This may sound like mere Disney-esque springtime exuberance, but I’m having a beautiful day. Perhaps it’s the hour-long nap yesterday, or the overall sound night of sleep, or just the general contrast to a rocky and questionable weekend.

At any rate, I got out of bed this morning with a burst of energy uncharacteristic of me pre-4 am. Liz had ordered a couple things from Intelli which arrived Friday. Their Aqua Preta remained unopened, so I rushed to cup it while setting up a siphon. It is a beautiful coffee that embodies everything I feel a Brasillian should be. And my siphon, made 75% by unconscious reflex, was very drinkable!

Joseph had left some very interesting roast profile exercises for me to produce, using some coffee very much at the end of its life: both in terms of a decline in taste as well as the conclusion of our contracted order. It was a fun challenge to replicate the curves he asked for, and something I hope to do more of. The production roasts came together nicely as well. Feels like the rare day that I can finesse my way through the day’s batches without some minor complaint: spilling a handfull of beans or adjusting the flame a second too late. I was very much with it today and it’s a great feeling.

As I’m off in five minutes to my bar shift, my only hope is that this harmony of good mood and great luck will just keep seeing me through some perfectly flowing espresso and gorgeous milk!