silvers Senior Member Joined: 31 Aug 2012 Posts: 9 Location: Barrie Expertise: Just starting
Posted Wed Mar 20, 2013, 4:12pm Subject: Espresso cups
Okay so we all love espresso and there are beautiful machines out here but I see so little on espresso cups.
First. Lets see all the cool colourful unusual espresso cups that are out there. I've been always on the hunt for fun colourful ones which are actually really hard to find
Also
I wonder has anyone looked into the shape of a cup or the thickness and related it to how the coffee touches your Tongue, similar to wine.
I know I should post some of my own but I only have a boring white one. But once I get some ill post
Markarian Senior Member Joined: 27 Jun 2012 Posts: 474 Location: Seattle Area Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Modded Nuova Simonelli Oscar Grinder: Vario-W, Mazzer Super Jolly Drip: Moka, Aeropress, Melitta 102 Roaster: Wear-Ever Popcorn Pumper
Posted Wed Mar 20, 2013, 4:16pm Subject: Re: Espresso cups
It's funny you mention this, because I kept seeing the Bodum Pavina cups on YouTube and how sexy they looked. I was at SCG yesterday so decided to pick some up. I highly recommend them. They look nice, keep your shot warm, and let you see blonding in the cup at the bottom so you know exactly when to cut your shot short for a ristretto. I found them incredibly useful. Here's a macchiato I made last night:
Posted Wed Mar 20, 2013, 6:07pm Subject: Re: Espresso cups
I really enjoy the illy style espresso cups. The really thick walls have an awesome lip-feel and experience (imo) than the Lavazza cups I also have. Unfortunately I received a pair of the illy cups free when I first started on coffee (via the subscription) and found a dozen Lavazza cups on the bay for pretty cheap. Everytime the wash runs I grab the illy cups first for my shots because I enjoy using them so much.
I also have a few Turkish Coffee cups from a local middle eastern store but they aren't very substantial and I have no good reason why I don't brew in them. It just lessens the experience for me. I totally agree the cup makes a difference.
(For the record, the Lavazza Cappuccino cups are way better for me than the illy ones--They are SLIGHTLY larger volume and this allows me to use my 18g VST and get all the goodness out of my dose and steam a good amount of milk. I waste less and enjoy more.)
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