V70, V60, .... What's Next?

Noticed last week I'm driving V70 and adore drinking V60's. What's going on with these V's?

New Anfim Super Caimano Barista Model

We've been very fond with the grinders Anfim has been delivering over the past 2 years.
With the delivery of the newest Barista model we didn't know that the best was yet to come.

People all over the world - count in a couple of world champions - have been modifying their Super Caimano with a timer.
It took a while, but finally the Anfim factory offered one by theirself.

This Super Caimano Barista is Anfims top model grinder. Ideal for higher volume locations.

Features include an Omron Digital timer. Omron are pretty much the best digital timers out there, easy to adjust time on the fly. Cooling Fan. Purge Button. and the new Anfim Adjustment collar.

The feeling of the hopper is even better then before and the accuracy unbelievable. With the 'old' grinder on demand we had a .25 gram varience. This new one is doing even better!

If you count in all these features, together with their Titanium Blades and rock solid engine, €1300 (excl VAT) is a very attractive price.

For those who need to pull single shots as well ; have a look at the 'old' SC On Demand, but with hopper. The build-in-timer is ok. This model doesn't have a cooling fan, so less attractive for big bars. € 1200 is off course very sharp.

Nice NY Bikers Bar

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Barista CC Semi Finals Today

Today is preselection for the Belgian Barista Championships 2010, which will be held in October in Aartselaar.

Caffenation has one woman on the floor : Isabelle Verschraegen.

She's competing with the one and only Rwanda Musasa (Roasted by Knopes).

Go Isa Go!

(And Go Yvan Go Wednesday when this La Cita man is competing at the Latte Art competition with our coffee and equipment)

FOLLOW UP 6 HOURS LATER :
Give her a warm hand :
Isa through to the finals. High scores for all competitors. And October 19 on stage with Kathleen, Louis, Sonny and Kenny. Be there!

Jeff Goes To London

In London at the WBC slow bar there's a side event that's going to attract a lot of coffee lovers.

THE II WORLD AEROPRESS CHAMPIONSHIP.

And we keep all eyes on our own Jazzy Jeff (on the photo sniffing a Panama Geisha).

We were lucky that the organisation picked Jeff for one of the last tickets for the tournament.

This afternoon we already started to train with our light roast Yirgacheffe. A coffee probably very closeby the one SMCR is going to deliver us one of the days.
Very exciting!!!!

Good luck Jeff.
And a thorough follow up on this blog and our Twitter page.

Slow Bar Open Now

New menu in the shop.
Biggest change in our 7 years of existance is the opening of our Slow Bar. You can drink our Filter/Press coffee of the week on either V60 - 35cl at €3,4 or Aeropress - 30cl at €3,2.

To start with we offer this sublime Kenia Tinganga Estate. Recommanded on V60.

This Slow Bar also means the dead of the 'lungo', or the classic Belgian coffee.
It's going to be a tough task converting all those 'regular' coffee drinkers, but all taste comparisons of the same bean between a cup from the espresso machine or filter have been won by the filter coffee. Yes, all of them.

In fact, it's bloody simple. An espresso machine is developed to make espresso's. Still possible is to order Long Blacks, or 2 espresso's on top of hot water, but there it all ends.

For those curious about our newest brews, and hopefully all our regulars will be like that : first thing you see when entering the shop is our Slow Bar. Stop! Order your Filter or Press of the week. Sip it. Enjoy!
Thank you for your support dear coffee lover.

Bodum Travel Press

Fantastic product this one.

It's a French Press.
Travel Mug.
Double walled.
Stainless steel.
Nice colorful design.
Brews coffee's and tea's.
And only € 25!

Yes, of course it's selling fast.