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The Freshest Cup
by eric slatkin
You will most likely never have one of the Clover machines in your kitchen, but it’s possible that a café somewhere near you has one. Ritual Coffee Roasters in San Francisco showed us the secrets of the coveted Clover. Read about the inner workings of this single-cup brewing machine, as well as about some more-attainable brewers that we would happily settle for.
We got one at a shop here in Toronto last summer, great brew... I figure it must get the most caffine out of the beans possible, nuclear !...my gf kept telling me to shut-up or quite dancing!...good times...
Wow - an $11,000 coffee machine?! Why is it so expensive? I don't see some famous name attached to it...all it does is brew a cup of coffee one at a time.
Sadly, I want it badly.
Get an AeroPress, a home vacuum press for $30. Not quite as smooth as a Clover, but a reasonable substitute given the price.
There's one here in Kansas City at The Roasterie Café and it's really amazing. It brings out flavors and characteristics in coffee that you only read about. There's on a sprinkle of Clovers and mostly at really hardcore coffee shops that are serious about their beans. If you guys can, I highly recommend getting a Cup of Excellence (a variety of top coffees from about a half dozen countries) or small batch origin (one country and small farm) on the Clover. Ask your barista, hopefully they'll be cool and guide you. Yummy!
Recycler, the roast typically used in the Clover is a medium roast that does have more caffeine than does a darker roast as you might enjoy for espresso. This would provide for more caffeine.
Its a awesome machine and I am just glad they have one at the Roasterie here in KC. Makes a perfect cup of coffee every time.
Amazing i am so glad I went to the Roasterie for the best cup of coffee I have ever had. I am hooked now!!!!
I just had a $10 cup from a clover and it was quite possibly the best cup of coffee I have ever had.