№ 09Chapter — Gallery
The roastery, quietly observed.
A slow walk through the rooms where the coffee is roasted, cupped and taught. No stylists, no props — only what was already there.
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Plate 01A Colombian washed lot roasting at 208 °C.
Steigereiland, Amsterdam Plate 02Vessels lined up before a session — each one a different answer.
Training studio Plate 03A blind cupping — five origins, one spoon.
Cupping room Plate 04The masterclass begins with water.
Filter bar Plate 05Nine bars, twenty-eight seconds, one ristretto.
Espresso bench Plate 06Everything you need fits on one shelf.
Home brewing Plate 07One shelf, five methods — nothing here that isn't used weekly.
Home kitchen Plate 08A morning spent tasting, not talking about tasting.
Corporate workshop Plate 09The liquor at rest — clarity, colour, and the first note of aroma.
Cupping table Plate 10A specialty-crafted filter cup, designed to open the aroma of a good coffee — by @studio.jie.chen.
Studio Jie Chen · filter cup Plate 11The siphon at work — glass, vapour, and the theatre of extraction.
Brew studio Plate 12Two roasts — the quiet argument for going lighter.
Roast comparison Plate 13A tasting cup, held over the IJ — the water below, the coffee above.
Steigereiland, over the water Plate 14A guided journey through one coffee — from aroma to aftertaste, one cup at a time.
Journey table Skip to Plate 14 journey stages
