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Permalink Reply by Joseph Robertson on January 6, 2010 at 9:10am

This is sad news. I hope they go away....unless that is they bring new coffee fans into the fold of true espresso and great coffee. I realize they are not spro machines but I have a hard time calling them coffee machines. A good way to come to appreciate good coffee is to drink something less than. There is always bright side to every cloud when the sun shines just right.
Joe
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Ambassador for Specialty Coffee and palate reform.

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Permalink Reply by Arnold G Myers on January 6, 2010 at 9:38am

That's one way to look at it...Look what Starbucks did for the "Specialty" coffee business...

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Permalink Reply by Joseph Robertson on January 6, 2010 at 9:48am

Sometimes I feel guilty that I'm not giving *$'s some kind of commission for all the customers that have come into our shop from the local Lodge/resort that was serving there coffee. As Data from Star Trek would say when asked, "how long would you feel guilty about that?" .0386 of a sec. Life is too short for matters of guilt or bad coffee.
Joseph
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Ambassador for Specialty Coffee and palate reform.

Arnold G Myers said:

That's one way to look at it...Look what Starbucks did for the "Specialty" coffee business...

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Permalink Reply by Paul Yates on January 6, 2010 at 12:26pm

Sorry, no experience with pod machines, or similar. Don't want any, either.

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Permalink Reply by Joseph Robertson on January 6, 2010 at 1:50pm

I will add this to this discussion. I did mention the benefits I have gleaned from *$'s coffee near by. I also mentioned that the resort / lodge that hosted them as a vendor no longer has them. Well the corporate bean counting machine struck again. The resort kicked out *$'s for a cheaper solution. Looks better on the bottom line and the annual financial report to the stock holders. "I guess"
A staff member at this resort brought down a sample of their new espresso. It's not a pod but similar idea. I don't know what you call them. They are singles in sealed bags like you find in hotel rooms. Only these are pouches that go into a porta filter for a "shot" of espresso. "Not". We ran it through Aurelia, taste tested it. Similar to a strong cup of coffee. Espresso? No way. No creama.
Like I say here, not a pod but very close in taste. The new automatic corporate coffee solution to high cost of trained labor. I appreciate them helping me with my marketing and advertising, it just pains me to see potentially good coffee treated that way.
Joseph
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Ambassador for Specialty Coffee and palate reform.

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