Pursuing the Perfect Cup of Coffee :The Scientist [2/2/2004]

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by Ricki Lewis

CLOSING BELL

Pursuing the Perfect Cup of Coffee

A caffeine addiction leads this intrepid reporter to seek out java nirvana

The Scientist 2004, 18(2):56

Published

2 February 2004

I did something heinous. After receiving a cup of Dunkin' Donuts Coffea arabica that had clearly exceeded the 15-minute half-life from coffee to sludge, and after abandoning Starbucks where the maker of my venti-no-fat-no-whip-mocha-valencia forgot the shot, I went home and mixed beans from both sources, grinding into intimate contact the helpless slivers of endosperm, mindlessly obliterating the embryos within. I don't know the farmers who grew the brew, whether it was fruity or bold, or if it hailed from Sumatra or the eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea. It just tasted good.


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