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Well, THIS espresso junkie was even longer overdue for a fix. I got hooked on espresso late last year and spressomon has been my Sensei, feeding me tips and tricks via email all this time.
Until this week, I've been able to pull shots two or three times a day since the day I bought my machine. I haven't gone a single day without espresso since the day I bought my machine. This past week, though, I've had to slum it and survive off of mere coffee.
I tried to take my coffee making to the next level for the trip, going so far as to bring my electric grinder, scale, and fresh expertly roasted whole beans, perfectly aged to peak in flavor while on the trail.
It didn't work. I needed some espresso. And here's Dan, a 5th degree espresso black belt and my long-distance trainer setting up shop a few yards away.
I walk over and try not to act too interested. I play hard to get, not wanting to look to desperate or have to resort to begging. Luckily, he sensed my situation and offered to pull me a shot.
YES! FINALLY!
I carefully watched the process with anticipation, a process that only a true addict could appreciate and tolerate. First, the beans are weighed and ground. Then the portapresso is warmed up, milk is carefully steamed and expertly microfilmed, lastly the portafilter
is filled & tamped and the machine is charged with the onboard air system.
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The moment of truth is upon us...
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He pours me a one-off spressomon original design, an apple with a feather sticking out of the top.
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I take a sample and declare it a gift from the heavens. Just like the double rainbow we saw yesterday.
Finally, I am whole again.
Well I feel like a coffee idiot right now with my camp stove percolator.
I'm not sure what I have just seen.
Impressive. I thought that I'd latched onto cool stuff years ago when i stumbled upon a deal for a Snowpeak stove - it pales... Can't top staring at the details in the photos; now that would be a cool company to design for.
I'll just have a Diet Mt. Dew and a pop tart...
Don't worry guys, the rest of us humans had simple coffee drips.
The pelican case that Dan has with CNC machined exact-fit storage foam for each item of the espresso kit is just as impressive.
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