The Steampunk at La Colombe.
The La Colombe in Nolita is one of a handful of coffeeshops in the U.S. to serve coffee using a Steampunk. This much-hyped machine by Alpha Domniche is best described as a mechanized siphon brewer, automating factors like time, temperature, volume, agitation, etc. and taking some of the inconsistencies of siphon brewing.
La Colombe was brewing a Kenyan coffee when I visited, and I wasn’t a fan of the dark roasting profile of the coffee nor the heavy-bodied, sedimenty brew. But it’s not without potential, that’s for sure. Rumor has it that we’re supposed to be getting one of these at Kaffe, so that’ll be something to look forward to…
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Ritual Coffee’s Columbia on V60, cortado, and croissant at Sweetleaf in LIC.
The good vibes and great coffee were definitely worth the trek out here.
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Nel drip at Blue Bottle Coffee.
Brewed through a cotton filter with a high coffee-water ratio, resulting in an extremely clean, almost underextracted brew.
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