Also check our list over the next few days, we will let some of the CoE coffees come up on both the clover and espresso machines to try.

Look out for the Da Grama through the synesso and the La Montana clover style.

reporting in.......Anzac day

We are closed in the city today, will reopen tomorrow. We have just kissed Justin and Bridget goodbye on their trip to the USA. The Agtron course, then to Cafe imports, Scaa, Seattle and Portland. And maybe a little time with Deaton in LA. Ok we are truly stocked up, we now have a green bean store off site in a basement and we are currently rebagging all our coffee. Tomorrows cupping is going to contain a few recent arrivals so it should be interesting, 2pm if interested.

Everything is coming into new crop pretty much, so it is a fine old time. 

11 April

Tomorrow at BBB cupping, which is at 2pm, we have the Cachoeria De Grama brazil cup of excellence coffee. A Geisha roasted with 2 different profiles, a Cachoeria Yellow Bourbon and another Brazil Yellow Bourbon. So basically same same and different different,  using 2 common points and checking the cup quality with roast and farm differences etc. 

We have had a great week we are fully stocked at the moment with great coffees, the rwandan golden cup has been outstanding as has been the de grama. Looking forward  to some more of the Pacamara la Montana and checking out our other CoE coffees. The new blend dubbed 12gauge (at this stage) is starting to emerge, a blend the any Seattlite would be proud.

Plenty of coffee news, Andrew Kelly has opened Auction Rooms, which sounds great, and by all accounts is busy already, all the best Andrew. Tobys Estate (is that a brambati in your pants or are you just happy to see me) should be roasting soon in Brunswick, and the five senses kids must be almost ready to unleash the new roastery as well. It's definitely a buyers market. 

Cupping Saturday 5th

Cupping tomorrow, a quick heads up. La Montana CoE El Salvador #1, will be on the bench. An opportunity to taste a outstanding Pacamara. Also a great estate Kenyan and perhaps some other coffees to highlight some of the brighter cups. Not to go on too much, but really where are you going to taste a non espresso outstanding coffee, we have had to import, that costs $48 green for free. 

Last weekend Melbourne Hosted the barista and cupping state finals, congrats Dave (Veneziano) and Toshi(St Ali). We have some plans for the finals as in a event at St Ali, we will keep you posted.  

It's been a busy week, we are currently changing a few of our blends, in fact all, Chompy is on the toolshed bench being reworked, we are going hardcore darker italian for those extremists. We are going lighter (roast) and more delicate, sweeter and richer with the espresso blend, well actually we have 3 weeks ago, anyway check the board for the recent arrivals, sorry no CoEs at this stage.

e do also have some Rwandan Golden cup which will be on the cupping bench soon.