Archive for December, 2008
Coffee in snow country
Batdorf & Bronson Olympia Roastery at 7am Dec. 17th. 2008 “Rise and Shine Campers. Don’t forget your booties ’cause it’s cold out there….” For real. Olympia, Washington is known for many things, such as being the state capitol of Washington, the Riot Grrrl movement, home of The Evergreen State College and the Olympia Film Society [...]
Esmeralda & the turkey cook-off
The second annual Turkey cook-off was held at Pacific Beach, WA. My partner with our extended family and friends have made the Sandpiper Inn a destination spot for our Holiday meal. We serve two turkeys and cook them each differently and compete for which tastes best. I lost this year due to time constraints and [...]
Esmeralda & the turkey cook-off
The second annual Turkey cook-off was held at Pacific Beach, WA. My partner with our extended family and friends have made the Sandpiper Inn a destination spot for our Holiday meal. We serve two turkeys and cook them each differently and compete for which tastes best. I lost this year due to time constraints and [...]
Esmeralda for breakfast and dinner.
The evening was overall dark, not in mood, just in the lack of lighting. My neighbor seems to like a barely lit home, so we proceeded to eat by candle light much to my protest. The evening did illuminate once we pressed a pot of the Panama Esmeralda. The tangy fruit punch flavors cleansed our [...]
Panama Esmeralda in a Chemex
We have a small tradition during the holidays to have some type of tasting. In past years we have compared chocolates, desserts and coffee pairing and wines. This was a special tasting since it involved such an exclusive coffee. I decided to brew it using the Chemex. This brewer creates a wonderful infusion that really [...]
an exemplary coffee
The line, “on a clear day you can see forever,” struck me as I took my first sip of the Esmeralda. It’s so crisp and clean. The aroma stirs up notes of brown sugar and blueberries. As I set the cup down, flavors of cinnamon linger on the palate. This is a shining example of [...]
Leavers, Stayers and more Panama
Although it’s silly to break the entire human population down to “two types,” it’s feasible to place people into two categories according to their location: Leavers and Stayers, those who leave their hometowns and those who stay, respectively. Transplants usually have interesting experiences, seeing “more of the world” than those they leave behind, but the [...]
Panama Esmeralda vac pot style
The official start of the festive season began on Thursday and we celebrated it not only by making a special turkey, but also by brewing some special coffees. Not that I need a special occasion to brew an extraordinary coffee, but like I said this is the start of my favorite time of year. The [...]
Thanksgiving with Panama Esmeralda.
It was such a joy, to provide such a dynamic coffee to my family this year. We were all very excited to incorporate it into our Thanksgiving festivities! In order to get the full experience of the Esmeralda, we decided to use two different brewing methods. My personal favorite was the French Press, where I [...]
Esmeralda and the White Elephant
We’re were just leaving the White Elephant surplus store (toys! ammo!)when it started to snow. By the time we drove to North Spokane the streets were whitening up and we knew we didn’t want to head out any more that evening. So we settled in with Scrabble and cracked open the Panama Esmeralda. Maybe it [...]
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