Fastest shot in the East (of London)

by **hairy.bob** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:47 pm

While waiting for the driving licence theory test I went for a coffee at a cafe (name escapes) in More London Place near London Bridge station
- Beans ground fresh through a Mazzer (doser tho')
- Single espresso pulled in 6 seconds :shock:

- tasted: actually, not too bad and better than *$

Oh, and it did the trick 'cos I passed

- anyone seen faster?

by **KevinH** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:22 pm

I counted 7 seconds today from the *$ consesion at work today, this was using a lovely LM Swift autodose and tamp grider, LM 3 group, plus the totaly clueless staff, though the girls did kiss each other whilst the shot was gushing out! I don't buy / drink the crap to know how it tastes.

Kevin.

by **Steve** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:22 pm

And you didnt send it back bob, tut tut Kingseven will be after you

by **monkey66** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 10:42 pm

I had a 4 second double from a Costa on the M6 toll...undrinkable

by **CakeBoy** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 1:18 am

Good grief, it's stunning that it even appeared through the p/f in such a short time :shock:

. Would imagine it's harder to pull a shot that fast than it would be to create at least some resistance to water with the grind. Amazing

by **hairy.bob** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 4:19 pm

Steve said:

And you didnt send it back bob, tut tut Kingseven will be after you

Torn between the need for caffiene (this is the first test I've sat in 20+ years) and amazement I sipped - OK, it was no espresso, the body was closer to moka pot or v. stong drip like you get at Monmouth but darn it all, it didn't taste bad at all - so much so that I went back an had another after the test (18 seconds this time). Oh and it was cheap - under UKP 1 I think.

by **monkey66** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 3:57 pm

The place was packed, 20 people in line and this teenage girl baning out drinks every 10 seconds....coffee everywhere...no tamping to speak of.....by the time I saw the mass it was too late (had already paid) but when I saw the instant pour and the crap everywhere I knew how bad it was going to be...took a sip for the experence and left the rest.

by **zapty** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 5:15 pm

Jeeezzz, these stories are enough to put a coffee lover in to a serious depression, lighten up guys and tell some stories about the good experiences, for heavens sake.

by **CakeBoy** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 5:46 pm

What is a "good experience"? :cry:

by **Steve** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 6:06 pm

All the things that happen at home normally

by **CakeBoy** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 6:27 pm

Steve wrote:All the things that happen at home normally

Amen

by **BazBean** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 6:38 pm

plus the totaly clueless staff, though the girls did kiss each other whilst the shot was gushing out!

Now i Love Coffee and i mean, really adore the stuff, but watching girls kiss OR watching an espresso pour ..!!!!... no competition. :oops:

by **espressomattic** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 7:20 pm

BazBean wrote:
plus the totaly clueless staff, though the girls did kiss each other whilst the shot was gushing out!

Now i Love Coffee and i mean, really adore the stuff, but watching girls kiss OR watching an espresso pour ..!!!!... no competition.

Yeah coffee wins hands down.

Anyway I went to Costas in Northampton and dared a double. No girls kissing but a 20 second pour, ok the machine was on auto and I could see it blonding for a good 5 seconds. But actually not bad, OK not great coffee, but I stood upstairs and sipped and said aloud 'Oh!!!' in surprise that it was OK coffee. And then there is my local which is just ace BTW.

by **CakeBoy** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 7:50 pm

Costa can be surprisingly ok at times, but conversely they get it horribly wrong sometimes. Back to the old "is it better to have large chains serve all of the time average but consistent superauto coffee that will never be all the beans could be, or take your chance manual coffee that can be pretty good sometimes but is as likely to be truely awful most of the time?".

by **espressomattic** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:59 pm

Actually I'd rather take my chance...see another post on another thread.

But it is symptomatic of the coffee scene in general. I am wanting to be cantankerous, but the wine beateth me!!!

Edit: I have just had a look at Costa web site and if they really are as 'passionate' about coffee as they make out, a challenge, in the right way, would not be out of order....I think I just posted this on the wrong thread....who cares!

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