Slog - Comments on The Hacienda http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda So, I'm a shitty gatekeeper of comedy. Let me make it up to you. My friend Adam, a professionally renowned gatekeeper of coffee, took me to the Stumptown Coffee by Cafe Presse today, where they're serving what he assures me is the world's best coffee, Hacienda La Esmeralda, as their house drip. And it is good. I never drink black coffee, but this stuff is just fine without sugar or cream. It tastes like lemongrass.... Copyright 2008 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:43:05 -0800 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:34:12 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Dougsf The Stumptown I've had in Portland is some of the best I've ever had. Lighthouse is close though, and I could probably go either way on a good/bad day.

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828321 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828321 Chow Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:48:43 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe How do you chow coffee?

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828324 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828324 Chow Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:50:38 -0800 Comment by Eric Grandy In the manner of there not being a category for drinks. Or maybe this should be filed under drugs?

]]> Eric Grandy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828327 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828327 Chow Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:53:56 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Drugs. And, all is forgiven.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828329 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828329 Chow Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:55:23 -0800 Comment by David Schmader Eric rested a cup of this coffee on my desk, and the smell alone was entrancing.

]]> David Schmader http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828340 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828340 Chow Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:01:52 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Did your dick implode?

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828343 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828343 Chow Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:04:29 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Lemongrass? Ewww.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828349 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828349 Chow Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:08:46 -0800 Comment by Stumped I went in there for the first time 13 days ago, and have taken every possible opportunity to return. I just now borrowed a coworker's car (I'm a foot commuter) to go there during work to get my afternoon fix.
My first drink, on that fateful day, literally stopped me in my tracks and got me to call my friends to instruct them to make haste to the Stumptown door.

]]> Stumped http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828353 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828353 Chow Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:10:19 -0800 Comment by dipper I'd say that Valhalla Coffee is better than either Lighthouse or Stumptown. You can get it at the Blackwater Cafe at 9th and Fawcett in Tacoma.

]]> dipper http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828362 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828362 Chow Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:16:26 -0800 Comment by Matt from Denver Holy fuck - it's $99 for HALF a pound. How much does a cup of this stuff brewed cost?

]]> Matt from Denver http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828366 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828366 Chow Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:18:49 -0800 Comment by Eric Grandy A buck or two.

]]> Eric Grandy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828384 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828384 Chow Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:31:33 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe You get what you pay for. Unless it's 2-buck Chuck. Then you just wasted 2 bucks.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828387 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828387 Chow Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:35:48 -0800 Comment by Callie Is this deliciousness restricted to only their drip coffee?

]]> Callie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828390 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828390 Chow Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:36:52 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle You get what you pay for?

You do realize most of the fancy imported wines you pay $60 for are usually selling for $8 where they're made, right?

People go broke paying for table wine.

And fancy coffee.

Spend more on making sure the people who grow it for you get a decent wage ... that might work better.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828399 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828399 Chow Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:44:35 -0800 Comment by Bison World's best? Not a chance. That title belongs to kopi luwak.

Sorry, but if it ain't been shit out by a civet cat, then how do they expect it to taste any good?

]]> Bison http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828415 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828415 Chow Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:59:01 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe I don't drink wine, Will.

But I do drink coffee, and yes, you get what you pay for.

And being married to a whino for two years has lead me to believe that you don't know what you're talking about. In both areas.

And yes, he loves 2-buck chuck.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828416 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828416 Chow Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:59:12 -0800 Comment by chris @13 i've had americanos and a latte at presse ... both were incredibly delicious. haven't tried the drip, but will this weekend. god, i fucking am in love with presse ... and yes, i'd marry it if i could.

]]> chris http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828417 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828417 Chow Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:00:12 -0800 Comment by Dougsf How do they do "drip" there? Is it through a cone, or French press? I usually prefer drip, since I'm approaching an age where I think about stupid shit like cafestol.

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828423 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828423 Chow Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:08:15 -0800 Comment by Bison @18

You should try vacuum brewing. Once you try vac, you'll never go back...

]]> Bison http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828429 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828429 Chow Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:15:01 -0800 Comment by Ryan Goddammit, Eric. You need to keep this stuff to yourself.

]]> Ryan http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828467 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828467 Chow Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:03:25 -0800 Comment by coffee snob Uhhh... coffee should taste like coffee, and not like lemongrass, which tastes vaguely citrusy, oddly enough.

I'm just sayin'

]]> coffee snob http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828519 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828519 Chow Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:17:39 -0800 Comment by shhhh! I feel so guilty because I have been cheating on Vivace with stumptown. I can't help it! I can get an americano that is sometimes better than Vivace and I don't have to adhere to the FASCIST CUP SIZING! sometimes I wan't 16 oz! And I admit sometimes I am pissed off when I wake up. And I grumble past, saying, "Fuck you Vivace. I want a BIG cup of fucking coffee." You always hurt the ones you love.

]]> shhhh! http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828656 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828656 Chow Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:59:34 -0800 Comment by Gabriel If I tasted my coffee and it tasted like lemongrass, I would spit it out.

]]> Gabriel http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828661 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_hacienda#c828661 Chow Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:34:12 -0800