I didn’t start drinking coffee until I was 24 years old. It wasn’t until my former employer forced me to attend a cupping session that I reluctantly took my first sip of black coffee. At first, I found the taste repulsive, but my small-chain coffee shop employer didn’t offer any other options, so I had to adapt. Slowly, I began to enjoy the ritual of brewing a fresh pot of coffee in the morning and even started to look forward to drinking coffee with my dad when I visited my parents.
When I moved to Portland, Oregon during the “third wave” of coffee, my coffee consumption evolved from a necessity to a more thoughtful and personalized experience. I learned about extraction principles from roasters like Stumptown and Coava, how to maintain my shop’s La Marzocco from Black Rabbit, and discovered the world of grinders, brewers, and other gadgets at a Seattle Coffee Gear outpost.
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