From a recent vacation:

Ternary plots (aka Triangle plots) have three axes rotated and layered on top of each other. So when you get a point like this:

You read it as 50% of the way up the clay direction:

30% of the way up the sand direction:

20% of the way up the silt direction:

So it is 50% clay, 30% sand, and 20% silt.

BUT I have read in the past that it has some smelling problem which the manufacturer were not able to get rid of.

I know this is quite a bit of a long time to come back to a thread (someone posted a new comment so it has pulled me back) but I find there is a bit of a coffee odor retained even after washing. Nothing rancid or anything but you can tell it gets used as a coffee mug. I find the main culprit is the gasket on the lid. but I’ve found that if I want to make the effort a soak in baking soda water eliminates it but I find when it is full of coffee any new coffee scents aren’t being harmed by the lingering coffee smell. I may just not be very sensitive to such things though.

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I do it for every grinder. Minimal retention = less cleaning.

Yep. Those mornings I forget to introduce a bit of water I always kick myself because now I’m fussing with a brush for three times as long to get my manual grinder clean.

A mug warmer would work for my at home drinking which is my primary concern. I’ll have to keep it in mind as I never even considered it for a second.

I like the lid design. I’m seeing some people complain about the plastic threading wearing down on the lid but I can easily see that being user error (over torquing). Is that something you’ve had any issues with?

Thanks for suggesting Yeti. I think in my head I had it pegged as a coolers and cold drink tumblers company but it makes sense that insulation is insulation. I’m looking at the Rambler Mug and I imagine that thing would last forever as there really isn’t anything to have break on it compared to some of the more complex lid and gasket systems some travel mugs are using.

I’ll admit I hadn’t considered an insulated carafe as a solution. That’s a good idea for a full morning of small cups.

That’s a good idea that doesn’t cost and arm and a leg as you are right there are a ton of double walled mugs intended for camping. Or a thermal flask is like thinking to the insulated carafe someone else suggested but has the advantage of portability if I should ever want it.

Don’t worry about sounding like a shill, if you really like a product you tend to sound that way. I’ll be honest when I saw the Carter Move mug the wide opening with a splash guard instead of some narrow drinking hole caught my attention from a difficulty to clean and smell aspects. Price is the main thing that has held me back, though that is why I’m seeking the collective wisdom of c/coffee because anything over $25 and I start getting more deliberate with my purchases.

I like the look of the lid, the wider opening and the ability to disassemble it more than my Contigo looks like it’ll help with two my issues with my current mug. I think I’ll be throwing it onto the list to check for holiday sales.

I’m curious. What size bag is standard for specialty coffee in your neck of the woods? I can think of several reasonable sizes (250 g, 330 g, and 500 g) but haven’t the foggiest which or if it might be some idiosyncratic number arising from some tradition or other.

The tasting notes drew an audible, “Oooh.” from me. I’ll have to keep them in mind.

I ordered it online (linky). They have flate rate shipping in the US and sample sizes if you don’t want to commit to a full sized bag. They also have a few locations in Indianapolis (two coffee shops and the roastery itself) where you can buy bags too if you want to avoid shipping but I’ve never been to any of them.

I’ve actually tried the El Cocobolo and quite liked it though not as much as I did the Jorge Rojas. I guess I should post my thoughts on it.

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I have not. I only recently go into coffee fancier than Peet’s with a cheap drip machine so the pool of what I have tried is basically just Tinker at this point.

I wish my work situation was conducive to brewing something up at work. I’m kinda envious of those who have that option.

I think I would have enjoyed that. I love tasting odd ball flavors particularly if you just aren’t really going to find them elsewhere. It is one of the reasons I’m an Islay whiskey fan.