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Enjoy.
I must say that I have always enjoyed (and enjoyed enormously) that flat white on arrival at my home airport.
The local weather is going through a seasonal phase that's called "May Gray"....heavy overcast in the morning that might clear for a few hours in the afternoon. Next month will be what's known as "June Gloom", the difference being the sun appears a little earlier and lasts longer in the afternoon.
This does require a lot of coffee to cheer things up a bit
This does require a lot of coffee to cheer things up a bit
Ah.
A gentleman after my own heart, who remembers to ask, or pose, what is the most important question that can be asked in this thread:
Thus, three coffees arrived today, all of them hailing from Central (and almost) South America:
They are:
1): A natural process Bourbon coffee from El Salvador (that I have had before and know I love).
2): A Caturra (washed process) coffee from Colombia, (which I have also had before and recall I thoroughly enjoyed),
and,
3): A Longberry Peabody, and Pink Honey process coffee from Bolivia, which I have never previously encountered, and am looking forward to sampling, savouring and simply drinking and enjoying.
Grey and drizzling here, today, as well.
I have almost finished the El Salvador - a mug of steaming coffee (with some organic hot milk) is in front of me, as I write, - and doubt that sufficient remains for a further mug.
Happily, this is entirely moot, as ample and sufficient supplies of coffee were delivered earlier today.
As Tennyson might say, "theirs not to reason why ... theirs but to do and die" or, alternatively, as Michael Jordan would say, "just do it."
an interesting selection; I've not had coffee from Bolivia so it'll be interesting to read how it turns out
Until today, neither have I had this pleasure.
I am now sipping my first mug of the Longberry Peabody coffee from Bolivia: It is lighter, less 'sweet', and less 'smooth', and somewhat more 'acidic', than I find to be the case with the coffees I am partial to from El Salvador.
it's hard to beat a good Bourbon from El Salvador.
I've seen a couple of reviews of Bolivian coffee recently. I get the impression their coffee farmers are working towards improving their product for the specialty coffee market.
Agreed.
However, I find with coffee that I need to persuade myself to (occasionally) exit my coffee comfort zone which comprises coffees from Ethiopia or El Salvador.
Hence, risk taking behaviours such as placing orders for coffees from other regions, coffees that I have never tried, sampled, or tasted, prior to now.
Again, agreed.
My sense is that they are not quite there, yet.
Went to The Ivy in Glasgow this morning. Was told that they had stopped serving breakfast. I said, no problem, I’ll come back tomorrow. “Would you like a free coffee on us?” They said, “That would be lovely” I replied. I then was served a fabulous flat white. Good customer service. I shall return in the morning.
Greatly enjoyed a mug (Le Creuset) of coffee from Colombia (Caturra, washed process) with a dash of warm organic milk.
my supply of coffee from Yemen is all gone now 
fortunately I have some from other places to finish off
fortunately I have some from other places to finish off
Enjoying a blend (of my own devising) of Bolivian and Colombian coffee - a central & southern American treat.
Today I blended some Kona coffee and Dunkin Donuts regular roast. Saul Goodman -- I mean it's all good man.