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I Don't Get Geisha's

Jul 6, 2026

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5 min read

I Don't Get Geisha's

On paying two and three times the price for a coffee that's only okay.

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The gap is where it happens

Jun 29, 2026

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4 min read

The gap is where it happens

Why the gap between smell and taste is where coffee actually lives.

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Hario lied to me

Jun 22, 2026

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4 min read

Hario lied to me

I had the right tool for years. I just wasn't paying attention.

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We're adjusters

Jun 15, 2026

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3 min read

We're adjusters

You're already adjusting your coffee. You just didn't know that was the skill.

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I made it sweet. It died.

Jun 8, 2026

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5 min read

I made it sweet. It died.

How I engineered exactly what I wanted from light roast, and why it tasted like nothing.

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I almost stopped caring about coffee this year

Jun 1, 2026

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4 min read

I almost stopped caring about coffee this year

There's a difference between knowing what you like and knowing why. It took me a year to find it.

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I wrote off washed coffee

May 25, 2026

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3 min read

I wrote off washed coffee

Turns out I wasn't bored with washed coffee. I just wasn't paying attention.

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It isolates everything

May 18, 2026

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3 min read

It isolates everything

The ZP6 isn't better than other grinders. It just shows you something different.

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I can tell you exactly why I don’t like this

May 11, 2026

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5 min read

I can tell you exactly why I don’t like this

I used to live for this exact cup.

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I hoarded a dying coffee

May 4, 2026

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5 min read

I hoarded a dying coffee

I knew it was dying. I kept brewing it anyway.

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