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By: florian

florian — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:10:41 +0000

Alexandre. thank you for the info! VERY interesting.

By: Alexandre

Alexandre — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:47:17 +0000

@florian
Pour-over: single-cup drip.
Eva Solo: Eva Solo’s Café Solo brewing method (somewhat similar to French Press, but the bloom isn’t pressed down; immersion method). http://www.evasolo.com/products-cafesolo.html
Siphon: VacPot, vacuum-based brewing, in this case over halogen lamps (two “bulbs,” one on top of another, grounds in the top one, water in the bottom one; water goes up as it heats up, comes down through vacuum effect after the pot is taken off the heat)

By: florian

florian — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:06:36 +0000

Would anybody explain:
a) Pour Over
b) Eva Solo
d) Siphon

By: george

george — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:23:17 +0000

@ Alexandre – wow. I love the descriptions, glad you got to enjoy the blend in more ways that I never got to. We served it as a single origin espresso at crema when I got back but it only lasted a few hours. And funny – cleaning product lemon was the exact description we had used while testing it. Mr. Clean for sure.

@ lawrence – I have some pictures, but I decided to leave it a surprise for those going. Plus, since I was there a few days before the actual opening I didn’t know if anything was going to change after.

I will, however, confirm that the Mirage espresso machine rumor is very true, and is all that and a bag of potato chips.

Enjoy your trip!

By: lawrence

lawrence — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:42:26 +0000

no pictures of the cafe… I’m dying to see the pictures… won’t get there for another two weeks…

is there really a mirage espresso machine ?

someone told me it’s montreal’s answer to four barrel

By: Alexandre

Alexandre — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:46:19 +0000

Brikka version: straight amaretti (the Italian almond cookies). Reminiscent of the gingerbread in the allongé but with a bit more bitterness. Started lemony, almost like “cleaning product lemon.” Faint citrus notes in the end. Some spices, but muted, especially compared to the allongé.

By: Alexandre

Alexandre — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:29:24 +0000

This Yirg works really well in a stovetop moka pot. Quite different from the allongé at Myriade. More in the stonefruit/almond range. In fact, there’s a bit of amaretto there. And some dark wood.
Haven’t done a Brikka with it, yet, but the moka pot version is really quite good. A week after the competition (so, a week after it peaked for espresso), it seems to peak for moka pot.

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HRM & Montreal coffee news « daily YHZ espresso — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:26:35 +0000

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By: Alexandre

Alexandre — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:10:59 +0000

Oops! I meant “sharing some of that coffee.” It’s complex enough that it felt like a blend and I keep slipping.
Ah, well…