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Caffe
D'arte
Phone:
1-800-999-5334
Fax:
206-763-4665
www.caffedarte.com
Supplier
of freshly roasted coffee and espresso.
Espresso roast is lighter than typical American
espresso yielding a thick espresso with a sweet
reddish-brown crema. Mauro Cipolla was trained
in the fine art of espresso roasting and blending
in Italy and has brought this tradition to Seattle.
I recommend the FirenzeTM blend which
is prepared in the Northern Italian tradition
to be mild, aromatic, sweet and smooth.
Illycaffé
www.illy.com
One
of the best educational sites about espresso and
coffee science in general. Dr. Illy and
his research team have fused passion and chemistry
to create some of the world's best espresso blends.
You can find out where to order Illy espresso
by linking to this site.
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Espresso
Vivace
www.espressovivace.com/intro.html
David
Schomer, owner of Espresso Vivace, is considered by some
to be one of the foremost espresso experts in
the United States. His espresso blends have
been created in the Italian tradition of light
roasts with intense aromatics, sweet, smooth,
and complex overtones. His goal is to attain
an espresso ristretto shot that tastes analogous
to how it smells. His book Espresso Coffee:
Professional Techniques is a good primer
for espresso preparation. He also sells a
tamper that has interchangeable pistons to fit
perfectly into any filter basket, a necessity to
attain espresso's true potential.
Peet's
Coffee
Phone:
800-999-2132
www.peets.com
webmail@peets.com
Although
Peet's coffee is roasted "deeper" than
I typically recommend, I was raised on this coffee
and continue to love it. The meticulous
deep roasting process yields a well balanced,
smooth, and complex cup of coffee. Despite
the dark roast, the Peet's roasting process yields
an extremely aromatic cup. They also have
an extensive collection of fine teas and brewing
equipment.
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