Sweet black coffee

Turkish coffee!

I made my wife a Turkish coffee. I was was second attempt ever at making that style of coffee and I loved it.

Not Laurene's Favorite way to have a coffee. No milk for a start. And it is a bittersweet taste.

If you have never had Turkish coffee I suggest you give one a try. You might just love it. I would not have it every day, but every now and again it is a nice treat. Although I should specify that I'm talking about Blue Sky's Bulkan Express coffee and not some 3 year old ground coffee from a Turkish supply shop or cafe. Not that I'm pushing Blue Sky but from what I have seen, tasted and heard about some Turkish coffee you might want to double check it's freshness and how it's made before you take the big step.

Ours is fresh and made quite sweet. You could do it at home also with any coffee as long as it's not too strong and ground superfine. Checkout Coffee Geek for a tutorial.

The reason for my new found coffee experience is Blue Sky has just launched it's Turkish style coffee. We had a huge launch and I had to make pots of coffee for Turkish, Greek, Serbian and other eastern european people. It was weird. I am not of their culture and I have very little experience of the culture. So me making them a style of coffee that is so ingrained in their lives was a very random experience.

Another great style is "Sugar Shots"




- Life is way to short for bad coffee.

Belissimo coffee

Firstly I have to say sorry about the long delay in between posts. I have been totally flat out. I have a new position in the company and then when I get a spare second or two I spend it with my girls. Quality time is very precious to me.

A have a few posts that I have started but this one is the freshest and we all know that fresh is best.

This is going to be strange post but I am writing about a place I have not even had coffee at...

Belissimo Coffee near James St markets.

I was there today to get a few cakes to take over to a friends house and I happened to get chat with the owner. We got talking about all things coffee and I got this great feeling about the place. The machines look impressive and well cared for and the coffee smells devine.

Don't get me wrong I will go back for coffee, I had just had a few too many for the day testing out a fe new machines and adjusting grinds etc.

They have a few selective single origins both for sale and for the cup. I was very excited to see several impressive grinders with signs like "PNG", "Columbian" and "Ethiopian". They also have a few house blends so I think it is going to be a few visits so I can taste the rainbow that is their range.

I was honest a said I was in the business and the main thing that impressed me the most was the drive of the man behind the wheel. His focus on educating the customers about good coffee, single origin coffee and just what is a great cup of coffee.

I'll be sure and let you know how my first cup goes. I hope I have not put the cup before the bean on this review. Let me know if you go and how your coffee was.


- Life is way to short for bad coffee.