I had my first cup of coffee when I was around eight years old. I use the term “coffee” somewhat loosely, of course: what was actually in that styrofoam cup was equal parts sugar, milk, and whatever swill you could get in a grocery store in 1975.
By the time I was 11, though, I was hooked. And when I entered junior high, it would’ve been unthinkable to board the school bus without at least two cups in my belly. Halfway through high school I’d ditched the milk and sugar entirely and doubled my intake of delicious black goodness. And by the time college rolled around, well…I’m pretty sure I was the only person in my dorm with a 10-cup Braun automatic coffeemaker.
The Braun eventually yielded to a Chemex, then an espresso machine, a Bodum vacuum pot, an ibrik, another Chemex, an AeroPress, a Bialetti Moka Express, a French press, still another Chemex, and finally to Technivorm’s magnificent Moccamaster.
As for the coffee itself, let’s just say that it’s good to live in Spokane. They may be condescending Peter Pan lookalikes, but hipsters have pretty much ensured we all have access to an amazing cup of Joe whenever we feel like it. (I’d say “Thanks guys!” but that would just reinforce the gender binary, and I know how y’all feel about that.)
So it’s with no small amount of satisfaction and pride that a little company I work with is now offering some of the finest coffee around: a smooth, balanced cup you can quaff all day. DOMA Coffee Roasting Company makes it to order, hand packs it, and promises to get it to your door in no time.
So drink up. You’ll not only be partaking in a ritual that’s literally hundreds of years old, but also helping a local design student pay for tuition. Win-win, right?
by Linda