Wake up and smell the coffee!.... Hold up, it’s not quite that easy. There is an entire process involved here. But that sounds too tedious; so I like to think of it as a morning ritual.
Actually the ritual used to consist of a trip to my local barrista. But now I am happily my own coffee sommelier. I sound like a real coffee snob, huh? Damn straight. Yes I got tired of standing in line half awake and bedraggled, waiting endlessly while others ordered their frou frou coffee drinks. But what really changed my life was a gift from Rhio. Behold the Chemex coffee carafe.
I always start by grinding the best beans I can muster. The water must not be boiled too vigorously so as not to "bruise" the beans. First I add only a splash to allow the beans to "bloom". As they rise, I inhale the deep aroma…..country fresh, like a morning after a rainstorm. At last my brew is ready and I drink in this infusion of life blood. Let’s get this party started!
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