No.9
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LOCAL NEWS
Tasting local coffees side by side in Akashi.
Akashi Coffee Marché
Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October 18, 10:00-17:00
Piole Akashi West Building / Piole Plaza
Coffee, bread and baked goods shops from around Akashi and Kobe gather. A coffee ticket for tasting at four shops is 1,200 yen including tax. Two autumn days to discover each shop's flavour.
Column by the Third Generation
A moment's break, a perfect cup.
Partly to wake myself up, I take a short break with a cup of hand-drip coffee. Choosing the beans, grinding them and brewing has become a small daily pleasure.
It started with a roastery near the maternity clinic I visited after my wife gave birth. After I began buying beans there, I started going around local roasters.
When I want to feel light, a light roast from Ethiopia or a Geisha. When I need to push a little more, a medium roast from Guatemala or Brazil. I choose depending on my mood.
Lately I have become interested in roasting too. Someday the guesthouse may have a place to roast beans and enjoy a cup.
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