Brünø’s Big Bad Coffee Challenge Pointless Prize (#3)
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@Brünø Moore 131018 wrote:
Just be warned that my tastes in ceramics run distinctly Momoyama Period with Northern Pueblo for spice, and I have a very, very soft spot for all things wood fired—one of my anagama-fired teapots is basically dedicated to brewing Guranse.
Two questions:
Are you speaking of the ostentatious imported Chinese pieces used in the early part of the Momoyama period as symbols of conspicuous wealth? Or of the rustic wabi-sabi aesthetic that developed in the mid/late Momoyama period?
How does one prove points earned? Just post about it here with photos?
@Kitty 131113 wrote:
Two questions:
Are you speaking of the ostentatious imported Chinese pieces used in the early part of the Momoyama period as symbols of conspicuous wealth? Or of the rustic wabi-sabi aesthetic that developed in the mid/late Momoyama period?
How does one prove points earned? Just post about it here with photos?
This one I think will be a bit like a game of Mornington Crescent.
@Kitty 131113 wrote:
Two questions:
Are you speaking of the ostentatious imported Chinese pieces used in the early part of the Momoyama period as symbols of conspicuous wealth? Or of the rustic wabi-sabi aesthetic that developed in the mid/late Momoyama period?
How does one prove points earned? Just post about it here with photos?
I read Chanoyu Quarterly and am mourning the closure of gallery 6A in the Freer (the “tea room” gallery that Louise A. Cort always devoted to Japanese ceramics with a hanging scroll in the tokonoma). My tastes run distinctly Omotosenke. My Urasenke-certified Bikeyspace colleague and I chat about aesthetics. I’m still trying to score some legit Iga or Shigaraki wood-fired ware. Better believe it’s the late stuff.
Photos are nice, but I really don’t suspect people of cheating. I mean, if you can describe a washed process Sidamo espresso well enough to pull one over on me, you’re probably not the kind of person who’d pass up actually drinking one. Heck, if you’re the kind of person who’d lie about riding a bike, you’re probably not on this forum. Photos are nice, but if you feel kinda weird about taking pictures of your coffee (yes, I still do), there’s no need. Just describe it well, what you liked, what you didn’t, etc.
My riding buddy Quentin and I had two slightly different Chai lattes at Cafe Kindred in Falls Church this morning.
I don’t know where the Chai was from, nor how it was processed. It was prepared mysteriously and out of sight, and further miraculously showed up at our table when it was ready. I had mine with Almond milk; he had his with whole milk. It came with a sugar cookie and seltzer water (to cleanse the pallet). It was all good and very tasty.
This morning I had some home brewed coffee from a local roaster, Zeke’s
The coffee: Gunpowder Espresso is a five bean espresso blend, twice roasted in the traditional Southern Italian style. One of the darkest roasts that I’ve found around, it is a combination of Indonesian, Central and South American beans with a bold flavor, low acidity, and a sweet, smoky finish.
The preparation: I used my Krups espresso machine that I bought used but not abused at the local Unique Thrift store for $12. I prepared it latte style, with unsweetened Almond milk. I sprinkled some cinnamon on top just because, and spiked it with honey from across the street since my neighbor’s bees pollenate my flowers and drink out of my fish pond, so we have a symbiotic relationship (and I get honey out of it). My seasonal allergies have effectively subsided since I started taking daily dosages of my neighbor’s honey.
I drank my coffee inside the comfort of my home because the real feel was 17 F this morning and even the dog didn’t want to go outside.
But I rode my bike to/fro the Farmer’s market where the coffee was purchsed, so yes, the grounds were transported by bike before being brewed.
Update:
I now see that you need to self assign points, so I’ve read them thrice, and here is my accounting:Coffee from local roastery: 1 point
Consuming local roast in a locale other than the roastery: 1 point
Brew method: esspresso: 1 point (but I think that frothed Almond milk merits another point)
Drank from handmade ceramic mug: 1 point
Beans from 3 continents: 1 point
I petted both my cat and dog while drinking my coffee: 2 points
Purchased at local farmers mkt: 1 pt
Rode bike to/fro farmer’s mkt: 1 pt
Spiked with neighbor’s honey from bees that pollenate and drink water from my garden: 1 point
Total: 10 points (without quibbling over frothed milk)
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