Re: Bowlbacks of Note
Well, I do appreciate having my espresso al banco. I hate standing in line behind a row of customers ordering a 'triple macchiato deluxe with low fat almond soy milk with cinnamon and chocolate sprinkles shaken out into a smiley face'. Just give me the coffee.
Nor can I stand for having a cappuccino after noon anyhow. Savage custom.
One can read discussion amongst coffee snobs these days claiming the very dark, very bitter roasts we associate with espresso as being a way to mask inferior beans. The milder, smoother Central American roasts (from single plot coffee trees, of course) are gaining popularity.
Similar trends in wine and beer. Lots of oak and heavy hops slowly giving way to appreciation of subtler qualities.
You can track it in mandolins as well with the growing (around here at least) re-interest in what Martin Jonas calls the 'shimmering sound' of bowlbacks. One of my favorite MC quotes.
Mick
Ever tried, ever failed? No matter. Try again, fail again. Fail better.--Samuel Beckett
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