Comments on: Coffee in India http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2008/05/coffee-in-india/ Rants and Raves on Espresso Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:18:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Yerbouti Issasheikin http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2008/05/coffee-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-5125 Yerbouti Issasheikin Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:55:38 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=675#comment-5125 I am in enthrall at your site. I need to comment on many of your threads and probably become a regular follower. I found you via a Google search on "third wave", since I had run across a few things from said wave that pissed me off. I think your take was right on and I want to encourage you. The use of anything like 'orthodoxy' or 'evangelism' in coffee is kind of...goofy. Sharing ideas, information, and viewpoints (99% of coffee discussion is just viewpoints) is welcome, but attempts at being definitive are annoying. In case you are wondering, I used to stir up stuff at alt.coffee back in the late 1990s. My rants were a little unhinged (and aided by strong beverages!), but basically in the right direction. And I am glad you wrote on Indian coffee. I have long been a fan of Indian coffees and loved finding both traditional South Indian style coffee and espresso on my last multi-month trip there. If you get a chance, do visit the Tamil Nadu/Karnataka/kerala growing region. It is a very special place. And to my taste, Cafe Coffee Day is very enjoyable espresso! Barista was using Illy and I am on the fence with them. But Coffee Day had that robusta richness I love. The next step for India will be more sensitive barmen. Coffee Day can be very different across the country! I am in enthrall at your site. I need to comment on many of your threads and probably become a regular follower. I found you via a Google search on “third wave”, since I had run across a few things from said wave that pissed me off. I think your take was right on and I want to encourage you. The use of anything like ‘orthodoxy’ or ‘evangelism’ in coffee is kind of…goofy. Sharing ideas, information, and viewpoints (99% of coffee discussion is just viewpoints) is welcome, but attempts at being definitive are annoying.

In case you are wondering, I used to stir up stuff at alt.coffee back in the late 1990s. My rants were a little unhinged (and aided by strong beverages!), but basically in the right direction.

And I am glad you wrote on Indian coffee. I have long been a fan of Indian coffees and loved finding both traditional South Indian style coffee and espresso on my last multi-month trip there. If you get a chance, do visit the Tamil Nadu/Karnataka/kerala growing region. It is a very special place. And to my taste, Cafe Coffee Day is very enjoyable espresso! Barista was using Illy and I am on the fence with them. But Coffee Day had that robusta richness I love. The next step for India will be more sensitive barmen. Coffee Day can be very different across the country!

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