Comments on: Velluto nero café, sydney

By: cafedave.net » the espresso ceremony

cafedave.net » the espresso ceremony — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:30:14 +0000

[...] me to have a brief respite from the world of decaf, and try a real shot of coffee? Was it that Velluto Nero has won awards for their coffee? Was it that a commenter said I should look at the caffeinated [...]

By: John

John — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:03:21 +0000

In a taste-off a few of us had, Mecca topped Velluto Nero consistently, and………bluntly, from the was the SMH Good Living people went about choosing, it seemed to be a bit of a wash-out award. The easter show coffee was………..dire to say the least, at least Aromafest will be better.

By: dave

dave — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:25:51 +0000

Steve,

Thanks for your comment: I should probably mention the decaf more strongly in the text surrounding the site, but I keep thinking that the decaf drinking is a phase.

I think there’s still some measure of a cafe to be had in the way they treat their decaf, but granted, it’s not the final word.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:05:54 +0000

Dave, you didn’t mention that Velluto Nero blends and roasts its own coffee and has won awards for it at the Easter Show.

Rating coffee on its decaf is liking rating a winery on its non-alcohol wines. Serious coffee tasting should be based on espresso in a standard cup size. If rating decaf is what you do, then perhaps you should mentiojn this in your intro. But, hey, it’s your website/blog.

I’ve tried around 20 or so different cafes in the CBD, including highly rated ones, and Velluto Nero tops them all.

Steve