Lisbon coffee scene has changed a lot in the last 3 years – or better to say, it finally started. Comparing to 2015 when there was just one coffee roaster in the city, and two coffee shops, now we have have a whole range of places who claim to be serving specialty – and it makes every local coffee fan happy. Every time I … Continue reading #2 – FAKE SPECIALTY FEVER

  So, hello guys, long time no see! I feel kinda divided in some sense, regarding writing in this blog.    It all started by purely sharing my opinion on different aspects of specialty coffee world – and it started pretty violent.    What I mean is that when I started this blog I was a hardcore coffee geek who “knew how is right” – … Continue reading TRANSFORMATION

  I recently tried a very grassy underdeveloped coffee. Beans were hard as rocks. Coffee tasted really bad.   But the marketing of the roaster was more or less what you would expect it to be. With the words like “excellence”, “leading roaster”, “specialty coffee”, “professional approach”, “let us take you for a journey to the world of specialty coffee” etc   So it made … Continue reading #73 – Is purchasing “bad” coffee inevitable?

Once again, while browsing online, I stumbled upon an instagram account of one coffee enthusiast. The post was saying “I didn’t taste strawberries, but chocolate and lime were there” – and a pictire of a coffee bag from one respected roaster. I like specialty coffee, cause it is simple, at first glance, especially when you are a coffee enthusiast or geek, and then it gets … Continue reading #71 – Tasting Notes and Tasting Coffee

    What is the right water to use when brewing coffee? What is the water you are brewing with?   I’ve been facing many coffee superstitions lately, or some sort of beliefs, and the water-related topics are in the lead. They are winning over the battle of “right” coffee recipes for different methods (coffee recipe is not something set in stone – it is … Continue reading #70 – Killing me Softly, or once again about Water Question