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Our friends at New Deal Distillery have taken our Ethiopian Harrar Longberry and turned it into a delicious coffee liqueur. We’re celebrating the launch on Friday, March 4th, 5-7pm. Taste the liqueur straight, with espresso, or as a custom White Russian, on us. RSVP at the Facebook event page.
Making great espresso at home requires a certain amount of practice. We are pleased to announce our home barista classes, which are designed to give you an introduction to the principles and practice of the craft. This two hour class will cover the basics of dialing in your grind, pulling a great shot, and steaming milk. This class is very hands on, so come prepared to get your hands dirty in pursuit of great espresso! Class size is limited to 2 to 4 people to ensure a great experience.
Read the details and reserve your seat! Next class is Saturday, February 19th from 10 am to noon.
I was invited on Portland’s KPTV to talk about making great coffee at home. It’s very difficult to get all the crucial information in a 3 minute segment, but hopefully the message of fresh coffee made correctly came through. Click the image to view on KPTV/Associated Content.
We set up the Izzo Duetto in our showroom back in December, and it’s been one of the most popular machines on the floor. The ability to precisely dial in the brewing temperature with the PID takes the guesswork out of pulling delicious straight shots. The separate boiler for steam means meringue-like micro foam for cappuccinos. This machine is built to last for decades, and we can service this machine here in Portland. When you’re ready to invest in the craft of high quality espresso at home, be sure to take a look at the Duetto.
Delaney Kelly of Carthagh Craft & Design just dropped of the first edition of the Clive Stand Triple. I couldn’t wait for our real photographer to take her sweet time with it, so I took a quick shot. It’s a beauty. Water Avenue Coffee will be the first shop in town to put this to good use. Read more about the stand, then get ready because the Triple will be available for purchase in early January.
The "drip tray" on the Stand is sealed with 4 coats of oil based polyurethane, than coated in food-safe wax. The Hario V60 cone and decanter fits perfectly.
After several months of hard work, we’re proud to open up our retail showroom to the public. It’s a work in progress, and admittedly looks a little “temporary.” We were planning on moving to a much bigger, brighter location this summer, but the lease fell through and so we’ve decided to make the best of our current location for now. We’d love to have you stop in to say hello!
To kick things off we’re throwing an impromptu, casual party for Black Friday. Stop by from 4-6 pm on Friday Nov 26th for local booze, great music, and 10% off for our local friends. See the details here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=163979780305546
Google Map here: http://bit.ly/gvQxlS
More photos…
There’s a great article in the Times about old fashioned espresso that doesn’t compromise quality for convenience. It encapsulates so well why we don’t sell super-automatic espresso machines at Clive. If you’re going to make espresso at home, we believe it’s worth investing the time and money required to make real espresso. It doesn’t have to be prohibitively expensive, and with a little bit of practice you’ll be well on your way to making authentic, old fashioned espresso.
Read the article in the New York Times.
Baratza has once again upgraded its excellent Virtuoso Preciso Grinder. In addition to providing micro-adjustment capability, they’ve added a superior set of conical burrs. These new burrs provide the precision to grind for great espresso, as well as great uniformity for French Presss with minimal fines. These new burrs grind coffee 2.4 times faster than other conical burr grinders.
We still have a few Precisos in stock, with the upgraded burrs. More will arrive in mid November, so if you don’t want to wait, place your order now.
The long-awaited Baratza Virtuoso Preciso has finally arrived! Baratza took the sturdy and elegant design of the Virtuoso and added microadjustment for fine tuning your grind for espresso. The Preciso offers the fine tuning capabilities of a stepless grinder with the easy adjustment of the Virtuoso. It has the same timer switch and on-demand grind button with the addition of a portafilter holder for hands-free dosing.
A small quantity of Precisos will be available for pre-order at the end of September, with more coming in at the end of October. Check out the Preciso and place your pre-order here.
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