Cappuccino.life — Specialty Coffee Guide

Friday, April 17

Today's brew

Pour Over (V60)

The pour over — particularly the Hario V60 — is the darling of specialty coffee for a reason: it produces an incredibly clean, transparent cup that showcases a bean's origin character. The conical dripper with spiral ribs allows full control over extraction, making it both meditative to brew and endlessly rewarding to master.

intermediate2:30-3:30 minutes

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City guide

Florence

Florence has long been a city of leisurely caffè moments — a shot at the bar after crossing the Ponte Vecchio, a cappuccino in Piazza Santo Spirito. The specialty scene arrived with Ditta Artigianale, which proved that Florentines would embrace lighter roasts and pour-overs when done with Italian flair. The Oltrarno and San Frediano districts are the new coffee frontiers.

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Origin

Colombia

Caramel, Nutty, Red apple

South America

Recipe

Classic Lungo 1:3

Extended espresso shot with 1:3 ratio for a longer, slightly more bitter cup.

espresso

WordEspresso— Coffee brewed by forcing hot water through finely-ground coffee under ~9 bars of pressure. The foundation of most cafe drinks. Typically 25-30ml in 25-30 seconds.drinks→

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Did you know?

Ditta Artigianale, founded in Florence in 2013 by barista champion Francesco Sanapo, is widely credited with launching Italy's modern specialty coffee movement.

— Florence

How to Order

IE

Ireland

“A flat white, please”

Howya! or Dia dhuit!

City

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Vienna

Vienna's Kaffeehaus culture is UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage — grand, marble-tabled institutions where you can nurse a Melange for hours with a newspaper. This heritage coexists with a thriving specialty scene centred in the 7th district (Neubau) and Naschmarkt, where a younger generation of Viennese coffee lovers have embraced third-wave culture without abandoning the Schlagobers.

Espresso: €4.20 (~$4.62)

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