Morning news

Debates were on last night, not sure how this will impact swing voters, but it was entertaining to watch.

Roasters: Detour coffee (Dundas,ON)
Coffee: Karani
Origin: Kenya
Variety: SL28, SL34 & Ruiru
Processing: Fully washed and sun dried.
Altitude: 1700-1900
Producers: small shareholders

Brew: V60/ 19.4g : 320g (2:32)

Thoughts: sweet like simple caramel syrup just being cooled and ready to be used for that amazing vanilla cake.
Pleasant finish with mild acidity, sits on the tongue well.

More thoughts: as I was grinding the coffee yesterday and today it really reminded me of freshly baked choc chip cookies.

Extras: new online subscriptions for G&M .... Knew that was coming.

Happy espresso adventures

Central American Beans

Honduras has been killin it.

What are your thoughts?

Ready, set, beanlink?!

Hey y'all:

Wanna know who drives that '73 VW van?

It's Kyle Wilson! I first met him at Te Aro, where we geeked out on coffee.... Fittingly he has decided to travel across N. America on a search to connect people with coffee thru beanlink.me

I highly suggest you check it out.
A top notch guy, on a quest to make artisan coffee accessible.

Happy travels Kyle!!!

(photo credit; K. Wilson)

Battle Royale: Coffee Cup

Looks like there is some Fall time battles happening soon. Last weekend I watched my first full UFC event, boy
Am I late to this event, but I can see why the sport is so loved. I'll stick to watching swimming.

Come watch Barista go head to head.
Date: Thursday Nov 8th, 7-11pm
where: Te Aro (983 queen st east)
Tickets: 12 at door, (10 in advance + free drink)
Hosted by: Reunion Island and Te Aro.

A kin to the #TNT, proceeds going to Cup to education.
Follow the chatter @coffeecupto for more information about where to buy tickets and find out who's showing their faces.....

You will see one face there: me.

Frybread goes well with coffee

Hmmmm, new trend?

Pictured: fry bread made at home.

Nooooo, not dount, but more bread like. You should try it

Not just writing, but exploration

I've been hopping around N.America for the last couple of weeks. Been reading the blogroll and not been posting here while training for a run.

Too much on my plate? Potentially.
Not enough discipline to write? Definitely.

Cheers to the weekend where I'll catch up on some of my travels.

Many new cafes in Toronto are popping up-- many thoughts on the back burner.... For now, know that Toronto still has room for more.

Verve; Honduras

Simply blown away