today at doubleshot…

“This is the meeting place! I’m Marieke from Grabouw and I’ve heard all about your coffee bar. I’ve brought my sculptures to surpise someone who has a nose for everything that’s good. She doesn’t know I’m here. But this is the meeting place.”

We were just wiping down our MIRAGE Triplette and emptying the Compak grinder for the night when we were swept away by the energy of Marieke Prinsloo and her beautiful sculptures from her series of cement sculptures of medium sized female figures with a limited edition of 100. Marieke’s done 40 to date and continuously working on the series, all unique. Two of the three she brought with her had imprints of two of Marieke’s sarongs, and the third a snippet of material and decoration from her wedding dress. Meeting all this energy and creativity in our Doubleshot-dedicated-to-coffee was amazing. One of the sculptures departed with The Meeting. The other two will remain at Doubleshot and mingle with the sweet smell of beans.

…Espresso Lab’s Xmas Blend with 35% Karimikui, Kenya, 35% Adado, Ethiopia and 30% Mocha Harazi, Yemen.  Can’t wait to unwrap the flavours!

This week we will be featuring a Kenya AA Top, Direct Trade Gatina coffee from the region of Nyeri. The coffee cherries are hand-picked, then washed and sun-dried on raised beds. This results in a remarkably clean and fresh flavour. Roasted by The Coffee Collective in Copenhagen, we are loving it as a pourover.

Doubleshot is back and loving the new space. It feels awesome.

Floor is in, ceiling is out. We have 10sqm more space and slowly things are coming together. Unfortunately not for a reopening tomorrow, but we will be back. Watch this space. The MIRAGE will be fired up either on Wednesday or Thursday this week and you’ll be able to smell coffee again from Doubleshot.

VOTE WWW.GODOUBLESHOT.COM FOR THE SA BLOG AWARDS

The annual South African blog awards have just kicked-off. This year sees the debut of doubleshot in the competition. We’ve been amazed at how our simple little blog has allowed us to connect from the sleepy seaside town of Plettenberg Bay to the rest of the coffee world. Similarly we’re stoked the blog can provide a medium for the rest of the world to have a taste of our own coffee and vibe.

All in favour… click below!

So as a celebration of how the internet has helped us grow and share our passion, please hit the button below, vote godoubleshot.com and lets make a few judges and the general public sit up and take notice of the world of fine artisan coffee that’s out there right now!

TO VOTE CLICK THE BUTTON ABOVE (or in the sidebar). Once on the SA blog awards site, just follow the instructions provided. Use the URL: www.godoubleshot.com and submit for [category 10 - Best food and wine blog] - for blogs written primarily about food and drink.

First round of voting closes on 27 August and it’s all about number of nominations so be sure to vote and tell fellow fans. Note: this blog is in no way considered an adequate substitute for visiting Plettenberg Bay in person!