Thursday, January 12, 2006
ESG gets a strip-down and a refit!
As promised I have re-blended our Espresso San Giorgio and it is once again available in the online store. I have blended around Sumatra Mandheling or Lintong for most of the life of this blend, but have always yearned to present an espresso blend using the excellent Sulawesi Kalosi that continues to find it's way into our store. A straight swap of the two coffees usually gave me "acidity problems" in the espresso, despite the really dark roast that is the blend's signature. However I have now been able to achieve a very similar result by judicious use of pulped natural Brazil that I had introduced to e.caffe last February. The resulting 4 coffee "dark" espresso is a perfect base for your latte or cappuccino.
Espresso San Giorgio originally appeared in 2001 when we opened our first retail outlet, "The Coffee Tree" in Aylesbury (the address is George St. and the name is a pun!). We used it for a considerable time as our house espresso, but with the shop now being run by others, we decided to use a "less challenging" blend and today if you step into the The Coffee Tree, Barry or Sue will make your double ristretto (for this is what our espresso is) with Bourbon Espresso. The Coffee Tree rotate their filter drip coffees monthly depending on what is on my mind. The alternate the dark and medium roasts that I roast for them each week. From this saturday they should be serving new deliveries of Sulawesi Kalosi and Nicaragua "Linda Vista", both of which are available to buy in 250g packs of beans from them if you are in the shop.
The Coffee Tree is open Mondays to Fridays 8 am to 4.30 pm and from 9 to 5 on Saturdays.
Saturday mornings can be quite lively and you might have to fight for a paper or even a seat if the toast or the gorgeous cheese scones made by Rachel haven't run out! Thankfully it remains a "real" place run by "real" mature people who care about what they do.
The address is 11 George St., Aylesbury, HP20 2HU. As well as a full range of our coffees, teas etc, in true coffee house tradition they serve handmade cakes and brownies and make fresh sandwiches and panini to order.
In Aylesbury town centre, just ask to be directed to Kingsbury square and George St is a turning off to the south.
Espresso San Giorgio originally appeared in 2001 when we opened our first retail outlet, "The Coffee Tree" in Aylesbury (the address is George St. and the name is a pun!). We used it for a considerable time as our house espresso, but with the shop now being run by others, we decided to use a "less challenging" blend and today if you step into the The Coffee Tree, Barry or Sue will make your double ristretto (for this is what our espresso is) with Bourbon Espresso. The Coffee Tree rotate their filter drip coffees monthly depending on what is on my mind. The alternate the dark and medium roasts that I roast for them each week. From this saturday they should be serving new deliveries of Sulawesi Kalosi and Nicaragua "Linda Vista", both of which are available to buy in 250g packs of beans from them if you are in the shop.
The Coffee Tree is open Mondays to Fridays 8 am to 4.30 pm and from 9 to 5 on Saturdays.
Saturday mornings can be quite lively and you might have to fight for a paper or even a seat if the toast or the gorgeous cheese scones made by Rachel haven't run out! Thankfully it remains a "real" place run by "real" mature people who care about what they do.
The address is 11 George St., Aylesbury, HP20 2HU. As well as a full range of our coffees, teas etc, in true coffee house tradition they serve handmade cakes and brownies and make fresh sandwiches and panini to order.
In Aylesbury town centre, just ask to be directed to Kingsbury square and George St is a turning off to the south.
# posted by Charles Massey @ 4:58 pm 
