Glimpse

I am struggling.

Wow. I am struggling with the last few challenges. I live in an alternative universe where I am one of the few who hates everything about winter with freezing weather and grey skies every day for weeks.

Show us the things you love that makes your world spin or something about your world that make you delirious with joy.

I love hiking and bathing in the light falling through the leaves of the forest canopy. I love warm (but not hot) weather and barbecues in the back yard with close friends and family. I love a day down the shore. I love photographing Warblers that visit from the Caribbean. I love hanging out at the local tavern on a Friday after work and long mid-week lunches with my friends. I love hiking for hours in the forest and woods. I love touring craft micro-breweries.

If the current situation with vaccine distribution offers any glimpse into the future, it looks like I won't experience any of that joy for at least another year.

First Brew - Blue Bottle Coffee Ethiopia Sidama Shantawene Natural

  • Coffee Name: Ethiopia Sidama Shantawene Natural
  • Region: Sidama
  • Country: Ethiopia
  • Producer: Shantawene Village
  • Processing: Natural
  • Cultivar: Heirloom
  • Elevation: 1,900-2,100 meters
  • Roaster: Blue Bottle Coffee
  • Brew Method: Chemex With Able Cone
  • Roast Date: January 19, 2020
  • Brew Date: January 30, 2020

About This Coffee

We can say that coffee comes from a fruit until the cows come home. But one taste of a coffee like this does more to illustrate that fact than a thousand words can. Such fruity perfection has everything to do with careful harvesting and sorting of heirloom arabica cherry. By paying attention to every last detail, producer Faysel Yonis and his team at the washing station in Shantawene Village give hyperfocus to the ripe and juicy fruit flavors that are a hallmark of the Sidama region’s finest.