Cafficionado: Caffeine Connoisseurs

Found at Crafted By Te Aro (Toronto)

At Moonbean Coffee Company in Kensington Market, Toronto. Perfect morning.

Randeep: You know you CAN drink decaf, yes?

I just phoned my doctor and he was shocked that I even asked.

Apparently a 17 year old barista overdosed after having 14 shots.

So I totally forgot I had bought an Indie coffee passport here in #toronto. I have until March 31st to drink 24 cups of espresso. The challenge is only to have espresso and really see the quality of bean and expertise of Batista.

New Section I'd like to call Your Barista Is: Awesome

This week:

"Better than candy"

They got it right.

I've been impressed with David's Tea company since the day they opened in Toronto. Everything from the Quality of teas they serve to the clean minimalist design of their stores and packaging.

This tea simply personifies David's Teas mantra to keeping thing simple and accessible.

If you haven't tried pu'erh tea before, well it usually isn't the best flavour in the world. You really need to acquire the taste and see the benefits first hand (increase circulation, etc.) Depending on what pu'erh you get, you can find yourself drink cat piss.

This tea however ends up having a wonderful balance of Black tea, cinnamon, cloves, and waves of citrus.

I really can't tell if there is pu'erh in it at all. Now if you are looking purely for health benefits. This might not be for you. The concentration of pu'erh to the rest of the ingredients seems minimal (although no exact confirmation from David's Tea) but the mix is divine!

I love the fact that Gawker sites such as LifeHacker finds amazing articles such as these.

I used to hate drip coffee, but now I am realizing the drip coffee that most of us experience has nothing to do with the concept of drip, but the process and care.