The Caffine god demands it...

Now you've done it. I don't know what coffee has to do with androgeneity, but I am passionate about both.

For the last three years, I've been roasting my own coffee beans: organic, fair-traded, and kosher. And among the beans I've used are some grown by a co-op of Jewish, Muslim, and Christian farmers in Uganda (the Jewish farmers in this co-op have also produced some super CDs of their own music). The company I buy from sells only fair-traded coffee.

Cutting out the middle man, has given me better tasting coffee at a lower price. Yes, I really can taste the difference freshly roasted beans make. Green coffee beans keep for a long time with no degradation in taste, but roasted beans lose their flavor after a couple of weeks. Roasting is easy, and gives me a little extra control over the taste in my cup.

While I probably can't taste the difference in fair-traded coffee, I like using it for two reasons. It is a painless way to advance my social justice goals. It allows me the rare opportunity to know something about the people who produce the food I consume.

S

(all coffee tastes like muck to me)

Quote from: Pica Pica on January 13, 2009, 05:52:28 PM
(all coffee tastes like muck to me)

For me, it satisfies a craving for bitterness, different but akin to sipping a single-malt scotch. Course, there was a time when I felt drinking beer to be like drinking dirty, soapy dishwater--and said so.

S

now, the single malt i'd share...got some llagavullin in the book cupboard.

Quote from: Pica Pica on January 13, 2009, 06:02:50 PM
now, the single malt i'd share...got some llagavullin in the book cupboard.

I thought you might like it. My wife bought some Aberlour, I hear is pretty good. Haven't had a chance to try it. Nobody to drink with here. We really should get together.

Have you tried coffee with a little grappa?

S

Pica: Heretic!

Simone: Eh? what the hell does coffee have to do with androgynies?

There was a time I loved Laphroaig. Too costly to drink a lot of though. And now, couldn't imagine buying a bottle. Coffee though, androgyny-pertinent of not, is well worthy of connoissseur-ship!

Quote from: Starbuck on January 13, 2009, 06:59:48 PM
Pica: Heretic!

Simone: Eh? what the hell does coffee have to do with androgynies?

this thread happens to be on the androgyne board.

I have not had coffee with grappa, but I do love it with cointreau

Honestly hadnt noticed....
i still stand by the question... what DOES coffee have to do with androynes?

no clue...i spose coffee is not a gendered drink.

Well, we are a people of slavers for the most part. Fair trade coffee threatens our existance. 

I was attempting to totally shift the direction of topics on the androgyne forum - kind of like a larger scale version of thread drift that us Androgynes seem to be well known for, though in this case it was concious forumfuking.

fair enough

Coffee is gendered in every language but english

Rachael, in most languages other than English everything is gendered.

anyway, that's the word. we're talking product.

I like coffee. I like tea too. A lot of people that go hunting or work in the New Zealand bush will tell you the best tea is that made using the water from mountain top tarns (kind of like natural depresions where rain water collects). Some say it is the build up of tannins in the water. From my experience I think it is more that by the time you climb up to said tarns anything wet tastes bloody good!

Don't forget slave labored chocolate and sugar are extra yummy too.

slave labored mocha with slaved sugar.  The drink good enough to send you to hell.


Off topic:  When I see that photo Rachael, I want to fall down and worship you. At this point, I've only made it to the falling down part.

coffee is delicious.  especially with light vanilla soy milk in it.  Delicious!  except i don't like getting up to make it, so i never drink it.  *lazing about*



speaking of falling down, i would very much like to fall over and sleep right now.  but for some reason, i'm on here looking at all the stuff you young'uns write.  (stop writing so much so i can go to bed )

I like my slavery the old fashioned American way, Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben.