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From the CupCura kitchen

Our own photography, one drink at a time. Every one links to its full entry.

First light, kettle on, one mug out. The quietest ten minutes of the day.
Single-Origin Ethiopian Espresso →
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The pour is the whole technique: slow, central, and never rushing the bloom.
Hario V60 Colombian Geisha Pour-Over →
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A corner table, a flat white going cold, and no particular hurry.
Australian Flat White Espresso →
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Gongfu is not ceremony for its own sake — small pot, short steeps, more of them.
Anxi Tieguanyin Iron Goddess Oolong →
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Sift, paste, then whisk from the wrist. Lumps do not come out later.
Uji Ceremonial Grade Matcha →
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Behind the machine, where the timing is muscle memory.
Italian Ristretto Double Shot →
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Cupping bowls in a line, spoons resting, nobody talking yet.
Ethiopia Guji Natural Coffee →
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Loose leaf by the scoop, sold by smell as much as by name.
Shizuoka First-Flush Sencha →
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Cold brew, a hot afternoon, and a glass sweating onto the rail.
Nitro Cascade Cold Brew Coffee →
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A moka pot works anywhere there is a flame and some patience.
Traditional Stovetop Moka Pot Coffee →
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Two enamel cups and a flask that has seen things.
English Breakfast Tea →
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Mint and chamomile picked twenty minutes before the water boiled.
Egyptian Chamomile Tea →
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Caffeine-free, feet up, light going blue.
Red Rooibos Tea →
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A mug held in both hands is half the point of the drink.
Masala Chai →
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The last cup that will not cost you the night — checked, not guessed.
Gyokuro Imperial Shade-Grown Green Tea →
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Desk coffee. Not romantic, still the reason the morning worked.
Classic French Press Coarse Coffee →
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A stack of books doing duty as a coaster.
Earl Grey Tea →
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Four drinks, four opinions, one table.
Argentine Traditional Yerba Maté →
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The best cup is usually the one someone else poured.
Traditional Ottoman Turkish Coffee →
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Pairing is not fussy: something sweet, something to cut through it.
Darjeeling First Flush Black Tea →
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A paper cup and four hundred miles.
Australian Long Black Coffee →
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A sachet, a tiny kettle, and low expectations honestly met.
Irish Breakfast Black Tea →
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The mug that lives on the stool and never gets washed properly.
Sumatra Lintong Coffee →
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One lamp, one cup, work that will not wait until morning.
Traditional Vietnamese Phin Drip Coffee →
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