that's not legal!

i wanted an espresso.

i had about enough harar left for either a small FP cup or a single shot of espresso. i've never successfully made a single shot. still irked by last night's wasted harrar espresso attempt, i decided to mix in a single's worth of my fresh fresh fresh yirg. the result: a perfect (by volume) ristretto. the flavor?

the yrg was roasted barely to full city, who puts full city into their espresso machine? no-one, that's who! and who drinks harrar/yrg espresso? no-one, that's who! not sposed to do that!

i doubt anyone but me would like it... but i liked it!

it had the strong, musty earthiness that i love in monsooned malabar, a suepr-sharp spice in the back of the throat, sweet stuff, dark stuff, roasty, chocolatey, bittersweet...

holy shit, i'm actually getting good at discerning flavors!

incredible body, thick, smooth, creamy... i was thinking when i got up that i really should concentrate more on cupping and less on espresso... this changed my mind. a shot like that is why i love coffee.

please don't tell on me if I make more of this, okay?