CURRENT COFFEE OFFERINGS:
INTELLIGENTSIA- BLACK CAT CLASSIC ESPRESSO: BRAZIL/ELSALVADOR (DIRECT TRADE)
Syrupy espresso with supreme balance and wonderful sweetness.
INTELLIGENTSIA- FINCA SANTUARIO, COLOMBIA: HELICONIAS
(DIRECT TRADE/IN SEASON OFFERING)
Up front acidity combines with delicate gardenia and tea rose. The cup opens beautifully with cooling - abundant lime and white plum with a soft underbelly of Swiss cocoa. Refined and integrated throughout with a succinct and definitive finish.
INTELLIGENTSIA- ZIRIKANA, RWANDA: KIREZI (DIRECT TRADE/IN SEASON OFFERING)
Clean sparkly passion fruit with orange marmalade. The acidity tiptoes perfectly around cider, persimmon and dried mango notes while the mouthfeel sustains buoyancy and articulation. Finishes sweet with post aromatics of butterscotch and brown sugar.
STUMPTOWN- INDONESIA GAJA ACEH
Laden with aromas of blackberry compote and tamarind, this cup has flavors of plum, blackberry, toffee and earth, finishing sweetly with buttery caramel.
STUMPTOWN- GUATAMALA FINCA EL INJERTO
Fragrance of jasmine evolves into flavors of dutch chocolate, roasted almonds, meyer lemon and plum finishing with chamomile tea like grace.
STUMPTOWN- COSTA RICA, LOS ANGELES (DIRECT TRADE)Peach and apricot blossom delicately perfume flavors of crème brulee, raspberry and watermelon juice in this transparent, complex and utterly clean profile.
STUMPTOWN- INDONESIA GAJAH ACEH (ORGANIC/DIRECT TRADE)
Laden with aromas of blackberry compote and tamarind, this cup has flavors of plum, blackberry, toffee and earth, finishing sweetly with buttery caramel.
STUMPTOWN- INDONESIA SULAWESI TOARCO
Sweet clove and pumpkin spice aromatics set a warm tone for viscous flavors of maple, honey and baked pear.
STUMPTOWN- ETHIOPIA YIRGACHEFFE TUMTICHA
Jasmine, citrus blossom and black tea aromas find cohesion within a pinot-gris-like mouth feel with transparent flavors of huckleberry, raspberry and white grape in this intensely sweet yet complex Yirgacheffe.
STUMPTOWN- COSTA RICA MONTES DE ORO
The taste and texture of honey completely envelops ripe cherry and fresh peach in this sweet bright cup that finishes with juicy tangerine.
Shepard Fairey comes home for the holidays. Photo by 53cannon.com
Charleston’s City Gallery at Waterfront Park presents the first comprehensive survey of Tim Hussey’s work from 1992 to present day, focusing mainly on paintings and drawings produced from 2000 to 2010. The show will run from December 16, until January 23, 2011.
For more information on Drown Then Swim, visit rebekahjacobgallery.com
Peter Schlumbohm, 1941
Chemex was invented by a chemist. Peter J. Schlumbohm, Ph.D was inspired to create the Chemex coffee maker. Born in 1896 in Germany, a graduate of the University of Berlin, he moved to New York City in 1936. A prolific inventor he holds over 3,000 patents. Fusing a glass funnel and an Erlenmeyer flask he modified them to include an air channel and a pouring spout. This displaced air from the dripping water bypassing the filter paper.
In 1956 the Chemex was selected by the Illinois Institute of Technology as one of the best-designed items in modern times. It is in permanent collections in MOMA, New York City, the Smithsonian, the Philadelphia Museum and the Corning Museum, NY. It has been recognized as an outstanding example of American Design.
Simple, elegant and a great cup of coffee can be enjoyed with the Chemex.
