Coffee love

It’s been a while since I’ve talked coffee hasn’t it? Regular readers will know that I am on an never-ending quest to find the perfect cup of coffee.

One day I aspire to a Heterodyne coffee machine like this:

However until that day I have to keep exploring the technology at hand.

I’ve gotten pretty close to the perfect cup with my Chemex. It’s what happens when chemists are coffee lovers and start looking at the glassware in the lab and getting odd ideas. The coffee from my Chemex is good, the Chemex strips away the bitter components of the coffee leaving the light flavoured notes.

Coffee has more distinct flavours than wine, so the brewing of it is a fine art. Meeting up with Beks yesterday, she introduced me to the latest independent coffee shop in Manchester: Grindsmith coffee. The venue is genius, a medium sized 21st century shed. Yes a shed, they may call it a coffee pod, but I know a shed when I see one ;). It’s a fabulous idea though, the interior has space for 8 people on furniture made out of reclaimed pallets. It makes for a very intimate experience, and you can’t help but talk to the baristas and other coffee lovers who are in there.

Oh and the coffee, they have a good selection picked by experienced coffee hounds and they’re very serious about the brewing. I must confess I opted for a latte yesterday not quite wanting the full hit of pure coffee. Beks opted for the siphon. I’d heard of coffee siphons before, however now they’re going to the top of my list of kit to buy.

The siphon coffee Beks ordered was simply amazing. Great care was taken to make sure the temperature was spot on for brewing, and a great deal of instruction was given in how to drink the coffee. To say it was a thing of beauty was an understatement. Beks was kind enough to let me try a small glass, and trust me when I say you could pick out every single flavour note in the coffee. Between the brewing, conversation, locale, and heavenly taste I was transported elsewhere and found my singular love for coffee reignited!

Grindsmith offers a hand-picked selection of coffee, home-made cakes, and a wonderful new location. They’re in Greengate square just off Deansgate and very close to the Cathedral. Do watch out for parking if you drive down as exchange parking isn’t cheap. If you’re in town and fancy the latest in wonderful coffee, go and give them a visit, you won’t be disappointed I promise!

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