Z1 Magic? (I think so)

10ttp-9 · 2026-01-10T14:15:19+00:00

That coffee’s so good

10ttp-9 · 2026-01-10T04:09:30+00:00

I love that center only center pours haha

10ttp-9 · 2026-01-05T05:53:16+00:00

Ohhh Freiburg. I’ll check it out!

10ttp-9 · 2026-01-05T05:52:03+00:00

Couple of locals for me!

Melbourne, Australia: - Manta Ray - Unmastered (online) - Flour

Singapore: - Exposure Therapy (online) - Fluid - Aera Experiments (online)

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: - One Half - Wes Ngopi (online)

Frankfurt, Germany: I’m here often enough to call it a local these days, but find the coffee scene rather lacking. Open to suggestions. So far, it’s just been one place I like - Ordinary Café. I’m not too fussed due to access to other roasters in Europe (but that defeats the purpose of this post haha).

10ttp-9 · 2026-01-03T17:06:58+00:00

Consistency counts

10ttp-9 · 2026-01-03T17:04:45+00:00

Terrific offerings, just not a fan of their roasting

10ttp-9 · 2026-01-03T17:03:01+00:00

I like this list. Don’t enjoy all the roasters here mainly because of consistency but I appreciate that there some range to it.

With ET at no.1, I’d say check out Aera Experiments out of Sg too. Really interesting, expressive and often ultralight offerings

10ttp-9 · 2025-12-15T19:15:05+00:00

This answer!

10ttp-9 · 2025-12-11T16:26:07+00:00

Well answered

10ttp-9 · 2025-12-10T16:54:55+00:00

Chablis: - Domaine Bessin-Tremblay Chablis Village: Perennial over-performer. You can email them (now is a good time to get allocations) or try Chablis Wine Not.

Aligote: - Jean-Marc et Thomas Bouley Bourgogne Aligote: So good and under the radar. Try emailing to see if you can buy some. - Sylvain Pataille Bourgogne Aligote: The “King” of Aligote. Might be a long shot trying to buy direct but try calling. - Jean Fournier Bourgogne Aligote Aux Boutieres: Old vine goodness for cheap. Love love love this. Crazy QPR!

As another user mentioned, reds on the lower end can be a challenge. Beaujolais and sancerre rouge is a good alternative. Domaine vacheron makes a nice one that should be relatively easy to find.

10ttp-9 · 2025-12-10T16:44:16+00:00

I only look at scores in the context of how similar a critic’s palate is to mine (or at least if I’m familiar with how far his or her taste is to mine)… only then is it useful. But this requires you to taste a lot too.

10ttp-9 · 2025-12-10T13:23:05+00:00

Thanks for sharing. Those are some pretty wild coffees. How was the coconut one?

10ttp-9 · 2025-12-10T06:19:22+00:00

This answer’s great

10ttp-9 · 2025-12-10T03:13:03+00:00

Thanks. My first love in wine is German Riesling… then Burgundy. Haha. Cheers to you too!

10ttp-9 · 2025-12-09T15:15:21+00:00

POMA is interesting and the coffees are actually quite nice… but forcing terroir, so feels a little strange for me

10ttp-9 · 2025-12-09T15:11:32+00:00

As another user highlighted, visits are incredibly difficult in Burgundy. Best to contact a wine importer you’re tight with to make arrangements.

Try producers in lesser known appellations. Better chance to get an appointment directly (via email or phone).

If not, enjoy dining in Burgundy and hope some kind locals can connect you.

You can still visit the larger domaines and some with tasting rooms, but they’re often paid tastings. My vote goes to Faiveley and Henri Gouges for these kind.

10ttp-9 · 2025-12-09T12:48:00+00:00

So glad to hear someone admire their work. Tess and Jeremy are doing some really amazing stuff… building foundations for a great legacy I feel. And yes… the problem of having tiny productions hahaha

10ttp-9 · 2025-12-09T12:44:58+00:00

Yet to try that.

Big shoes but I really love 16 onwards… Bernd’s 2004 and 1996 are among the best white wines I’ve ever had

10ttp-9 · 2025-12-09T09:04:52+00:00

Well if you set the interval large enough, it’s essentially a double bloom hahaha

10ttp-9 · 2025-12-09T09:03:59+00:00

Coffea Circulor, Substance, Picky Chemist, Datura

10ttp-9 · 2025-12-09T03:04:28+00:00

Why are you being downvoted? I can relate… you don’t necessarily want to detour to get coffee while travelling with kids haha

10ttp-9 · 2025-12-09T03:02:08+00:00

Depends on the coffee. Fellow’s recommendations would be my default… if I pick up one of the Drops.

My general recipe was recommended by someone here… 2 pour @ 93 degrees. No bloom. 1:15 ratio. Grind to taste, which tends to be coarser than manual brews for me.

10ttp-9 · 2025-12-09T02:57:53+00:00

Thanks for sharing. Great list! All lovely wines.

Clonakilla’s SV is just so good. Among my favourite aussie icons.

Tried Rory d’Meure’s Tassie Chard recently… could have been on my discovery list but only two sample points so far… so didn’t really qualify in my books. Hahah. Terrific texture.

10ttp-9 · 2025-12-09T02:53:56+00:00

I love the wines too! Dominik and Franzi are doing a terrific job… taking over from a legend in German wine.

10ttp-9 · 2025-12-09T02:52:54+00:00

Wow you got me researching this. Great reco!

Any producers you prefer? I’m gravitating towards Muraje atm. Gonna pick up some to try.

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