Hey Trish, just wanted you to know I found an Oasis of quality coffee with your influence stamped all over it.
I was in Boaz, AL yesterday and there was this great looking little coffee shop right beside of a hospital. It was called JaMoka's Coffee Co. I walked in expecting to find crap coffee, but I was about to embark on an 11 hour drive and I just wanted some coffee to go.
To my suprise, this little joint had two Lineas' running and two Swift (don't care for the that, but...) grinders. I thought to myself, "Awe shucks, give'em a try." So, I ordered a double shot, and a capp and she asked me "Would you like a traditional capp or a larger one? I knew I had probably struck gold!
I asked for the traditional and they pulled out and preheated a ACF brand 8 oz capp cup!
The espresso was sweet, very good. I was shocked! The capp was great and she even poured me an apple for latte art.
When I asked who their roaster was she replied Zoka! The owner used to live in Seattle and she came down and opened up the shop, bringing some Zoka zeal with her!
I ordered an Ethiopian out of the vac pot and it was full of blueberries. I was truly impressed at the quality of all of the coffee.
It was like a water stand in a desert! I really enjoyed the time I spent there and I brought a pound of espresso home roasted on the 18th.
I had been wanting to try Zoka for a couple years and now I see what I have missed.
Hi! Sorry for the delay, I just got your note today. Are you still in town? I'd love to hook-up anytime. I have a dr.'s appointment Wed afternoon, but other than that I'm free. Let me know what works for you. Big Hug!
At 8:11am on September 28, 2008, Andy Newbom said…
Well hello lady..... noticed the address change my friend... serious stuff lady. Guess that means you are officially back off the available bachelorette list! Dang it I was about to work up my fancy pickup line....!
Thanks Trish! I ran into your mom at Temple randomly one time.
Unfortunately I won't be writing those particular articles anymore, as I have (fortunately) moved back to San Francisco. Hope to open a shop here in the next 6 months or so. Next time you're in SF, let me know ahead of time and I might even bring some chocolate!
Im a new barista, I work at Starbucks. I also new in barista exchange, i love coffee very much. If u have some knowledge that U want to share. Im willing to listen thx. I want to learn more about coffee, everything. Any suggest where can I get it?
Is that true that Seattle is coffee home base in US?
Oh my dear Trish,
my everlasting camping headlamp of the coffee industry,
I regret to inform you that I am no longer able to leave you the 7.1 million dollars I once promised. You didn't respond fast enough to my emails!! I ended up giving it all away to a peaceful socialist rebel group in Kansas in hopes of helping replenish some grasslands, deciding all this after reading Omnivore's Dilemma and that one book that you're in ...what's it again, Christ in a Cup? good read by the way. I got to learn a good deal about relationships. I never knew such drama existed. I can understand though. it's not entirely like the grasslands industry.
I want to learn more about The String Ball Project! I have a couple of guesses--but if it has anything to do with making killer coffee more accessible to people, with a hint of altruism in there, I'd be totally in.
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I was in Boaz, AL yesterday and there was this great looking little coffee shop right beside of a hospital. It was called JaMoka's Coffee Co. I walked in expecting to find crap coffee, but I was about to embark on an 11 hour drive and I just wanted some coffee to go.
To my suprise, this little joint had two Lineas' running and two Swift (don't care for the that, but...) grinders. I thought to myself, "Awe shucks, give'em a try." So, I ordered a double shot, and a capp and she asked me "Would you like a traditional capp or a larger one? I knew I had probably struck gold!
I asked for the traditional and they pulled out and preheated a ACF brand 8 oz capp cup!
The espresso was sweet, very good. I was shocked! The capp was great and she even poured me an apple for latte art.
When I asked who their roaster was she replied Zoka! The owner used to live in Seattle and she came down and opened up the shop, bringing some Zoka zeal with her!
I ordered an Ethiopian out of the vac pot and it was full of blueberries. I was truly impressed at the quality of all of the coffee.
It was like a water stand in a desert! I really enjoyed the time I spent there and I brought a pound of espresso home roasted on the 18th.
I had been wanting to try Zoka for a couple years and now I see what I have missed.
Unfortunately I won't be writing those particular articles anymore, as I have (fortunately) moved back to San Francisco. Hope to open a shop here in the next 6 months or so. Next time you're in SF, let me know ahead of time and I might even bring some chocolate!
Is that true that Seattle is coffee home base in US?
Miss you, loved your pics and reading about your trip to Kona. When were you in Rome? Great to see your smiling face!
my everlasting camping headlamp of the coffee industry,
I regret to inform you that I am no longer able to leave you the 7.1 million dollars I once promised. You didn't respond fast enough to my emails!! I ended up giving it all away to a peaceful socialist rebel group in Kansas in hopes of helping replenish some grasslands, deciding all this after reading Omnivore's Dilemma and that one book that you're in ...what's it again, Christ in a Cup? good read by the way. I got to learn a good deal about relationships. I never knew such drama existed. I can understand though. it's not entirely like the grasslands industry.
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