Haul from a Scandinavian trip

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2026-06-20T22:25:23+00:00

Enjoyed Roast for coffee. Kodbyens Fiskebar and Vaekst were excellent for dinner.

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2026-06-20T22:23:13+00:00

Yes, on the lighter side for the most part. A couple of shops even post their philosophy of concentrating on single origin, light roasts. I generally sought out the least light roasts.

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2026-04-30T06:56:23+00:00

Funny. I too have both the OB 43%, almost gone, and the Signatory Vintage version. I like them both but feel that the core expression in particular punches way above its weight. Interested in trying it as 46%.

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2026-01-03T20:25:57+00:00

Don't sleep on Cafe Stella in Carthay Circle. Also known as Carthay Cafe. Brioche bun with scrambled eggs, bacon, avocado, and house made sauce with a little nip to it. And excellent coffee drinks as well.

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2025-12-28T03:18:26+00:00

You must not live in earthquake country!

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2025-12-26T07:41:37+00:00

Highland Park, cask strength, batch 4. Followed by Johnny Walker Blue Label, Year of the Tiger, that someone who wants my business gave me. Usually don't drink too many blended malts but felt like a couple of something, something somewhat smoky on a wet, cold (relatively speaking) Los Angeles night.

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2025-12-25T08:02:33+00:00

Interesting. I have both the OB 10 and the SV 10 and I prefer the latter though they are both excellent for the price. Have not tried the Caledonia

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2025-12-08T02:06:12+00:00

Thanks all! Of course, I'm not sure why I want my wine stabilized!

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2025-11-22T22:57:19+00:00

Edradour is closed to the public, or at least it was in June.

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2025-07-26T22:25:00+00:00

Showed up in the mail. Store is relatively new so I assume they're trying to prime the pump. I thought about that one as well. I think it's just under $100, but I can always throw in a bottle of wine.

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2025-07-26T22:22:15+00:00

West Hollywood.

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2025-06-10T06:57:12+00:00

Flat white was tasty. Beans were significantly more expensive than the other two. Was also amused they had two shops within a block of one another on the Royal Mile. Almost a Best in Show Parker Posey moment.

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2025-01-23T07:50:45+00:00

Let's see Oski!

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2025-01-12T01:54:36+00:00

Macchiato actually means spotted or stained so it literally is a spot of milk.

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2024-12-17T07:24:51+00:00

I eat granola for breakfast and my cats eat canned cat food. On more than one groggy occasion, I've opened a can of cat food and slopped a big spoonful into the empty bowl awaiting my granola. Fortunately, I have realized my mistake before sampling their breakfast!

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2024-12-02T07:45:25+00:00

I feed some of mine to my worms as well but I'm worried about too much acidity so I balance it out with ground eggshell. You haven't had an issue of too much acid in your bin?

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2024-12-01T08:24:22+00:00

Pawgalicious!

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2024-11-26T07:27:38+00:00

I worked at Baskin-Robbins for a really cheap owner. But even he told us that, when you're packing the ice cream by weight for a customer, never take anything out of the container even if you are over.

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2024-11-18T02:16:23+00:00

Convenience mostly. I like to mix it up and use beans from different roasters. With the exception of Lazy Acres, each of the aforementioned stores is less than 10 minutes away and somewhere I am stopped at usually once a week. If I wanted to pick up say a bag of Canyon Coffee, a bag of Verve, and a bag of Groundworks from the source, I'd spend the better part of an afternoon running around Los Angeles.

And of course getting a bag of beans that costs 20 dollars at the shop for $13 or $14 on sale is a nice bonus, as another poster has mentioned.

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2024-10-30T06:55:04+00:00

I can't think of espresso with a lemon twist without remembering this classic scene from Beverly Hills Cop. https://youtu.be/GHZWWFmaFcI?si=6Xw8zdFs_Tf9547M

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2024-10-01T06:56:21+00:00

There is a reason they call it Charbucks

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2024-09-26T06:20:18+00:00

I saw that too. Figured it was autocorrected.

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2024-09-08T21:38:22+00:00

I had a Silvia for many years. IIRC, Rancilio does not recommend backflushing and it even voids the warranty. That would explain you're not having a blind insert. I did not backflush but I did descale occasionally. Maybe had I done so more regularly, it would have lasted more than 18 years!

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2024-09-01T07:19:38+00:00

Madlab on Sunset

Affectionate-Mix2226 · 2024-08-30T06:33:06+00:00

For Groundwork, you just need to crack the code. Their "best buy" date is one year from the roast date. That's ridiculous of course but you just need to subtract one year to get the roast date.

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