Cupping with George

[Bertie_Doe]

An interesting cupping article, involving 2 coffee giants, Jim Schulman and George Howell - George was founder of The Cup of Excellance. Apart from cupping, there's some points on storage, not in Jute sacks but in the deep freeze. I've heard of freezing roasted but not greens!

Had a chuckle when I saw the Kenyan Mamuto being used to compare some coffee kit. Result : Eva Solo edges the drip method into 2nd place, with the much hyped Clover, finishing "a distant third." Ok, maybe a different bean on another day, could end in a good result for Clover.

Quentin

[Jaanus]

it was a good article though... read it couple of weeks back...

You`re right about the results... not all coffee does different methods justice... cross comparison with different profile coffees should be made, forgoing any rash conclusions

[Raf]

I'm surprised Jim Schulman didn't think of roasting twenty different coffees at twenty different profiles, to be tasted at random intervals with corrections for prevailing winds and hygrometric atmospheric conditions. The man must be slipping...

[bruceb]

I will excuse my own ignorance because I only drink espresso, but will someone tell me a bit about the Eva Solo? I've seen pictures of the thing, half undressed as if someone forgot to close its fly, but I had no idea it was anything but just another gimick. What kind of a filter does it use? Why is it any better/different than a press pot or Aerobie?

[lukas]

The Evasolo is basically just a glass can. You put coffee into it, pour water over it, insert the metal filter mesh, let it sit, and serve. The neopren dress is quite nifty for keeping the coffee warm, but on the other hand you don't want to keep the coffee in that thing for more than a few minutes because you have no way of stopping the extraction.

It has one good side: the taste of the coffee is as pure as it can be (I think). But it's damn expensive. And really beautiful.