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Book Review- The Philosophy of Coffee By Brian Williams

April 12, 2019 / / 11 Comments

Over a year ago, a fellow coffee blogger and friend of mine, Brian Williams, sent me a copy of his book, The Philosophy of Coffee. It was my intention to read it and feature it in a post before the book became available in the U.S. (September 2018) but, alas, time does have a way of slipping through one’s grasp. Here we are, mid April 2019, and I wanted to let my readers know about the book and, if you have not found his blog yet, Brian himself. 

Brian Williams, author of the blog Brian’s Coffee Spot, published a book with The British Library early last year. The Philosophy of Coffee is a concise volume giving an overview and introduction to coffee. 

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. They boast a collection of over 150 million items in all sorts of mediums. You can check out their website www.bl.uk to browse their digital collection. You can also find a few books of a similar breadth and format from the British Library such as The Philosophy of Beards.

The Philosophy of Coffee is a handsome, baby blue hardcover book, featuring a Moka Pot on the font and the spine (it looks quite charming sitting on the shelf next to my other coffee literature). It is very reasonably priced and would make a great gift, especially with the addition of a bag of quality craft coffee.  

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Looking for a Travel Mug?-Some Travel Mugs Worth Considering

October 26, 2018 / / 10 Comments

Since I started consuming coffee and commuting to work (two activities that began almost simultaneously), I have had an interest in travel mugs. While I strongly prefer to drink coffee out of a ceramic mug, I am far too accident prone to carry around a mug of coffee and expect the result to be anything but disappointing.

Needless to say, I have owned quite a few travel coffee mugs over the years. Recently I have been using three travel mugs on and off in a rotation as the situation dictates and I thought I should profile and review them.

Here are overviews of the Liquid Hardware Aurora Vacuum Insulated Coffee Mug, Miir’s eight ounce tumbler and the modular 12 ounce Keep Cup. They are all distinctly different and I have entrusted many carefully hand brewed milliliters of delicious coffee to the trio these last six months.

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Third Wave Instant Coffee-Sudden Coffee Review

September 19, 2018 / / 4 Comments

A few months ago, Sudden Coffee reached out to sponsor a post and sent me a care package for review. This was really great timing as a few days after I received my samples, I was off to the hospital with my wife for the birth of our fourth child. 

I was able to put this fancy instant coffee through the paces (and to good use) as I spent some time in places where having a good cup of coffee usually means bringing an Aeropress or American Press, a grinder, coffee and maybe even a hot water source. 

Overview of Sudden Coffee

Since 2015, Sudden Coffee has been leading the charge to change the way the craft coffee industry and it’s consumers view instant coffee.

Instant coffee has a pretty poor reputation in the industry. The stigma goes back to days of mass produced, burnt and processed instant coffee made from the cheapest components manufacturers could procure (this instant coffee still exists today). Sudden Coffee is not like these traditional instant coffees, they take a very different approach. 

Sudden Coffee is made from single-origin, quality coffee. The process that they use is proprietary and not readily available information but it is distinctly different from traditional methods. It is engineered to capture the qualities of a deliciously crafted manually brewed cup of coffee in a convenient drink-anywhere form. The shelf life is reported at greater than six months— you really can’t beat that.

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