Coffee porn

[Major Nikon]

[elleng]

1. NICE!

[northoftheborder]

2. Source of cup & saucer? Love them.

[Major Nikon]

3. They are Illy art cups

You can get them on Amazon or direct from Illy in Italy. They are designed by various artists and are limited edition signed art cups. Once they sell out you can sometimes find them on ebay if you're looking for a particular one.
http://shop.illy.com/online/store/category_artists-cups_us

This particular one is a 2oz espresso cup from 2004 and the collection is called In Principo from photographer, Sebastião Salgado. It is from the Ethiopia collection which is one of my favorite sources of coffee.
http://www.illy.com/wps/wcm/connect/en/art/sebastiao-salgado

[northoftheborder]

7. Thanks for introducing this line of cups and coffee on DU.

[Major Nikon]

11. I haven't bought a new cup since 2005

They have gotten quite popular and the price for new ones has gone through the roof. The cups are very durable, so ebay is a pretty good way to get them. The oldest cups I have are from 1998 and they still are in great shape even though I use them regularly. Since many people are collecting them, some of the more popular ones are still expensive on ebay, but there's some good deals out there as well. You just have to be patient and wait to find ones you like at a good price. Most of the art cups are for espresso (2oz), but there's also cappuccino cups which are 5oz, and I believe they have made some larger mugs. I've never bought anything other than their espresso cups.

[ohheckyeah]

4. Very nice.

I've got some brewing right now.

[alfredo]

5. Later you couldn't keep your hand steady for a shot.

[Major Nikon]

6. That's what the tripod is for

[alfredo]

9. True. The older I get the more important a tripod.

[Solly Mack]

8. Swoon!

Sweet shot!

Love me some coffee porn!

[NV Whino]

10. Yeah, but there's black paint all over the saucer

[ohheckyeah]

12. Grind your own

[ManiacJoe]

13. Nicely done!

Both the technical and the artistic parts.

[JCMach1]

14. I gourmet roast my own

[Major Nikon]

15. I haven't roasted my own beans in years

I built my own drum roaster for my BBQ grill and did that for a few years. I still have the setup and could easily adapt it to my newer grill, but I just haven't. I've been mail ordering my beans from professional roasters for the past few years.

[JCMach1]

16. After I roast, I match a wood smoke to the flavor and wood smoke the beans

it lowers the acidity level and boosts the flavor...!