Comments on: Fool’s Cappuccino Redux?: Blue Bottle’s SG-120

By: Young & Foodish » Blue Bottle’s SG-120 coffee is in a glass of its own

Sat, 22 May 2010 06:57:33 +0000

[...] early review of the SG-120, from TheShot, a San Francisco-based coffee blog, was unfavourable: “It felt [...]

By: TheShot

TheShot — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:19:36 +0000

Thanks for the riposte, Mike. It’s all about personal preferences, of course. No one is more “right” than anyone else.

So we toss forth the case/explanation for our own favoritism. The glassware-du-mois-as-an-espresso-beverage doesn’t work for us based on the thermal properties, for one. But that’s minor in comparison to the overall tactile aesthetics: by the hand and by the mouth. (Any resemblance to a lead-up for some double entendre is unintentional. And yes, today is faux French day.)

It’s a little to what we touched on here:
http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2008/03/coffee-cups-affect-flavor/

Even if some clearly prefer that thin-lipped glassware thing…

By: mike phillips

mike phillips — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:28:16 +0000

While I thoroughly enjoy reading about your distaste for alternative serving ware (and most of the rest of your posts as well) I do have to respectfully disagree with you on this. While I am more so a fan of thin lipped glassware for enjoying coffee out of I can see it even being suitable for espresso drinks. If temperature is your argument then there are a few rebuttals. For one, this is a 5 oz drinks yes? Not really something intended to be nursed for half an hour or even until it has a chance to dip to cool. Pardon the expression but it is more of a tall “shooter” than anything. For two, whats wrong with a drink having a temperature arc? I know the effect is more dramatic with black coffee but as a drink cools it’s flavors changing and opening up is something I love.

By: Robert Csar

Robert Csar — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:00:13 +0000

“Despite its non-coffee-like qualities, it was an impressive beverage.”

I love this blog.