Facebooked.

Yesterday I created a facebook profile for neptune coffee with visions of a giant social networking online coffee shop. There would be people professing their love for Neptune. People would be meeting other regulars online. It was going to make the world a better place, really it was. It was a dream, and you were all there. (I forget the exact quote from the wizard of oz, but it would have made for an exciting last sentence)

Anywho, today I logged in to continue my quest only to learn that I had been shut down. According to the terms and conditions there shall be no impersonating any non-people things. Like say a coffee shop.

I'll give it another wack when I'm a little bit smarter, because I'd hate to have to resort to mySpace.

Changes.

Howdy faithful blog readers,

We've got a few updates for you today. The first one is we've finally put up a menu. yea! *confetti* This was done under threats from friends of creating a boycottNeptuneCoffee.com website. I'm glad it didn't come to my friends actively sabotaging my business. With friends like these....

The next one is Pastry case lights. if you were wondering what was kept in that strange dark case in the front of the store, you no longer need to wonder, it's been illuminated *more confetti*.

Lastly we now have a Sam. you may visit her between the hours of 11a - 5p m-f.

Fly new tables.

Hi America,
You've just caught me mending my new tables. In the Neptune tradition, I've made these tables from the scraps of the initial construction. The wall squares were initially going to be 12" x 12", but it was a little too small for the space. (Please note the extremely fly ADAA approved safety glasses)


These tables along with the new plant placement give the shop a much cozier feeling. Come on down and sit in the new tables, if you mention this blog, as an added bonus I'll even sit with you as you enjoy the double win of me and the coffee (Safety glasses optional)

Spooky Mocha.

This just in from master barista Jesse 'Zen' Diaz... You can't run.. you can't hide... from spooky mocha. Ok, just pretend this was a whole lot scarier that I just put it.

Cupping cupping cupping

You pay for the whole seat, but you only need the EDGE... Thursday at 1:30 we held the inaugural coffee cupping here at Neptune. Aaron (quite possibly the nicest coffee rep you'd ever meet) and Kyle (Stumptown trainer with no equal) came by with the new amazing fall coffees.

They brought:

Guatemala Finca El Injerto-pacamara varietal

Ethiopia Tega and Tula

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Wondo Co-op

Sumatra Blue Batak

Panama Don Pachi (Direct Trade)

We began the ritual known as cupping and I won't bore you with the details, because you should come on down for the next one ( 10/16 1:30p) But I should be able to figure out how to put pictures up here. To no one's surprise the Panama Don Pachi was once again my favorite, with it's amazing taste.

Synesso love

Yesterday, Corrie, Sara and I went down to tour the Synesso plant (yep, they're made right here in good ol' Georgetown). We got to see various machines in various stages of assembly.


This was right up my alley from my former life as a nuclear engineer. Sortof. I just couldn't understand how these machines ran without Uranium-235. I can already tell my next job is going to be making nuclear powered espresso machines.

A super barista turned machinist named Jeremy showed us all around and answered all my nerdy technical questions on the machines, from the new magnetic switches to the automated machines that are being built for Australia.


In the end Jeremy made us all killer coffee drinks (with the brilliant use of a naked portafilter) , I got a laurel wreath and felt like some sort of roman god while I sipped my latte away.