Coffee

[jean]

Oh yes you have! The Sikh batman in the original is carrying a tray of Camp coffee; no. 67 shows the intermediate version (the semi-politically correct one) with no tray.

You're right! I thought the tray had been in my first one.

The unpleasant task of rooting through the faecal matter to retrieve the undigested beans falls to my dear coffee-wallah...

Makes the requirement upon the Sikh servant to carry a tray or not seem pretty insignificant!

[Nick Armstrong]

Yes, my ideal brew grows at about 12,000 feet above sea level, mere foothills at the hem of the mighty Himalayas. My coffee-wallah sends bands of pygmies shipped in from our colonies in West Africa to pluck only the best berries from the bushes at precisely 7 a.m. but only after a strong ground frost has tightened the little fellas up a bit, what.

These lucky blighters are then passed through a whole family of civets, a new sub-species specifically cross-bred for the purpose (Civettictis fortis). The unpleasant task of rooting through the faecal matter to retrieve the undigested beans falls to my dear coffee-wallah, who then washes and roasts them, a labour for which he receives ample pecuniary reward.

The roasted beans are then individually ground with a nutmeg grater - an arduous task requiring yet more pygmies, whose nimble hands have proved most commodious to the task.

The contraption utilised for extraction is a most ungainly metallic behemoth exerting 100 tons per square inch of pressure for each drop squeezed out of the granules. A snip at £10,000. After an hour of heavy steaming, the espresso is finally ready for consumption.

Of course, a true connoisseur wouldn't dream of sullying this concoction with either lactose or sweetening agents, and so I don't.

Some would call this a helluva ballyhoo for a cup of black gold, but not I. No, if a cup of coffee is worth making at all, it is worth making well.

:cool1:

Post of the month so far, in my book!!

[Richard Tarleton]

:cool1:

Post of the month so far, in my book!!

Wonderful stuff. Kept me going all day.

[Pabmusic]

I'm thinking of submitting this entire thread to Pseud's Corner.

Pseudo-coffee?

[cloughie]

And the politically correct version:

Pretty good though to be camp and politically correct!

[Boilk]

Usually, the nice things in life are bad for you, but ...

...recent hard science backs multiple benefits of coffee (helps with diabetes prevention, cancer risk, cardiovascular disease, cognitivie decline, DNA damage, long-term reduction in blood pressure)

More here...

[Roehre]

Usually, the nice things in life are bad for you, but ...

...recent hard science backs multiple benefits of coffee (helps with diabetes prevention, cancer risk, cardiovascular disease, cognitivie decline, DNA damage, long-term reduction in blood pressure)

More here...

Short: without coffee no life (is my adage anyway )

[Nick Armstrong]

Usually, the nice things in life are bad for you, but ...

...recent hard science backs multiple benefits of coffee (helps with diabetes prevention, cancer risk, cardiovascular disease, cognitivie decline, DNA damage, long-term reduction in blood pressure)

More here...

Talk about glad tidings!

Thanks for your post!

[Pabmusic]

Usually, the nice things in life are bad for you, but ...

...recent hard science backs multiple benefits of coffee (helps with diabetes prevention, cancer risk, cardiovascular disease, cognitivie decline, DNA damage, long-term reduction in blood pressure)

More here...

Be very careful saying "recent hard science supports..." based on a magazine article written for the general public. Here's perhaps a more balanced article: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cof...health/AN01354

[amateur51]

Be very careful saying "recent hard science supports..." based on a magazine article written for the general public. Here's perhaps a more balanced article: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cof...health/AN01354

Many thanks for this Pabs - like the chap says, moderation in all things.

Moving away from moderation, is this the inside track on the world's largest coffee processors? You can forget your civets when ....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244475/Black-Ivory-coffee-Thailand-using-beans-digested-elephants.html

[Pabmusic]

Many thanks for this Pabs - like the chap says, moderation in all things...

It's evening here now and I'm having that traditional Christmas fare, tea and watermelon. Coffee tomorrow.

[teamsaint]

Had a a quick gleg at the machines in John Lewis today. They are fabulous.
Too nice to mess up with messy coffee beans really.

I want one. this is worse than the bargains thread.

[Globaltruth]

How did I miss this thread before?

For the best single cup of coffee I am a fan of this device:

http://www.dansdata.com/aeropress.htm

After a year of use I realised that it made a better cup of coffee if inverted and left for 2 minutes to brew - you can't make great coffee instantly, the water must have some time on the bean.

As for beans - a huge fan of Peruivan Tunki Mayo from Coffee Compass...amongst many others.

[Barbirollians]

I hesitate to point this out, but of course the tartan the officer is wearing is that of the Gordon Highlanders. He is allegedly Major General Sir Hector Macdonald.

Yes rather unfortunate in light of his suicide and the apparent reason for it .

[Thropplenoggin]

Yes rather unfortunate in light of his suicide and the apparent reason for it .

I see they twice went with a priapic memorial for 'Fighting Mac'