Friday, January 09, 2004


stop the presses for richard donnelly! was regional coffee culture, part xiv

"the discovery of coffee has enlarged the realm of illusion and given more promise to hope. . ." or the current state of coffee culture in new delhi.

today finds me drinking david haddock's counterculture moka harrar in the cafetiére (a.k.a. french press).

what a tremendous coffee. roasted to what i'd call light vienna, but what peter g. of counterculture calls "true full city," this pleasantly winey tasting coffee has a fuller body than you'd expect, with a sweetly spicy fragrance, and strong aromas of vanilla, fresh raspberry, caramel.

the roast level gives it a nice crème caramel aftertaste (what scaa chief ted lingle's flavor wheel would call "swiss vanilla" or "custard vanilla" under the "chocolatey" section, i think).

and what arrived today out of the blue? a winter care package from the u.s.a.'s premier chocolate artist, richard donnelly, filled with treats like his dark chocolate lip balm and orgasmic dark chocolate honey-caramel hearts.

i can barely pick myself up off the floor. be still my beating. . .!!!

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