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In my mug live at 6/8 - 25th September
Our roasters Has Bean celebrated their 150th edition of their weekly coffee videocast In My Mug by sending out some new coffees to their stores - one of which was us!
This past Sunday, a collection of regulars, friends, fellow coffee shop owners and passers by tried some unique coffees in both espresso and filter - as well as Sal and our own Liz supplying some tasty cakes.
We didn’t charge anything and instead asked for a donation to Macmillan Coffee Morning for as much coffee as we could brew and in the end we raised over £50.
The coffee was Sumatra Wahana Jantung Seed and Longberry. Both two great coffees and although we couldn’t connect to the others over the planned internet group sharing session, or loyal patrons enjoyed brews of filter, espresso and an aeropress by our regular and Foursquare Mayor Joe!
Check out the photos below
Geoff from Saints Caffe checks out the brew…
Our Foursquare Mayor Joseph performs tricks with his aeropress
A nice collection of brewing equipment
In my mug live - Sunday 25th September at 6/8
Learn more about coffee and get to sample some exclusive brews
In My Mug is a weekly video blog and coffee subscription service by our world class roaster Has Bean, and presented each week by Has Bean’s head roaster (and all round nice man) Steve Leighton.
With 149 episodes in the can, Steve decided he would do something special for episode 150, getting the shops he supplies together and bringing subscribers and fans together.
So, from 2pm on Sunday 25th September, we will be participating in the festivities. We will be serving up two exclusive coffees for your pleasure in various brewing methods, all for a small charity donation. During our coffee sampling we will be connected to Steve himself and other shops around the country via webcam, so we can all revel in a national event of coffee geekery.
So contact 6/8 through Facebook, email or Twitter informing us that you would like to attend; and be at 6/8 from 2:30pm and the drinking should go on no longer than 4pm (we go live at 3!)
For more information check out the Has Bean Blog
Watch the latest episode of In My Mug for Steve to get an easy to digest video explanation
The UK Brewers Cup was held for the first time this part Saturday at Prufrock.
The competition focused specifically on the 20 baristas’ ability to use filtered methods of brewing, all using the same coffee in the round and the 6 finalists using their own blend.
The overall winner was 2007 World Barista Champion, and head of Square Mile Coffee, James Hoffman who will be going Maastricht, Holland later this month representing the UK.
For more information on the events in London, check out James Hoffman’s blog.
Best of luck to the Hoff.
