tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32765685.post7764226526059157134..comments2024-02-29T07:56:25.703+08:00Comments on Cafe Grendel: Lowdown Highlights"Grendel"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09811467039384648545noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32765685.post-22696825029991919252022-08-18T13:39:04.708+08:002022-08-18T13:39:04.708+08:00Thank you for sharinggThank you for sharinggHVAC Contractors Anaheimhttps://www.hvac-professionals.com/us/mechanical-contractors-california/hvac-contractors-anaheim.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32765685.post-60988448773850951022010-04-09T17:22:17.255+08:002010-04-09T17:22:17.255+08:00I suppose there are two ways at looking at the Mon...I suppose there are two ways at looking at the Monkey Spit coffee - one is that yes, there is gimmick involved, but considering that the farmers used to shoot the monkeys for raiding the plantation and now welcome them as 'value adding' I think there was a win for the Monkeys at least. <br /><br />Second, I think there may be a way to objectively test the coffee beside similar offerings from the same estate and determine if it has unique positive characteristics that would allow one to consider it a 'specialty' coffee. This has not (to my knowledge) been done yet and it would be an interesting exercise.<br /><br />A side note to this is that rhesus monkeys have better scotopic (low light) visual acuity than humans so that in the environment of a coffee plantation they are able see the ripe berries better than you or I can, and thus select the ripest berries. I am not sure that other species of coffeenovores are able to make the same level of visual distinction as the Rhesus Macaque. It is possible on this basis that the beans that end up being spat onto the forest floor to 'monsoon' are a a very good grading of coffee from what are some quite good Indian estates.<br /><br />At some point I guess the discussion would have to move to how we define 'specialty' coffee - worth a look I think.<br /><br />In that vein I have also been considering how 'Single Origin' is best defined and I need to go do some research on how it is officially described as I saw a Gloria Jeans offering 'Single Origin Ethiopian' and began to wonder just how narrow a geographical region it needs to be for a coffee to be described as a single origin coffee - Ethiopia is pretty big after all!"Grendel"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09811467039384648545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32765685.post-88356925030964939372010-04-09T17:06:34.878+08:002010-04-09T17:06:34.878+08:00Looking forward to trying this place out.
Can you ...Looking forward to trying this place out.<br />Can you really classify that monkey spit/crap/picked as specialty coffee? More like shameless marketing to me but at least its going to a good cause.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32765685.post-56511599207572193832010-04-07T21:06:31.678+08:002010-04-07T21:06:31.678+08:00Wow, you must have been buzzing today on 4 coffees...Wow, you must have been buzzing today on 4 coffees! I love the picture of your coffee glistening under the light - it has a very nice body. Mentioning the Kimmel Peaberry has made me crave for more! I polished off my last bag a few weeks ago (hmmm....I sound like a drug dealer).<br /><br />Lowdown looks like a fantastic venue, and a place I'm looking forward to going to on Friday.<br /><br />Good post Michael. Coffee meetings for the win!Devanhttp://www.bowlofhoney.comnoreply@blogger.com