Thursday, October 28, 2004
Damn Fine Coffee (Part 1)
Damn Fine Coffee!
That's mainly what I like and mainly what I try to give - well, sell mainly - to people.
Coffee that would make Mr Wolf stop and pause for a second, take another sip and say:
"Damn fine coffee, Charlie. What is it?"
And I'd say...if there was time before the blood dried or the cops showed up, because I like to talk you see, and he is a man on a mission....
" First of all, Mr Wolf... or can I call you Wolfie? or maybe you prefer Harvey, because that is you real name isn't it? Yes where was I?
First of all, Wolfie, it has to be FRESH. That means the green beans have to be from the current crop and not just any crop, because only the very best will do..you know - Gourmet Shit! But we'll get to that later. And fresh beans have to be freshly roasted. That means yer beans have to have come out of the roasting oven yesterday, or the day before. Not today, mind, or the coffee flavours won't have had time to develop."
And he might say,
"Wow, Charlie, I never knew it was that important. But I must get on. Where's Vincent?"
"Hold it a second, Wolfie, I haven't even started. To keep the coffee fresh right to your cup - well, mug as I see you have. Not a mug like Vincent was when he pointed the gun with the safety on....but anyway. Keep those beans away from air and light until you are ready for a FRESH cup of coffee. Then grind just a few - enough for one brew.
Use fresh drawn water, 45grams of coffee per litre of it and catch it just before it boils. And that's rule 1 of DAMN FINE COFFEE. Rule 2 is...."
"Charlie, I don't want to seem impolite, but I have a lot to do. Maybe we can discuss this later. Now Charlie, please, pretty please, with a cherry on top, shut up and make another f***ing cup of coffee."
That's mainly what I like and mainly what I try to give - well, sell mainly - to people.
Coffee that would make Mr Wolf stop and pause for a second, take another sip and say:
"Damn fine coffee, Charlie. What is it?"
And I'd say...if there was time before the blood dried or the cops showed up, because I like to talk you see, and he is a man on a mission....
" First of all, Mr Wolf... or can I call you Wolfie? or maybe you prefer Harvey, because that is you real name isn't it? Yes where was I?
First of all, Wolfie, it has to be FRESH. That means the green beans have to be from the current crop and not just any crop, because only the very best will do..you know - Gourmet Shit! But we'll get to that later. And fresh beans have to be freshly roasted. That means yer beans have to have come out of the roasting oven yesterday, or the day before. Not today, mind, or the coffee flavours won't have had time to develop."
And he might say,
"Wow, Charlie, I never knew it was that important. But I must get on. Where's Vincent?"
"Hold it a second, Wolfie, I haven't even started. To keep the coffee fresh right to your cup - well, mug as I see you have. Not a mug like Vincent was when he pointed the gun with the safety on....but anyway. Keep those beans away from air and light until you are ready for a FRESH cup of coffee. Then grind just a few - enough for one brew.
Use fresh drawn water, 45grams of coffee per litre of it and catch it just before it boils. And that's rule 1 of DAMN FINE COFFEE. Rule 2 is...."
"Charlie, I don't want to seem impolite, but I have a lot to do. Maybe we can discuss this later. Now Charlie, please, pretty please, with a cherry on top, shut up and make another f***ing cup of coffee."
