The AeroPress is one of my favorite coffer maker because of its portability, versatility and forgiveness when brewing. Wife uses it to make Hong Kong style milk tea and I use it for coffee. The metal mesh filter we have been using is beginning to crack and while I was looking at replacement filter, I […]
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Starbucks Passport Series: Asia Pacific Anniversary Blend
Christmas just finished and Starbucks is not taking a break, a new Passport series has been released in January 2019. Similar to last year’s Guatemala Casi Cielo, January 2019 release focuses single origin from Asia countries; three flavors are released and they are the Sumatra, New Guinea and Anniversary Blend (mix of Sumatra, New Guinea […]
Review: Alfawise Mini Espresso Maker
It’s been a while, and I have been busy with work and life and study. The latest review is the Alfawise Mini Espresso Maker. This is similar to the Wacaco or Handpresso except this runs on a small motor with internal rechargeable battery. This can be picked up on Amazon.ca or Aliexpress for around $60. […]
Coffee Review: Starbucks Muan Jai Blend (Thailand)
I picked this coffee up from Starbucks while we were traveling to Thailand. It caught my eye because of the colorful packaging and the expensive (650 baht) price tag. Honestly, I do not recall Thailand is known for its coffee, and reading the package it is a blend of Thailand Northern region coffee and other […]
Coffee Review: Starbucks Guatemala Casi Cielo – 2018 Passport Series
I was picking up a drink at Starbucks and noticed there was a new displayer about the new Passport Series, the displayer has a tag line “Familiar favourites. New discoveries.”. I asked the barista about it but she didn’t seem to know a lot, other than “it came in last night”. From what I can […]
Coffee Review: Level Ground Trading Bolivia
This is the next round of Level Ground coffee review, last time their Columbia coffee was a surprise. This time I have a bag of Bolivia whole bean and will it be equally be surprisingly good or bad? Since the last review, I’ve done some researches on Level Ground Trading as they are marketing the […]
Coffee Review: Level Ground Columbia
Level Ground coffee is a Victoria, BC based company that specializes fair trade goods like coffee, tea, spices etc. I have been drinking their Earl Grey tea for a long time and quite enjoy the bold flavor and aroma. For this reason, I grabbed a bag of their Columbia coffee when I was doing my […]
Coffee Review: Complements Organic Sumatra Blend
Since Sobeys recently takeover of the Safeway chains, their store brand under the Complements label has some surprisingly great products. How about coffee? I just picked up a bag of Complements Organic Sumatra Blend for experiment. The bag I pick up has a best before date of Dec 2017, I just hope this bag will […]
Coffee Review: Mondo Organic Kuna
I pick up the Mondo Organic Kuna Medium Roast, I think it’s a decent coffee to drink it black. The package I pick up has a best before date of Dec 2017, it means this is roasted maybe in April or May. Based on the packaging, this bean is from the Columbia/Panama. Personally I think […]
Review: Takeya Cold Brew Coffee Maker
Cold brew coffee is becoming a trend; every well established cafe I go, they serve cold brew. But cold brew is really easy to make, in fact it is probably the least demanding compare to hot coffee. The frugal-ness of me obviously don’t want to spend more money in coffee than I already have ????????. […]