Backporch...again - "She"

I found myself back at the always jumping, almost impossible to find a table, Backporch Coffee Roasters recently and ordered myself an Americano. Sadly I had to get it "to go" instead of partaking of the ceramic but was pleasantly surprised to find that instead of tasting like paper cup it actually tasted like coffee! And it was gooood. My tastebuds may have been a little skewed thanks to the chocolate chip cookie I had earlier, yet I thought I actually tasted a hint of sweetness and a bit of chocolate. Dare I say I am turning into Miles? That may be a bit premature. Either way it was nice to have a good cuppa even in da paper cuppa. Wow. That was lame. Nevertheless I am committed to sitting my butt down there sometime soon and actually drinking the espresso the way it should be. I have no doubt it will be even better than what I've already had

The guys and gals of Backporch are gonna have to expand or something though. Man are they ever slammed. Warms my heart, it really does, to see so many people "get it"...they "get" good coffee. Not that I expected any less of fellow Bendites mind you, but given we have at least 7 Starbucks in this small town (pop. less than 73,000) it does sometimes make one wonder.

In other news we're currently deciding which espresso blend to try next. There are so many ones out there that we both want to try so it will be a tough decision, albeit fun. We are still working on the ginormous amount of beans from DoubleShot. We both wish there was a way to get a smaller amount for trying it out first and THEN get the big gallon can but not sure they have it set up that way (I didn't order it). Despite drinking espresso everyday, sometimes twice a day, it's taking awhile to work our way to the bottom and I so don't want to see this stuff go to waste. It's too good for that.

I may find my path crossing Thump coffee today if my meeting doesn't run too long, that is. If so I will report back with the findings. If not then "He" and I may hit Thump this weekend. We don't have to work, thankfully, and I am determined not to schedule any meetings, shoots, etc. so that we can all relax and enjoy ourselves! And drink lots of coffee.