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Coffee Lesson #27

chemex:

  • a manual, pour-over style, coffeemaker
    • pour-over style: water is poured over a bed of coffee, this water passes through the coffee that is usually resting on some sort of filter
  • a manual, pour-over style, coffeemaker that utilizes a glass filter
  • a coffeemaker that, due to its style of coffee-making, generally takes more time than other methods to brew coffee
Photo by Rizky Subagja on Unsplash
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Coffee Lesson #26

briki:

  • a briki is a small long-handled pot used to make coffee
    • coffee made with this pot, and in this style, is most common in Armenia, Greece, Turkey/Türkiye, and throughout Eastern Europe and the Balkans (these two regions have some overlap–)
    • coffee made with this pot, and in this style, is often referred to as Greek or Turkish coffee
  • a briki is a small long-handled pot used to make coffee
    • the pot is traditionally made of brass or copper; however, nowadays, it is routinely made from stainless steel, aluminium, or ceramics
  • briki – Greek; cezve – Turkish — term referenced in two previous coffee lessons (#25 and #24)
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Coffee Lesson #24

Turkish coffee:

  • a particular way to brew, serve, prepare, coffee originating in the former Ottoman Empire (modern day Turkey/Türkiye)
    • coffee is prepared in a cezve using very finely ground coffee beans without filtering
      • cezve (“briki” in Greek): a small pot with a long handle, traditionally made of copper or brass
  • coffee brewed with very finely ground coffee beans
    • when served, do not drink the entirety of the serving–in this preparation coffee grounds are not removed from the coffee when served
      • the grounds left in the cup after drinking are sometimes used to tell fortunes
  • coffee preparation style that can be found throughout the world, though it has particular prominence in Turkey/Türkiye, Greece, Armenia, Eastern Europe, and the Balkans

Turkish coffee – Etiler, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey

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Coffee Lesson #19

espresso:

  • coffee drink, Italian in origin
    • coffee that is often thicker than coffee brewed using other methods of preparation
  • concentrated thick coffee with a layer of dense foam
  • coffee prepared by forcing nearly boiling water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans
  • strong black coffee
    • strong black coffee made by forcing steam through finely ground coffee beans

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Espresso from Caffe Greco in Rome, Lazio, Italy

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Coffee Lesson #18

hulling:

  • part of the coffee production process; optional step in coffee production
  • removal of the parchment skin of coffee beans
  • removal of what is left from the fruit of the coffee bean
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Best Coffee: World Edition

Now that I have a clear idea and understanding of the best cities in the US for coffee, let’s talk about the world.

First guesses:

  • Somewhere in the Middle East?–Turkey?
  • Somewhere in Europe–Italy? Austria?
  • Somewhere in the Americas–USA? Costa Rica? Colombia?
  • Somewhere in Africa–Ethiopia?
  • Somewhere in Asia–Vietnam? Japan?

What did I miss? Australasia/Oceania. And this is where I completely missed the mark . . .

As I started the Australian leg of my travels, I was duly informed that Melbourne is considered to have some of the best coffee in the world. In fact, it has been ranked as having the best coffee in the world *repeatedly*.

From 2014 to the present, I have researched and found that Melbourne is where it’s at!

So, if you want a great trip, a great caffeinated trip, I suggest a trip down under!

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Coffee Lesson #14

affogato:

  • Italian word for “drowned”
  • coffee-based drink/dessert
    • whether it is listed as a drink or dessert depends on where you are located in the world/where you are ordering
  • scoop of ice cream, usually vanilla ice cream, topped with a shot of espresso
    • variations of coffee and ice cream, flavors and how much, exist throughout the the world
    • liqueur can be added/included as well

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Affogato in Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia

 

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Coffee Lesson #13

latte art:

  • pictures and/or patterns created by pouring milk into coffee
  • pictures, patterns, and/or embellishments created by drawing on the top layer of foam of a latte, or similar coffee drink

Latte Art

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