Tuesday, August 17, 2004


positively snappy

there must have been early-morning thunder or an unusually loud garbage truck to set the cat howling in that delicate pre-dawn darkness known to yoga students as brahmamuhurta.

since i'm a twilight/evening yoga person (which i think makes my yoga a pradosa-lila, or "evening pastime!"), i'm never up then.

really. never. (completely side note: i've always found it fascinating that indians traditionally have a unit of time, the truti, defined as how long it takes to tear apart the softest lotus petals. . .)

anyway, this morning seemed like the perfect time to brew a pot of don schoenholt's gillies "old glory" in the vac pot. in the cafetiére (a.k.a. french press), this blend seemed bright and crisp to me, as i've written earlier.

the vac pot usually brings out the more subtle nuances in a coffee, and also tends to highlight its brightness. thus the old glory went from crisp to positively snappy; i mean, it lit up the room.

i also felt the vac pot brought out a nutty, caramelly flavor set. the cafetiére always emphasizes the body of a coffee, so as expected, the mouthfeel from the vac pot was a tad lighter.

after a cup with splenda and a tablespoon of light cream, i think the old glory really benefits from vac brewing, and that's how i'd suggest making it. . .

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