Boy, that's black stuff !

 

I just ground and made my first batch of coffee with the beens Steve and Taisir sent me from the Coffee Zone.  Taisir makes "Rocket Fuel" with these beans and now I know why.

Furstly, look at how black the grounds are.  I made a cappuccino (note my poor froth because my milk isn't cold enough with a bosted fridge)

 
One cup and I can feel the caffeine in my system.  Boy this is the hard stuff !  The coffee flavour is intense, borderline on bitter, so I wouldn't serve this to novices of the coffee game.

I shall drop Taisir a line and ask if these are Robusta beans (I guess they are by their colour and the caffeine content).  If this is what Steve Mays drinks every morning, no wonder he's so strange !

If you need evidence that Steve is a true grade A eccentric take a look at how he passes his early morning at the Coffee Zone:

As for the coffee, I'm tempted to have a second cup, but do I dare ?

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I saw the post above and at first thought you were growing the coriander in coffee. Now I know you're drinking compost :-)