The new Press Coffee shop opened in Scottsdale Quarters, and I went to go check it out and do some work. I saw a sign at the counter that read, "Try the Nekisse!"
Always being the curious one, the Nekisse sounded like a pastry, but I asked and the lovely @Adreeonna informed me that it was an Ethiopian coffee, and Press Coffee (as of right now) is the only coffee place in the whole state of Arizona where you can get a cup of that brew. I'm now intrigued and I want to try it!
"You detect flavors of apricot, pineapple, bergamot, kiwi and lime. The deeper tones are levels of chocolate, and the finish is super clean."
Earlier this year, Cafe Grumpy in NY made headlines for selling a cup of their Nekisse for $12. At Press Coffee, the medium size cup is $4.00 which is still on the high end for a black up of coffee, but I really enjoyed it.
What I found highly enjoyable about this coffee is that I could drink it black with nothing in it...and I almost never drink coffee black. Here is @Alexmmason making my cup of Nekisse and he let me smell the beans after he ground them, and wow! I've never smelled a fruity aroma in coffee before. It was cool!
The fruit taste in the Nekisse is pronounced enough that it breaks that bitterness that black coffee tends to have which sugar and milk will calm down. I ended up putting a little sugar and soy milk in my coffee because I was starting to crave sweet and I didn't want to get tempted to buy a pastry.
What I also found fascinating is that they brewed the Nekisse in this uber-designy single-cup coffee maker called the Trifecta made by Bunn. There are all kind of controls on this maker so the barista can decide what he/she wants to do. There is this factor in coffee making called turbulence which is created with air pulses and after this point beyond my novice knowledge of coffee.
Alex schooled me on the 3 T's of coffee making: temperature, turbulence and time) I took a quick 15 second video clip so you can see how the coffee kind of whips around in the clear container. It's pretty cool actually! It kinda of reminded me if Dyson would design a coffee maker.
Do try out the Nekisse coffee from Ehtiopia and let me know what you think.
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The new Press Coffee shop opened in Scottsdale Quarters, and I went to go check it out and do some work. I saw a sign at the counter that read, "Try the Nekisse!"
Always being the curious one, the Nekisse sounded like a pastry, but I asked and the lovely @Adreeonna informed me that it was an Ethiopian coffee, and Press Coffee (as of right now) is the only coffee place in the whole state of Arizona where you can get a cup of that brew. I'm now intrigued and I want to try it!
"You detect flavors of apricot, pineapple, bergamot, kiwi and lime. The deeper tones are levels of chocolate, and the finish is super clean."
Earlier this year, Cafe Grumpy in NY made headlines for selling a cup of their Nekisse for $12. At Press Coffee, the medium size cup is $4.00 which is still on the high end for a black up of coffee, but I really enjoyed it.
What I found highly enjoyable about this coffee is that I could drink it black with nothing in it...and I almost never drink coffee black. Here is @Alexmmason making my cup of Nekisse and he let me smell the beans after he ground them, and wow! I've never smelled a fruity aroma in coffee before. It was cool!
The fruit taste in the Nekisse is pronounced enough that it breaks that bitterness that black coffee tends to have which sugar and milk will calm down. I ended up putting a little sugar and soy milk in my coffee because I was starting to crave sweet and I didn't want to get tempted to buy a pastry.
What I also found fascinating is that they brewed the Nekisse in this uber-designy single-cup coffee maker called the Trifecta made by Bunn. There are all kind of controls on this maker so the barista can decide what he/she wants to do. There is this factor in coffee making called turbulence which is created with air pulses and after this point beyond my novice knowledge of coffee.
Alex schooled me on the 3 T's of coffee making: temperature, turbulence and time) I took a quick 15 second video clip so you can see how the coffee kind of whips around in the clear container. It's pretty cool actually! It kinda of reminded me if Dyson would design a coffee maker.
Do try out the Nekisse coffee from Ehtiopia and let me know what you think.
