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Mr LGB Summer of 14

Mr LGB Summer of 14 • 1/3 Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kochere Gr1 • 1/3 Costa Rica Tarrazu Monte Canet Estate • 1/3 Kenya Kirinyaga Zahabu Peaberry

Mr LGB Summer is our Summer Espresso Blend for those who are looking for something clean, fruity or excellent with milk. The first part is, again, a Yirgacheffe. This Kochere is picked southwest of the town of Yirga Cheffe and near a little village of Ch'elelek'tu in the Gedeo zone. The plantation is situated around 2000 masl! It's from various Heirloom Varientals. Our volume on Kochere is relatively low, so possibly we will have another Ethiopian bean taking over by the end of August. The second component is a yearly classic. And we're so fond of it that we bought the full European lot this year. The coffee comes out of Costa Ricas' most famous region Tarrazu, more precisely San Marcos. The man running the farm is called Mario Solis. This bean grows at an 1650 meter altitude and the variety is a mix of Caturra, Catuai and Geisha(!). This coffee is a real espresso championship coffee; very well balanced, powerful, nice body and super clean. Last washed bean is one from Kenya. First 2 beans are relatively low in acidity and therefor we needed something with more fruitiness and acidity to help cut through the milk. We chose this Peaberry coffee from Cooperative Societies, Nyeri - Kirinyaga. A very well balanced bean (SL 28/34) that makes the blend also suitable for filter brewing. Don't hesitate to tell us what you think about this unique Seasonal Specialty Coffee Blend.

Velodrome at Krakow Poland

11 years Caffenation and now 4 year Specialty Coffee Roasters as well. It gave us a lot of stories and some great professional challenges as well.
And the latest is Krakow, Poland.

International our ball started to roll 6 years ago with Inspire Breda. 
After that a fist full of Dutch cities followed, but also Vienna, Paris and recently Norwich England. We shipped stuff to Barcelona, Milan, Helsinki, Barcelona, Berlin, London, Lucca and Lille, but the latest shipment was a big box of goodies into the direction of Krakow where we found our latest dealer.

When David and Agate spoke me one year ago about their ambitions, i was very hungry to help them to fulfill their dream, which was the start up of a specialized espresso bar.

Meanwhile month after month passed by and finally Velodrome Krakow is a fact.

'Bikes and Coffee' has been a winning formula a lot of times before and also David thinks this is the right fit for him and his wife, although at Velodrome it's more decoration and a show off of his passion.

The bar is located at Berka Joselewicza 12, one of the green and cosy side streets of the Kazimierz quarter, a neighborhood is full blossom.

Their La Marzocco Linea PB is the very first one in Krakow and coupled to a Mazzer Kony, Anfim Caimano and a state of the art Bunn Water Tower. Great!
They'll give you the choice between a blend, a single origin espresso or a couple of filter coffees. Also they use fresh milk and offer a while selectoin of iced coffees and teas.

Lots of luck David and Agate with this great project. You'll have a lot of work in front of you, but i am sure every one who reads this article will pass by your door the day they visit the gorgeous city of Krakow. Very much recommended!