I roasted a random blend of beans about a week ago that I'll never be able to duplicate and used 95% of that coffee for pourover. Looking at it this am I thought I had enough to pull a few shots so I clicked the little magic on button of the machine and set after it.
Somehow the first sniffs off the grinder I knew something cool was about to happen.
My intuition was right and the first pour came out like this:
Very well balanced shot and it didn't exhibit any singular dominant features it was just really good from start to finish.
I decided to have another go at it....less luck on the art this time at bat so you get the "artistic" look at this one. ;)
With this shot I figured out what was going on. It is a delicate espresso in its punch into the milk. It's coming in on a very narrow slice of presentation that isn't super common. The balance of the shot itself and its balance with the milk is creating something of a super balance.
These two shots made me really happy and I think most people would appreciate their expression.
Half way into the first one I was thinking about how simple it was to make those shots and then I thought a bit on just how hard it really was to get to the point of it being so simple...
I thought about one of those saying that goes something like "it takes a lot of hard work to make it look so easy" or something like that. Maybe "luck is where hard work and preparation meet".
One of those things came to mind but really I was just enjoying those cups and instead of them being transportational type coffee they were more gravitational in that they really pulled me into the moment here and now.
The here and now of livin the dream that is. :)
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