TRUTH. coffeecult “unlike” the majority

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Another awesome and simplified review about TRUTH. coffeecult from Cape Town Unlike.

An awesome and easy-on-the-eyes layout worth having a read:

http://capetown.unlike.net/locations/306811-TRUTH-coffeecult

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2 Responses to “TRUTH. coffeecult “unlike” the majority”

  1. Uno February 12, 2010 at 3:01 pm #

    Hi there

    Just came back from Truth. Had a double expresso that was half of what a single would be anywhere else in the world, cost twice what it would cost anywhere else in the world and tasted like crap, sour and not hot enough. When is Cape Town going to start getting real about their coffee? I’m fed up with places like these, full of conceptual gimmicks, but when it comes down to the experiecnce of coffee it’s overpriced and overrated…

    Uno

  2. Zane February 13, 2010 at 8:32 am #

    Hi Uno

    I’m sorry that you felt this way. Before I comment, I have a few quick
    questions: There is a more traditional way (probably more like the
    classical Italian way) of making coffee, especially espresso-based
    drinks and then there is the newer anitpodean way from New Zealand and
    Australia whereby you generally roast coffee lighter, use more coffee
    in the portafilter baskets, and produce a double-shot of espresso
    (60ml). Which one are you more accustomed to sir? The reason I ask
    this is because it will make a huge difference with regards to how you
    view our coffee. I assure you that TRUTH is NOT just another coffee
    gimmick; the owner David Donde was co-founder of SCASA (Speciality
    Coffee Association of South Africa), highly involved with bringing the
    WBC (World Barista Championships) to South Africa, etc etc.)

    I personally made this espresso. I cannot of course talk about the
    taste, and it is possible that it may have been sour. I apologise if it was
    so, and would really like to ask if you could mention such feedback to
    me or any other barista in South Africa personally, and at the time, as we want to push
    the general quality which can only be done through feedback.
    With regards to the volume, it was definitely around 60ml (two thirds
    of our cups we use for espresso). Perhaps either (a) you are used to
    the lazy pseudo-Italian way of letting an espresso pour for longer (this causes excessive bitterness by the way, so we avoid it), or (b) you are
    more used to the thick and tall espresso shot glasses which appear to
    have more espresso in than ours (i.e. the optical illusion trick).

    With regards to the temperature of the drink that I don’t feel I can justifiably be blamed for – once made, I promptly called to your table in which you (and your
    friend) came up. But, you waited, took time to get it and then didn’t start to drink your
    espresso straight away. I specifically suggested that you drink it
    straight away as it “would die quickly”. after pouring almost another
    2 espressos afterwards, I then noticed that you only then took your espresso, had a sip (I
    noticed that all the crema had vanished already) and mentioned it was
    a bit cold. I specifically noticed as I really care about the coffee and peoples opinions of it. I do apologise here for not engaging enough about what you had said as I had more orders waiting.

    I agree with you on the overall level of coffee in South Africa and I
    too am fed up, BUT I also feel that you should also perhaps acknowledgea culture of coffee making. If you however you felt that you
    would have offended me and never requested a freshly poured shot,
    please come back for another round on me.

    In fact do so anyway and we can engage in a healthy debate and perhaps both learn in the process.

    Looking forward to seeing you

    Kind Regards

    Zane

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